Here are the market changes that may be behind why Howard Schultz — or any good manager — would want to get out of a giant legacy retailer to start something new.

What defines luxury is changing dramatically now. Here is what consumers want.

What should investors be looking for when they invest in a consumer product business? What makes a consumer product company more valuable today?

What will happen to retail sales and inflation now that Donald Trump is President-elect?

Department stores need to offer a different kind of experience if they want consumers to come back.

Department stores have to change their business to survive. Here’s a new approach for department stores to think about the products they sell.

An enormous number of people have moved out of the middle class and into upper income brackets. How can we help more people to do that?

The changes in retail are destroying established companies. Who can win when there are more changes happening in retail than ever before?

Apple stores are so productive and influential that anything they do is important. The simple one- or two-word word change is indicative of a trend that is likely to shape the retail sector for years to come.

The necktie isn’t a symbol of authority, stability and knowledge as it was in the past. It’s a symbol of subservience.