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Robin Lewis
Imagine Robin Lewis: author; visionary, retail guru and founder/CEO of The Robin Report, enjoying a martini at Louis Backyard, way down in Key West. That’s the picture of a totally relaxed man and his pup. This is where he loves to write and would welcome all retail and brand executives for a slowed-down chat about what they need to do to be successful. So, come on down to the Conch Republic, as the locals call it. And you might not ever want to leave.
The Great Department Store Meltdown? Or a Bumpy Transformation?
It’s happening. And even though the chatter about traditional retailing’s disruption has been going on for several years, it’s like all of a sudden, OMG, ...
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Is Bigger Better?
A Conversation with Ken Hicks, former CEO, Foot Locker Conventional wisdom in the retail industry today is that smaller stores are better—they better fit into ...
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Retail@250, Deeper Into the Future
Our first Retail@250 article explored one of the most significant strategic and structural shifts in retailing, one that will continue past America’s 250th birthday in ...
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Sears Again?? Euthanasia Please!!!
I really thought I was done with beating on Eddie “Take the Money and Run” Lampert when I last wrote about his sinking ship, “Sears ...
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Happy Days Are Here Again. Oh, Really?
With a wink and a nod I felt compelled to use a musical metaphor, acknowledging America’s conflicting moods over the inauguration of our new president. ...
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Black Friday, Cyber Monday: Irrelevant and Misleading?
It’s a silly game to keep tracking Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Just as same-store sales became a meaningless measure of performance once e-commerce took ...
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Digitally Native Vertical Brands & Guideshops
A Conversation with Andy Dunn, CEO and Founder, Bonobos Any discussion of the future of retailing would be incomplete without Bonobos, the visionary menswear brand ...
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Campbell’s Soup: Old World? I Don’t Think So
By the way, there’s a strategy point and breakthrough concept for everyone in this article. Campbell Soup Company is a first-mover in the implementation of ...
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