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Reimagining Brick-and-Mortar: Why Physical Retail Should Operate More Like E-commerce

There is a better way to do retail. By leveraging a platform to launch, operate, and scale retail stores, you can devote more time to building your brand.

2022 Holiday Shopping Season: Insights & Winning Themes

Discover our insights into the 2022 holiday season—where we continued to see shopper behavior evolve in light of a changing macro climate and consumer preferences.

Retail Trends 2023: Top 10 Predictions

We looked back at the Leap team’s experience opening nearly 100 retail stores to predict where the space is headed.

The Shapewear Category is Ready for Retail

With rapid growth, Skims are well-positioned to expand beyond ecommerce and wholesale into their own retail stores.

Rise of the Shop-in-Shop: 4 Tips to Drive Growth with Retail Partnerships

With a shop-in-shop, brands and retailers can meet evolving consumer demands.

5 Black Friday, Cyber Monday Must-Haves

Is your holiday marketing strategy truly omnichannel? Follow these simple steps and you’ll be well on your way.

How Retailers Use Sub-brands to Drive Growth

Sub-brands are on the rise. With the ability to reach new customers and expand into additional categories, sub-brands can be a vital tool for growth.

How Omnichannel Retail Drives Value Through Customer Experience

Discover how an omnichannel customer experience provides a seamless and integrated consumer journey across platforms and devices.

Holiday Retail: Five Reasons Stores Are More Essential Than Ever This Year

Brands will need to launch or expand physical retail to maximize sales and customer acquisition during this crucial holiday period

Leap Retail Guide: Los Angeles

With a diverse consumer base, robust job market, and booming tourism, Los Angeles is a critical market for emerging and high-growth retail brands.

Experience Design: Six Strategies for Creating an In-Store Retail Experience that Resonates

To create a store experience that resonates, brands must evaluate every step of the customer journey. We offer some essential perspective.

Announcing Leap’s Five New Markets for 2022

We’ve had tremendous success in our current eight markets in 2021, and are looking to expand to five additional markets in 2022.

Sustainable Marketing: Leap’s Cluster-Wide Earth Day Celebration

Leap is celebrating Earth Day by providing customers with easy access and added incentive to recycle their unwanted clothing.

Leap’s Personalized, High-Touch Approach to Clienteling with Endear

We offer a personalized, seamless, and trackable clienteling experience by leveraging Endear’s clienteling platform.

Spotlighting Founders on the Leap Platform for International Women’s Day

We're celebrating some of the many women founders and leaders across the Leap Platform at the brands we work with.

Building Brooklyn Retail with Our First Store in Williamsburg

We just launched our first Leap-powered location in Brooklyn as we continue to expand within the New York retail market.

Why We Raised Our Series B, and What We’re Doing Next.

As we reflect on our recent funding, let's dive into why we have the potential to revolutionize the world of retail.

Leap Announces $50 Million Capital Raise

We've secured Series B financing to invest in technology and our team to drive additional growth.

The Leap Guide to Creating Unforgettable Holiday Window Displays

We’ve collected a full list of tips and suggestions to improve your visual merchandising this season.

Are You Ready for Omnichannel Retail? Find Out With Our New Assessment

Find out how much your business can improve by opening retail stores with Leap using our new Omnichannel Fitness Assessment.

5 In-Store Shopping Insights from Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2021

Our firsthand data shows the extent to which shoppers shop in person from Black Friday to Cyber Monday.

Jewelry is the Next Huge Category for Retail Growth

With high-quality, high-cost items that need to be seen to be believed, jewelry is a category primed for brick-and-mortar growth.

UpWest’s Chief Comfort Officer on Purpose and Sustainability

We spoke with Jamie Schisler, UpWest’s President and Chief Comfort Officer, about the brand’s commitment to purpose and growing on the Leap Platform.

Leap's Approach to Real Estate

Just as we work closely with brands, we’re closely involved with landlords, developers, and property brokers to find ideal locations in top retail corridors and shopping centers.

Discover the Economics Behind Omnichannel Retail

You’ve heard of omnichannel retail, but how would adopting a platform-based, full-scale strategy impact your bottom line?

