Author
David J. Katz
David J. Katz is Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer at Randa Apparel & Accessories, a $1B+ global company managing 25+ owned and licensed brands across approximately 30,000 points of sale worldwide.
Signal or Noise? The Grey Swan Problem No One Wants to Solve
A business built around a single geography, a single distribution channel and a single supply chain scenario is not lean. It’s exposed. That is the ...
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The Future of Retail Discovered in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
In the 1960s, before the term \”retail experience\” existed, CEO and industry icon, Marvin Traub, created \”retail as theater\” at Bloomingdale\’s on 59th Street. Traub ...
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Fathers, Fashion & Family
I recall my father as a fashion and style mentor. He set the bar very high. And, for me, it was the wrong bar. In ...
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A New Miracle on 34th Street?
The 28-acre mixed-use Manhattan real estate development will open nearly one million square feet of retail space on March 15. With 18 million square feet ...
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Retail in 2019
In 2019, regardless of size, tenure or segment of business retailers, brands and suppliers must recognize that they can no longer navigate the new landscape ...
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What Can Today’s Retailers Learn from the Captain of the Titanic? Plenty.
It may not be as bad as it seems. Despite the painful passing and decline of retail industry stalwarts including Linens \’n Things, RadioShack, The ...
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