#79: The Minimalist Retail Issue #79: The Minimalist Retail Issue

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Welcome to issue #79 of Strategy Soup, the digital strategy newsletter serving up the five most piping hot links of the week to your inbox every Monday.

This week, we're highlighting some recent trends where retailers are exploring doing more with less to get ahead.

Bloomberg

The Future of Shopping Has No Clothes

In a bid to beat back e-commerce, Nordstrom and Wal-Mart adopt its tactics. But are “Guideshops” a winning strategy, or simply delaying the inevitable?

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Fast Company

Here’s What It Takes To Win The Grocery Wars

With Amazon pushing into food aisles, physical stores are duking it out to be the grocer of the future.

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Glossy

The Babyghost Guide To Building A Bicontinental Brand

The indie label Babyghost, has reached an international audience by growing its brand in both China and the U.S. simultaneously.

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New York Times

Best Buy’s Secrets for Thriving in the Amazon Age

Best Buy’s rebound has been surprisingly durable. Revenue figures have beaten Wall Street’s expectations in six of the last seven quarters.

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Retail Dive

Is Bodega the next retail disruptor?

The startup was roasted on social media for cultural insensitivity after it said it planned to obliterate bodega and mom-and-pop shops. But can the concept survive?

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