The state of our economy is currently a paradox of “good” and “iffy” as we enter 2019. Low unemployment and slightly rising wages do not seem to have the strength to offset threatening headwinds powered… Read More
No one can dispute that free trade should be fair to both sides. And no one can dispute that the U.S. and China trade relationship (the biggest among all nations) has been unbalanced in favor… Read More
As I have often said, and continue to do so, we are in the third phase of the “technology revolution.” The first phase was a “deer in the headlights” moment. The industry did not know… Read More
Bah, Humbug! This dispatch is all about the Grinch lurking in what is predicted to be your best holiday sales performance in years. The Grinch would be Wall Street and the homage you pay to… Read More
In one minute and 25 seconds, Alibaba scored shock and awe sales of $1 billion. Say again!!? Not only that, sales exceeded $10 billion in five minutes and 21 seconds faster than last year. Then… Read More
Wow! Another huge disruption coming out of McMillon’s Walmart. They seem to have one speed only: meteoric. One could say I spend too much time covering their warp speed, almost-daily initiatives. But, how can I… Read More
I vaguely remember the phrase “repeal and replace” as a political slogan the Republicans used to gin up support for getting rid of Obamacare. As we know, nothing really happened. Well, it is happening at… Read More
It is finally happening: Sears is on the brink. I’ve been predicting this from Eddie Lampert’s Bezos-like “day-one” declaration that he was going to return Kmart and Sears, two iconic American brands, to their once… Read More
I considered myself ahead of the curve when last April I wrote “Victoria’s Secret: Behind the Curve.” Now, I consider myself behind the curve, so to speak. I should have written in that same article… Read More
Amazon just put another toe in the water of physical retailing. Its new retail concept, Amazon 4-star, opened in Manhattan’s SoHo last week playing to huge crowds. It dawned on me that this is a… Read More