Frank And Oak’s Head of Retail on International Expansion with Leap

We spoke with Nate Jones about the brand’s single-minded pursuit of quality and sustainability, and their first Leap-powered stores in New York City.

What is Merchandising?: Driving Success in Retail With an Effective Merchandising Strategy

Retail merchandising stretches beyond displaying product and stocking shelves—it will decide your success as a retailer, brand, and business.

Three Reasons International Brands Are Launching in the US with Leap

The Leap Platform lowers the barrier to entry into US markets for international brands with turnkey opportunities.

Now Launching: Los Angeles

Leap is officially live in Los Angeles. This month marks our first store in LA as we launch Birdies on the Platform.

Something Navy Debuts on the Upper East Side

After the success of Something Navy’s store on Bleecker Street, Leap found a second prime NYC retail location on the Upper East Side.

Leap Retail Guide: Chicago – Shopping in a World Class City

A dynamic and diverse city with a rich history and beautiful architecture, Chicago is a cornerstone for shopping and retail.

Retail Marketing: Best Practices and Examples

Retail marketing is about investing in your local market, creating deep connections with customers, and building lifelong brand loyalty.

Faherty Opens Their Next Florida Store on the Leap Platform in Las Olas

Faherty has continued their rapid growth, opening their third store on the Platform in Fort Lauderdale on Las Olas Boulevard.

Omnichannel Retail is More Valuable Than Ever (Infographic)

Amid a retail resurgence, connected, modern brick and mortar stores are a bigger business-driver for modern brands than ever before.

Rethink Acquisition Cost from a Retail Perspective

Avoid the CAC trap—brick-and-mortar retail can offer an alternative model for lower, sustainable customer acquisition costs.

Retail 101: Growing Modern Brands

In our Omnichannel Retail content series, we will be diving into the fundamentals to educate modern brands on what makes a retail program successful.

Leap Launches Rent the Runway Pop-Up in Dallas West Village

This month, we launched Rent the Runway on the Leap Platform in Dallas, Texas. This marks the 6th market on our platform, and our second door in Texas.

Inside Leap’s Multi-Store Cluster in Rosemary Square, West Palm Beach

Late last year we spoke about Southern Florida as a huge growth opportunity for brands and retailers at large. Our newest store cluster is generating significant buzz, sales, and new customers.

Today’s Do-It-All Home and Its Impact On Brands & Categories

With so many people evolving their homes to fit this new normal while spending less on dining out and weekend trips, categories like home goods, athleisure, connected exercise and furniture are now booming.

Category Spotlight: Outerwear

This winter, outside has become the new inside. One apparel category that is benefiting from these trends is outerwear.

Our Newest Market: West Palm Beach

Brands are shifting their retail expansion strategies to markets once overlooked. Read on to learn about this trend and how Leap is expanding its footprint to West Palm Beach with three new stores.

The Future of the Retail Store

No retail expert or pundit could have predicted what was to come in 2020. Now, as global cities and US states begin to open back up, the question again begs—what is the future of retail?

Prioritizing the Customer and Driving Focus

As the cost to acquire customers online continues to rise and categories continue to get more crowded, modern brands must be focused on building and differentiating their brand by catering to their customer.

“Leap allows companies to expand into retail without throwing too much money into it or incurring much risk at all.”

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All Things Modern Retail

Reimagining Brick-and-Mortar: Why Physical Retail Should Operate More Like E-commerce

2022 Holiday Shopping Season: Insights & Winning Themes

Retail Trends 2023: Top 10 Predictions

The Shapewear Category is Ready for Retail

Rise of the Shop-in-Shop: 4 Tips to Drive Growth with Retail Partnerships

5 Black Friday, Cyber Monday Must-Haves

How Retailers Use Sub-brands to Drive Growth

How Omnichannel Retail Drives Value Through Customer Experience

Holiday Retail: Five Reasons Stores Are More Essential Than Ever This Year

Leap Retail Guide: Los Angeles

Experience Design: Six Strategies for Creating an In-Store Retail Experience that Resonates

Announcing Leap’s Five New Markets for 2022

Sustainable Marketing: Leap’s Cluster-Wide Earth Day Celebration

Leap’s Personalized, High-Touch Approach to Clienteling with Endear

Spotlighting Founders on the Leap Platform for International Women’s Day

Building Brooklyn Retail with Our First Store in Williamsburg

Why We Raised Our Series B, and What We’re Doing Next.

