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Nicole Kirichanskaya

Nicole is features and premium editor at Inside Retail US.

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Why an acquisition deal won’t save Walgreens’ future 

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Six trends shaping US retail in 2025: GenAI, marketplaces and more

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Why Gen Z is a rapidly growing market for home goods retailers

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How Parachute’s consistent marketing and quality designs won over millennials

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Pandora’s Q3 results reveal progress on jewelry brand’s transformation

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Black Friday 2024 results showcase the growing power of AI and chatbots

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Why Walmart is the latest major retailer to roll back its DEI initiatives

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Dame founder Alexandra Fine’s 10-year journey to launching sex toys in Walmart

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True Religion CMO Kristen D’Arcy shares her career journey and best advice

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Why legacy luggage brand Calpak finally launched a bricks-and-mortar store 

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How Barrière is bringing wellness to Walgreens with vitamin patches

An image of the exterior of a Michael Kors store in Hamburg, Germany, with a woman standing in front of the door.

What the end of Capri and Tapestry’s US$8.5 billion merger means for retail

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The top global consumer trends of 2025, according to Euromonitor

Pink and green bags from Vera Bradley’s recently launched Wicked collection.

Behind Vera Bradley’s brand turnaround strategy to reach Gen Z

Pandora’s North American president Luciano Rodembusch stands smiling in an office.

Pandora’s Luciano Rodembusch on the importance of emotional connection in retail

How fragrance king Vicken Arslanian revitalised the Commodity brand

Retailers react to election results: Steve Madden, Miraco, Vontelle Eyewear

How True Religion aims to be the latest Y2K-era brand to make a comeback

Swarovski’s vision for a successful brand refresh is crystal-clear

242 Mulberry’s Chris Echevarria talks retail mentors and the future of menswear