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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.
Amazon/MGM – Not What You Think
Over the past decade I’ve been blathering on about this being the distribution century, meaning that consumers and retailers, both armed with technology, would drive ...
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Macy’s Beyond the Numbers
Wow Macy’s…at least for now. Q1 results surprised and exceeded Wall Street’s expectations. Furthermore, as CEO Jeff Gennette boldly stated about Macy’s Q1 financial results, ...
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SPARC: A Losing Combo
SPARC: Maybe this acronym for the Simon Property Authentic Brands Retail Concepts was purposely crafted to send a message that many of the withering Simon ...
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Eat Your Credit Card
What would it take to get you to eat a credit card every week for an indeterminate amount of time? Answer: You’re already doing this ...
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Retail as It Was, Destroyed in One Decade
There was a meeting at FIT in the Fall of 2009 themed the CEO Roundtable. It was an urgent gathering of many of the major ...
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Inflation Worries? Not a Chance!
I feel safe aligning my economic view with that of Janet Yellen, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, ...
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Is Amazon Awesome…Apocalyptic…or Disruption 2.0?
Amazon as awesome or apocalyptic is a trick question. The answer requires a distinction of Amazon being awesome or apocalyptic to whom and why. If ...
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Saks: Unlocking Value, for Whom?
I will state my opinion right up front. I believe Richard Baker\’s move to split the Saks Fifth Avenue and its ecommerce business into separate ...
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