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It’s all about the shirts for author Tom Griffen, who urges retailers to look for creative ideas to sustain their businesses — while doing good for the environment at the same time.

Reduce, Reuse and Yee-Haw!

April 4, 2025

Tom Griffen

Years ago I operated a running store in a lazy beach community near Santa Cruz, CA. Less than half-mile in one direction was the Pacific Ocean and the same distance the other way was a mountainous park filled with fern-lined trails and

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It’s all about the shirts for author Tom Griffen, who urges retailers to look for creative ideas to sustain their businesses — while doing good for the environment at the same time.

Reduce, Reuse and Yee-Haw!

April 4, 2025
A cash wrap made of repurposed Wyoming snow fence at Neptune Mountaineering in Boulder, CO, sets a sustainable tone for the specialty retailer.

Going Green At Retail

April 4, 2025
REI believes that every time it sells a product it is a chance to connect the brand to a better way of doing business and supporting the outdoors.

REI Walks the Eco Talk

April 4, 2025
A view from A Snail’s Pace storefront in Monrovia, CA, as the Eaton Fire burned. Though the shop never faced a mandatory evacuation, it did shut for one day.

Fighting Fires

April 4, 2025

Big Peach Opens 14th Location

March 25, 2025

Flying Feet Has Landed

March 25, 2025
Two key elements in selling apparel: Above, fixtures that showcase product in an attractive, curated manner. Below, Visual Merchandising that makes it easy to browse and enjoyable to shop and buy.

Why Sell Apparel?

March 7, 2025
On March 17, Fleet Feet’s revised return policy becomes active at nearly 300 stores around the U.S. Notably, Fleet Feet’s return window has decreased from 60 to 30 days.

Battling Return Culture

March 7, 2025
Former Yale harrier Matt Taylor founded Tracksmith in 2014. After a decade of largely operating as a DTC company, the brand has been dialing up its wholesale game over the last year.

From DTC to Doors

March 7, 2025
Brittany Katz (left), the owner of Terra Running Company in Cleveland, TN, and Tiffany Skinner, her trusty sidekick, are among the 25 Women To Watch in run specialty in 2025.

25 Women To Watch in 2025

February 13, 2025
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