Retail Innovation Week by Piers Fawkes

Retail Innovation Week by Piers Fawkes

Eat Shop

The traditional restaurant is losing margin. The formats winning are the ones where eating and shopping are mixed together.

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Retail Innovation Week
Mar 18, 2026
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When I recently shared an NYT article with Ben Dietz for his newsletter, I nearly left it at that. This a good piece for [SIC] readers I thought: about the structural pressure on restaurants as alcohol margins erode because the kids aren’t drinkin’ — and we can all nod along to it easily.

We all understand this drama because we know the numbers are stark. NRN reports …

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