Follow us into the field while we make progress on our projects throughout the country, or share the latest updates from Rusty’s point of view.

Amazon Sparrow Robot

Amazon and the New Frontier of Robotics

It has been no secret that manufacturers and retailers have been seeking solutions within the robotics industry for years to address challenges associated with labor, efficiency, and accuracy. However, there are some tasks where the human hand simply cannot be replicated. At Amazon, that task has been the act of product picking, that is, picking up products and placing them elsewhere. 

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Haywood Mall entrance

Mall Operator Simon Opens New Brick and Mortar Frontier for Digital-First Brands

Digital retail darlings like ThirdLove, Goodlife and True Classic Tees are taking the plunge into brick and mortar for the first time with Simon. These direct to consumer brands are working with Leap, a company that helps digital brands find their footing in physical stores. Leap and Simon recently formed a partnership to take it one step further to bring the brands into malls across America. 

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90 Years of Building with LEGO

This fall, LEGO celebrated its 90th anniversary and we paused to consider why this particular toy brand has captivated the attention of people of every age for almost a century, as well as what the brand means to our field.

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What color is it, really?

In 2015, there was a viral debate about the color of a dress circulating around the internet, questioning whether it was gold and blue or blue and black. It was almost as if the collective population thought color was objective when it is, in fact, actually quite subjective. 

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Quiet Quitting and Office Space: The Impact on Retail Foot Traffic

In the past three years, we have all become acquainted with a new parlance associated with the pandemic and its related outcomes. Phrases like abundance of caution, the great resignation, and quiet quitting are now ingrained in our minds and experiences. But when it comes to quiet quitting, the terminology that swept economic news stories in recent months, we are seeing some additional ripples impacting retail foot traffic.

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