Activists Chart an Uncertain Future for Macy’s
Earlier this year, luxury retailer Saks Fifth Avenue announced plans to spin off its ecommerce business at a $2 billion valuation, backed by a $500 million minority investment from Insight Partners. Now, activist investor Jana Partners wants Macy’s to follow a similar path. It claims that such a move could unlock billions of dollars of shareholder value. There are just…
Old Navy Plus-Size Risk
Old Navy recently made news headlines by entering the inclusive size market. Again. They created great TV commercials with Aidy Bryant touting sizes 0-30 in all stores. I predict they will exit the plus business in…
The Robin Report Weekly Podcast: Special Guest, Steve Sadove, former CEO, Saks
Cracks in the Retail Ecosystem
Combine ambiguity with anxiety and you have a preview of retail 2022 and beyond. The supply chain collapse is just the tip of the iceberg. Steve Sadove, former CEO of Saks and sought-after retail advisor, joins Robin Lewis and Shelley E. Kohan, TRR’s chief strategist, as they dig into the collateral damage from the current supply chain meltdown. Learn about how holiday 2021 may not predict the long-term optimism retailers are hoping for.
The Marriage Between Healthcare and Retail: Divorce is Not an Option
Young couples oftentimes struggle in the early years of their marriage as they both adjust to the new life dynamics of sharing everything from bedsheets to bank accounts, and it’s a metaphor that could aptly be…
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The Empress’s New-ish Clothes
The value propositions of Rent the Runway, The RealReal and Stitch Fix are indisputable. As these concepts grew quickly through the 2010s, the digitally-driven rental, resale and subscription business models induced dopamine rushes in the fashionista…
Retailers Future-Proof the In-Store Experience with Digital Precision
Lately, though, this “dot the i’s and cross the t’s” mindset has gone by the wayside more frequently than is ideal. We know that the most enjoyable and exciting shopping experiences happen when it’s clear that…
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