Author
Robin Lewis
Imagine Robin Lewis: author; visionary, retail guru and founder/CEO of The Robin Report, enjoying a martini at Louis Backyard, way down in Key West. That’s the picture of a totally relaxed man and his pup. This is where he loves to write and would welcome all retail and brand executives for a slowed-down chat about what they need to do to be successful. So, come on down to the Conch Republic, as the locals call it. And you might not ever want to leave.
Is Target’s Strategy Causing it to Lose Its “Tarjay?”
Robin Lewis
March 5, 2024
Target is launching a new budget brand, “dealworthy,” joining the race to the bottom where prices struggle to cover costs. Dealworthy’s products, many to be ...
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VF’s New CEO, Bracken Darrell: “It’s a Strategic Thing”
Robin Lewis
February 27, 2024
VF has been on a spree. In 2004, it paid $396 million for lifestyle brand Vans. They purchased bootmaker, Timberland, for $2 billion in 2011, ...
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Out With Those Pesky Vultures and in With New CEO Tony Spring
Robin Lewis
January 31, 2024
Okay, take a deep breath, relax, and cut through all the Arkhouse and Brigade noise about their tenacious acquisition threat to take its $5.8 billion ...
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Yeti Takes Customer Experience to Another Level
Robin Lewis
December 27, 2023
There is no well-respecting hipster, boomer, next gen, or everyone in between that doesn’t turn to Yeti first in solidarity for the health and wellbeing ...
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Aritzia Is an Influencer That Offers Choice
Robin Lewis
December 26, 2023
Aritzia fills a gap and need for affordable style in a retail environment that is designed to deliver a satisfying upscale design experience. It’s not ...
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Crate & Barrel Is Rejuvenated
Robin Lewis
December 21, 2023
Radical thinking is reinvigorating a 61-year-old brand with a high-profile new store design model and virtual store that changes up the customer experience and redefines ...
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Where An Oil-Driven Past Gives Way to a Consumer-Driven Future
Robin Lewis
December 19, 2023
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2/19-2/20 No, it’s not about golf. Yes, there’s that. More importantly, it’s where you should plan to be next February. It’s the ...
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Dick’s Redefines Community Service
Robin Lewis
December 18, 2023
Community sports are interchangeable with the American spirit of resilience, optimism, and competition. Dick’s Sporting Goods knows the roles sports and fitness play in America’s ...
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