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 Amazon Embarking on Another Huge Mistake?
Robin Lewis
May 20, 2020
If even a slightly credible rumor is true, that Amazon is eyeing an acquisition of JC Penney, Jeff Bezos would be making another huge strategic ...
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J.Crew and Neiman Marcus: A “Not What You Think” Lesson
Robin Lewis
May 12, 2020
The retail and general business media are jammed with news, insights and perspectives around the bankruptcies of J.Crew and Neiman Marcus. And unfortunately, too many ...
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OMG!! A Final Gap “Hail Mary” Play?
Robin Lewis
May 6, 2020
A Case for Euthanasia? Gap on Life Support In 2011, I opened with this salvo: \”I don\’t care how much cash The Gap is sitting ...
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What the World Needs Now Is Great Leadership
Robin Lewis
April 29, 2020
There are a multitude of leaders around the world, by title only. There is a scarcity of great leaders. The same applies in the retail ...
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Don\’t Let a Crisis Go to Waste
Robin Lewis
April 8, 2020
Like so many of our readers, I too am operating and running The Robin Report remotely, as are my team members. We are fortunate in ...
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Get Lots of Cash Now!!!!
Robin Lewis
March 29, 2020
As a reader of The Robin Report, you are a knowledgeable and Important participant of the retail and related industries, and many of you are ...
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Don’t Succumb to the Invisible Black Swan
Robin Lewis
March 22, 2020
We are an ingenious, solution-driven species. Some of our most creative thinking and novel innovations have come as a necessary outcome of challenging circumstances.
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COVID-19: Short-Term Opportunity, Long-Term Problem
Robin Lewis
March 17, 2020
To overstate the obvious, in this understated war against COVID-19 we are trying to hide from an enemy we can\’t even see, smell, touch or ...
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