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.
It Matters Not Who Won
It matters not who won. The cloud that hangs where the sun should be shining does not cast gloom over who won or lost. Rather, ...
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Is Amazon’s “Last Mile” the “Last Straw” Breaking Retailers’ Backs?
“Friction” is a buzzword probably created by some tech-geek or nerdy consultant. And every time I hear or read the word I feel … well, ...
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Facebook’s “Marketplace”
Inching or Sprinting To Social Commerce? Not long after Facebook was launched in 2004 as a social network, retail industry experts were bantering about whether ...
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What Do Michael Kors, Under Armour and Bonobos Have in Common?
Nothing and Everything Go ahead guys! Just shove more onto the gargantuan, growing piles of stuff that no one needs — much of which will ...
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Amazon Pop-Ups? Don’t Kid Yourself
The distribution century marches on. Its poster child and undisputed leader, Amazon, continues to amaze most people perhaps, but not me. I see Amazon’s bigger ...
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Controlled Chaos: An Industry on Edge
Coming out of the Goldman Sachs Annual Retail Conference last week, I had a very uneasy feeling (other than the fact that Goldman once again ...
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Nordstrom Partners with J. Crew
Just the Tip of the Iceberg The Nordstroms do not accept compliments easily. And when they do, (as Blake Nordstrom did for a cover article ...
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Shoptalk 2.0 Adds Focused Networking
Shoptalk came out of nowhere and became the hottest retail and e-commerce event with its much-anticipated Las Vegas launch this past May. The event was ...
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