Leap Announces $50 Million Capital Raise

The Leap Guide to Creating Unforgettable Holiday Window Displays

Are You Ready for Omnichannel Retail? Find Out With Our New Assessment

5 In-Store Shopping Insights from Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2021

Jewelry is the Next Huge Category for Retail Growth

UpWest’s Chief Comfort Officer on Purpose and Sustainability

Leap's Approach to Real Estate

Discover the Economics Behind Omnichannel Retail

Frank And Oak’s Head of Retail on International Expansion with Leap

What is Merchandising?: Driving Success in Retail With an Effective Merchandising Strategy

Three Reasons International Brands Are Launching in the US with Leap

Now Launching: Los Angeles

Something Navy Debuts on the Upper East Side

Leap Retail Guide: Chicago – Shopping in a World Class City

Retail Marketing: Best Practices and Examples

Faherty Opens Their Next Florida Store on the Leap Platform in Las Olas

Omnichannel Retail is More Valuable Than Ever (Infographic)

Rethink Acquisition Cost from a Retail Perspective

Retail 101: Growing Modern Brands

Leap Launches Rent the Runway Pop-Up in Dallas West Village

Inside Leap’s Multi-Store Cluster in Rosemary Square, West Palm Beach

Today’s Do-It-All Home and Its Impact On Brands & Categories

Category Spotlight: Outerwear

Our Newest Market: West Palm Beach

The Future of the Retail Store

Prioritizing the Customer and Driving Focus

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Golf E-tailers Go From Virtual to Actual to Stay Ahead of COVID Boom

Brick-and-mortar retailers are divided over impending recession

The Rise of the Neighborhood Store: Why Brands of All Sizes Are Investing in Local Retail

The 11 Biggest Online Native Retail Leases Signed In Manhattan Since 2019

The Future of Physical Retail in a Digital-First World

What Pandemic? Physical Real Estate is Having a Moment

How DTC Brands Engineer Expansion Via New Product Categories

Podcast: A New Platform Approach to Brick & Mortar Retail, with Amish Tolia, CoFounder and Co-CEO of Leap

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Online Brands Try a Traditional Marketing Strategy: Physical Stores

Store closures slowed after a pandemic shakeout. Now Dollar General, Warby Parker and others see new value in stores.

How D2C Brands Are Capitalizing on Physical Stores and Shifting Metrics of Success

Retailing in a New Age: D-to-c Brands Seek Partners for Physical Store Rollouts

Data is telling DTC brands to open stores in emerging cities

How Data Is Reshaping Real Estate

Why DTC Brands Are Opening Stores With Ghost-Retailers

Leap Helps Ecommerce Brands Open LA Storefronts

Arielle Charnas Opens First Something Navy Boutique in New York — Here’s Everything You Need to Know

Fashion Briefing: The new strategies for getting brands to reinvest in physical stores

DTC Brands Haven’t Given Up on Stores, But Target Markets Are Changing

Goodlife Clothing Opens Hudson Yards Store

PODCAST 35: Leap's Take on Modern Retail

EP 75: Leap in Chicago, IL

Taubman’s Pipeline for Pop-ups

New stores and restaurants opening this year at outdoor shopping centers

NYC Landlords and Retail Tenants Team Up to Survive

Retailers trade Fifth Ave. for Worth Ave. as Palm Beach scene thrives with Americans heading South

The Return of Retail

Fashion Briefing: The sales channels brands are turning to now

Real Estate Corner: How Brands Can Utilize Brick-and-Mortar Amid the E-Commerce Boom

Retailers and Landlords Clash Over What Counts as a Sale

Real Estate Startup Leap to Open New Chicago Shops for E-Commerce Brands

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