Compressing the Supply Chain to Connect with Your Consumer
I need to be honest. I was one of those skeptics about online shopping back in the mid-90s and well into the 2000s when Amazon was revolutionizing the shopping experience. I was comfortable and complacent with the brick-and-mortar shopping experience both as a consumer and as a supply chain professional and made a bunch of assumptions that I was not…
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Is Delta the 2021 Holiday Grinch?
In our September 18th podcast we discussed six major issues that retailers and brands are wrestling with going into the 2021 Holiday season. At the top of the list, and the one that significantly affects how…
The Robin Report Weekly Podcast
Why Design Matters
Retail design is more than just how something looks. It is how something works and is experienced. And you don’t sacrifice experience for growth. You drive growth from the quality of the experience. Listen in as Kevin Roche, internationally renowned architect, joins Robin Lewis and Shelley E. Kohan, TRR’s chief strategist, have a provocative discussion on why designers should be embedded into any executive team and recognized by the board as an equal to the chief marketing, experience officer and human capital officers.
Don’t Sell the Return of Malls Short
Of the roughly 1,000 malls in the U.S., more than a third are rated C or D, which are grades that indicate low sales productivity, high vacancy rates, poor tenant quality, and other weaknesses. Once the…
ZZ Driggs: Furniture Where and When You Want It
When Whitney Frances Falk started ZZ Driggs in 2015, she not only invented a memorable name for the company, but she also invented an entirely new business model that really didn’t exist before in the home…
Bloomie’s Breathes New Life into Tired, Predictable Retail
What’s in a nickname? Nearly everyone has one or knows someone who does. Some are a shorthand version of a longer name. Others are more descriptive, but whatever form they take, nicknames are affectionately used by…
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The Next Wave of Retail
Now available to Watch on Demand
What is the next wave of retail innovation and ingenuity? Is Gen Z fundamentally changing how businesses can thrive in a digital marketplace? And are retail merchants becoming retail engineers? The future of retail is rampant with strategy: This executive series bridges theory to actionable practice. Retail leaders, innovators, thought leaders and Gen Z rising stars identify retail’s next wave and explore how the industry can catch up to its future.