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Matthew Shay, President and CEO of NRF, Needs a Wake-Up Call

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NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay recently published an article on LinkedIn entitled, The 3 Worst Articles on the Retail Apocalypse – And Why They’re Wrong. While I run the risk of biblical-sized smiting from the gods of the retail establishment, I cannot hold my tongue on this one. Shay’s post could not be more tone-deaf. His article strikes the exact wrong tone at the exact time we need him most. Consider this your wake-up call, Matthew Shay and NRF. That sound you hear? It’s your iPhone ringing at the side of your bed telling you it is time …

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An Optimistic Kickoff to 2018

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Retail’s “Big Show” at Jacob Javits Center in New York has been an annual must-attend event for retailers and those involved in the retail ecosystem for most of the 100+ years since its 1911 inception. However, since the Great Recession of 2008 and the subsequent retail disruption/apocalypse (call it what you will), the tenor at this event has been as cold as the January wind howling across the adjacent Hudson River. This year there was a marked difference. While too early to judge the overall impact of consumer migration to digital plus weak …

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