Retail Radicals
The Robin Report Index – 2020
Year-two of TRR’s successful awards program focuses on identifying radical thinkers and doers (innovators and entrepreneurial leaders) exclusively in the legacy (brick-and-mortar) sectors of the retail industry. These radicals are clearly driving the major transformations within their respective retail brands. We celebrate legacy radicals because their challenges are much larger and more complex than those of the legion of tech-driven startups who are so often celebrated.
Our 2020 Radicals Awards Index is a qualitative, data-based awards platform using proprietary metrics to measure outperforming retail brands across various sectors in the industry. The metrics are measured through a deep quantifiable analysis. Qualitative factors supporting the data are researched across publicly accessible reports; the combination of these quantitative and qualitative metrics frame this year’s program Retail Radicals and The Robin Report Index: 2020. We believe the Retail Radicals have reached an inflection point activating a successful transformation that will accelerate a sustainable profitable growth curve going forward.
Past Retail Radicals
The Robin Report Unveils the Retail Radicals: The Movers and Shakers of Legacy Brands
We are pleased to announce the winners of The Robin Report 2020 Retail Radicals. We have worked in collaboration with SAP on our second annual awards program that focuses on…
Three Valuable Reports
Alvanon has three special reports designed to help you make informed decisions, wherever you or your company are on their trajectories. When Caring for People and the Planet Means Profit…
The Aging of Ecommerce Podcast
Get the scoop on “The Aging of eCommerce.” And vital issues such as the health of the consumer marketplace from three of NPD’s leaders: Don Unser, President of NPD’s retail…
The Chaotic New World of Retailing Podcast
Headache sized issues in “The Chaotic New World of Retailing” features Robin Lewis; Don Unser, President of NPD’s retail practice; and CEO of Vince, Brendan Hoffman. Listen in as they…
Educating an Industry Podcast
The first in our series of conversations about the state of the industry deconstructs how to navigate the headwaters of the digital marketplace. “Educating an Industry” features Robin Lewis; Don…
Insights from Columbia Business Retail Forum
The Robin Report collaborated with Richard Jaffe, Advisor, Next Gen and Legacy Retail at Ormond Associates to present Columbia Business School’s 10th Annual Retail Forum. Hosted by Intel and sponsored…
Robin Lewis and Steve Sadove Unplugged
Check out my podcast on being a Radical in retail. I recently sat down with industry heavyweight Steve Sadove (former Chairman and CEO of Saks and former President of Worldwide…
The Robin Report Radicals Awards Breakfast 2019
March 5th ceremony held at Shoptalk to honor retail and consumer goods visionaries in an era of digital distractions. The Robin Report Radical Awards, in collaboration with SAP, were held on Tuesday,…
The 2019 Radical of the Year
We are pleased to announce that Marc Rosen, EVP and President, Direct-to-Consumer, Levi Strauss & Co. was named the winner of our first, 2019 Radical of the Year Award, presented…
Radicals Awards 2019
Macy’s, Estée Lauder, Levi’s, Petco Execs Among Finalists for the Robin Report’s First-Ever Radicals Awards March 5th ceremony to honor retail and consumer goods visionaries in era of digital distractions. New…
Introducing Two More 2019 Radicals
We are pleased to introduce you to the last two of our 10 finalists, all of whom will be celebrated at the Radicals Awards breakfast, to be held on March…
Get to Know Two More of The 2019 Robin Report Radicals
Here are two more of our 10 finalists, all of whom will be celebrated at the Radicals Awards breakfast, to be held on March 5, during Shoptalk, including an inspirational…
Meet Three More 2019 Radicals
Last week we celebrated the radical innovations of three of our 10 Robin Report Radicals finalists. We launched the program last year in collaboration with SAP to highlight the transformative…
Our Ten 2019 Radicals Are Breaking Barriers
Last week we announced the 10 finalists of The Robin Report 2019 Radicals Awards program, launched last year in collaboration with SAP. The mission of our program is to seek…
Find Out Who Will Win the 2019 Radical Award
Don’t miss the inaugural Radical Awards celebration! Join us on Tuesday March 5th at Shoptalk in Las Vegas to celebrate and congratulate the 10 remarkable Radical Finalists and find out…
The 2019 Radicals Awards Hall of Fame!
We’re pleased to introduce you to the 2019 Radical Award Finalists. These Radicals are disruptive innovators who have the courage of their convictions, power of persuasion and the skill to…
Announcing the 2019 Radicals Awards Finalists
It is my great pleasure to announce the 10 Finalists of the 2019 Radicals Awards. A year ago, we announced the inaugural Radicals Awards in collaboration with SAP, to seek…
Blake Nordstrom: An Appreciation
My first memory of Blake Nordstrom goes back to 1993. While researching The Nordstrom Way, the company allowed me to attend an employee orientation meeting. After the twenty or so…
Leadership, Culture, Capital and Speed: Barriers or Boosters?
The current thread of the many conversations I have with the top executives of the retail and consumer-facing industries is that all of commerce is still in the grip of…
Why Go to a Store Anymore?
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” This is the opening phrase of the opening paragraph from “A Tale of Two Cities” by the immortal…
Surviving in a Radically Changing Industry
Speaking of radical change, perhaps the most radical thinker and doer in history, Steve Jobs uttered eight words in a keynote address on January 9, 2007 in San Francisco. He…
Last Week’s Fun and Fury
The Robin Report hosted its annual Advisory Board dinner last week. About 40 of the industry’s C-level leaders gathered at the Acquavit Restaurant for an evening of relaxed networking and…
Where Are the Retail Radicals?
We Need You Now!!! I have my “old world” hat on and I’m scoping in on a bunch of little speedboats circling around my big old legacy ship. And more…