September 04, 2026
Parsons School of Design/The New School
I was honored to return to teach the graduate class Retailing & Service Design this year. This course immerses students in the evolving global...
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This autumn I provided retail consulting services to my friend and colleague Glen Leiner, president of Glen Leiner Estate Services, specializing in estate sale services for a wide variety of clients in the United States for over two decades. After hosting several events I came to the realization that despite the many retail “stage sets” that exist, the core disciplines within them are much the same for executing estate sales. With prior professional experience in all sorts of retail expressions (luxury boutiques, monobrand chains, off-price outlets, warehouse sales, pop-ups, museums, and airports), found a few exceptions with floor layouts along with the customer and product mix. Enjoy.
I was honored to return to teach the graduate class Retailing & Service Design this year. This course immerses students in the evolving global...
As part of the academic journey for students at Parsons/The New School, I hosted an informative interview with Mickey Drexler, Chairman of Alex Mill...
I share four prime observations and insights from last month’s National Retail Federation Conference in New York City as an exhibitor to support the...