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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.

Off-Price is Dead-On When It Comes to Store Expansion

April 20, 2021
A funny thing happened on the way to Retailageddon: they forgot to tell some retailers. And while there’s no denying the past year has been ...
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Walmart’s $350 Billion Impossible Dream

April 11, 2021
Do the math: Walmart says that over the next decade it wants to move $350 billion of its merchandise buying activity to American-made products. Easier ...
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So, You Think You Know Ikea?

March 16, 2021
If you continue to think of Ikea as that Swedish — or is it Finnish? — retailer with those humungous stores on the outskirts of ...
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Pets ’R’ Us

February 17, 2021
In 2020 Americans spent money on Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, redecorating their homes and ordering take-out. And oh, we also spent a lot of our ...
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Mini Macy’s Risks Missing Its Mark

February 8, 2021
Prototype test stores are a curious phenomenon in the world of retailing. They excite investors, intrigue management and even occasionally provide some new bits and ...
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Home Retailers Go Large Even as Fashion Flagships Recede

January 4, 2021
The flagship store has been a staple of retailing since…well, practically since retailing started. No self-respecting operation wouldn\’t dare to have a showpiece store, often ...
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The Mattress Business Gets Woke

December 27, 2020
Ever since they put that pea under the princess\’s mattress a long, long time ago the bedding business has been pretty sleepy… and yes, the ...
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Why Nordstrom Needs to Go Home

December 14, 2020
You know the expression \”Go Big…or Go Home?\” Well, for Nordstrom, it\’s more like \”Go Home…and Go Big.\” As the upscale department store faces the ...
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