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Management
Best Buy: The Robin Report Retail Miss of the Week, 05. 2. 2026
Warren Shoulberg
May 2, 2026
Changing CEOs is always a tricky thing but in going with an insider—current SVP Jason Bonfig—to succeed Corie Barry, Best Buy has chosen the safest ...
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What Makes Retail Leadership Excel
Mark Cohen
April 21, 2026
Companies, including retail organizations, emerge first as a nascent idea, and then, when a viable opportunity promptly presents itself, a new business is born. These ...
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Legacies: David Simon Changed Retail Development
Warren Shoulberg
April 20, 2026
The three rules Simon pioneered made him the best retail real estate developer of the 21st century.
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Retail According to Authentic Brands
Mark Faithfull
April 16, 2026
Own the intellectual property, license the name, collect the fees, and let the operational partner take the capital risk. As retailers search for new profitable ...
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Glossier’s Future Doesn’t Look Good
Jaisel Cherry
April 15, 2026
Gen Z has the power today to make or break a brand. Loss of core values and virality, like in Glossier’s case, kills cultural relevance. ...
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Lead Like Her: Carla Vernón’s Authentic Leadership Approach
The Robin Report
April 14, 2026
As an expert in founder-led companies, one of Carla Vernón’s contributions at The Honest Company is to protect Jessica Alba’s vision and bring the company ...
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Retail in 2028: A Foresight Report
Sarah Holbrook
April 8, 2026
Foresight is a critical tool right now. Our assumption is that a future, serious economic shock sits firmly within the zone of plausibility. Should an ...
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Kroger vs. Walmart: The War Grocery Didn’t Anticipate
Phil Lempert
April 6, 2026
The grocery industry has spent three years watching Kroger struggle through a failed merger, a leadership crisis, a botched automation strategy, and the slow erosion ...
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