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Warren Shoulberg

Warren Shoulberg knows home furnishings. He has been a regular contributor to The Robin Report, Forbes.com, The Business of Home and Home Textiles Today as well as his own blog Warrensreport.com. As the former editor-in-chief for several leading business-to-business publications specializing in home furnishings retailing he has chronicled the good, the bad and the ugly of the business in a career spanning four decades.

His award winning commentaries elicit both praise and complaints. He welcomes them both equally. He has guest lectured at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business and been honored by the International Furnishings and Design Association, Gift for Life and the Fashion Institute of Technology. He has been cited by the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Washington Post, CNN, ABC News and other media as an expert in the field.

He expects to be doing this for the duration.

The Retail Party’s Not Over…It Just Has a Different Menu

February 21, 2023
A funny thing happened on the way to the next recession: the consumer said, “No thanks.” With surprisingly strong retail sales numbers for January, shoppers ...
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How to Diffuse an Artisanal Brand

February 13, 2023
When New York magazine’s Grub Street newsletter recently asked the question, “Why does every store suddenly look the same?” It was using the term “Shoppy ...
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Food for Thought

February 5, 2023
Walmart versus Target? Check. Kroger and Albertsons versus the FTC and Congress? Check. Aldi versus Lidl? Check. Dollar stores versus…well, versus all of the above? ...
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It’s a Pet’s World

January 16, 2023
We skimp a little on ourselves when times get tougher. Maybe fewer meals out, shorter vacations, and postponed purchases of big-ticket items. We’ll cut some ...
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RH Climbs a New Mountain

January 3, 2023
Gary Friedman is doing some serious mountain climbing and he’s bought himself some new gear to help get to the top. In releasing RH’s cautious ...
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Dollar…and Change

December 26, 2022
The dollar store has always played a fascinating role in the American retailing business. Often the only place to shop for many items in large ...
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One Size Does Not Fit All at Ikea Anymore

December 11, 2022
Ikea, the retailer known for those gargantuan shopping emporiums out on the edge of town, is in the midst of a retail reinvention to rethink ...
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Chexit: The Great March Out of China

November 28, 2022
You could call it the ultimate Chinese take-out order: American companies are in the process of an unprecedented migration out of China, seeking new places ...
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