The Quest to Nest
The home furnishings industry finds itself in the ultimate Venn Diagram (a graphic representation of circles that shows the sweet spot where different datasets overlap): the confluence of Americans spending much more time at home, much less time traveling and going out to restaurants, theaters and events — and all of us having a general feeling that where you live…
Reimagining JCPenney
Several weeks ago, a colleague asked me which retailer(s) I thought were genuinely innovative. For me, “innovative” and “retailer” rarely fit in the same sentence, but, my immediate response: Carvana. Disruption for Detroit The world of…
Pandemic Fashion: We May Never Wear Real Clothes Again
Not much of coronavirus’ impact on the fashion industry was predictable. Sure, sweatpants did eclipse evening gown sales and lipstick took a nosedive, as expected; but some of the more lasting effects of Covid-19 on the…
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The Robin Report Annual Forum
The Robin Report Annual Forum explores Accelerants, how retail is being re-engineered based on the pandemic. Join us for four provocative, prescient and predictive sessions with retail executives and industry thought leaders.
Rerouting Retail
In 2015 NIKE opened a Community Store in Brooklyn; It’s not in Williamsburg or Dumbo, it’s in Flatbush. Flatbush is hardly an international retail mecca. In fact, the store is near the last downtown stop, at…
A New Fashion World Is Getting Ready to Ascend
Will the fashion industry carry on mostly as it has in the past 10 years after the coronavirus ends? Or, will it evolve slightly and basically bounce along the same-old tired path it has been trudging…
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HOLIDAY 2020: FASTEN YOUR SEATBELTS!
Robin Lewis and his guests, Jennifer Davis, Managing Director, Head of Retail Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs, Dick Johnson, CEO Footlocker and Steve Sadove, former Chairman and CEO of Saks Fifth Avenue and now head of his own consulting firm, Stephen Sadove and Associates discussed the future of retail through the prism of Holiday 2020.
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