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Mark Green, Droga5 Chief, Dies at 53

The distance between a Redfern warehouse and a corner office in New York is not as far as it might appear on a map, provided one has the right combination of ambition, timing, and what colleagues invariably described as an ability to bring people together — even people who were, technically, competi

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Colin Jost Takes the Long Way to a Jewelry Counter

The gift-giving season, which arrives with the same surprise every year as a birthday, has inspired another round of advertising designed to make the annual retail transaction feel like something grander.

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Glossier Seeks a New Coat of Polish

The beauty brand that once seemed to have invented the direct-to-consumer playbook is now in the position of having to reread it.

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Best Buy Finds Its Colors and Hopes Shoppers Will, Too

There are certain visual shorthand elements in American retailing that require no explanation: the Target bullseye, the Walmart spark, the Amazon smile that doubles as an arrow.