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Management
Mara Sirhal: Leading Through Self-Reflection
The Robin Report
September 15, 2026
Mara Sirhal is SVP Merchandising Home at Target and candidly describes the retail business as tough; consumer count is declining. leadership teams often aren’t aligned, ...
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Old Navy Is Caught In a Doom Loop
Pam Danziger
September 10, 2026
Old Navy’s move into beauty isn’t reinvention — it’s dilution. A mature brand adding tangential categories without fixing its core may help it hold on ...
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J. Peterman: The Most Famous Fictional Retailer in America
Warren Shoulberg
September 9, 2026
The famed mail-order catalog was a better TV plotline than a retailer, and it appears to have made its last curtain call. Its real-life hero, ...
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Tim Cook: The Robin Report Retail Hit of the Week, 9. 5. 26
Warren Shoulberg
September 5, 2026
With the possible exception of Greg Abel following Warren Buffet, there's probably been no tougher succession with more pressure than what Tim Cook faced when ...
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Profile in Resilience: T Robinson, Serial Disruptor
Deborah Patton
September 1, 2026
T’s professional journey has been spontaneous: “I would say that if you look at my career trajectory, no one could say it was well planned. ...
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Buc-ee’s: The Robin Report Retail Miss of the Week (Again) 8. 29. 26
Warren Shoulberg
August 29, 2026
We don't usually call out a company twice in a month, but honestly this deserves it. We recently cited Buc-ee’s ridiculous lawsuits against companies with ...
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Profile in Honor: Kimberly Shenk, Service Before Self
Deborah Patton
August 17, 2026
The first thing you learn, especially in the military, is if you make an investment and it's not working, then you have to make tough ...
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Ryan Cohen: The Robin Report Retail Miss of the Week, 8.15.26
Warren Shoulberg
August 15, 2026
You've got to admit: Ryan Cohen, the CEO of GameStop, always thinks big and lives large. His attempt to take over eBay—a company at least ...
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