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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.
Macy’s, Best Buy and Others
Macy’s recently licensed 300-square-foot shops to Best Buy in 10 of its stores as a test. This is just one more example of how savvy ...
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Trump Will Win The Nomination
America loves fighters. America loves winners. And America loves fighters and winners even more passionately when they represent the underdogs. Does Donald Trump come to ...
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This Time IS Different
Both Economically and Politically Stock markets are crashing around the world, as I write this. China is cited as the culprit — or at least ...
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Kraft, Campbell Soup, Nestle…and More
All Facing Enormous Headwinds The newly formed Kraft Heinz food giant’s announcement to slash 2500 jobs is a harbinger of much worse headwinds facing all ...
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Old Power Brands Are Asleep
Sephora Leads a Wake Up Call One thing the overly heralded tech-driven start-ups do not have is brand recognition. They do not have the indelible ...
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Stores Are the New Black
Terry Lundgren, CEO of Macy’s, borrowed this quote during his opening remarks at the University of Arizona Global Retailing Conference in Tucson back in April, ...
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J.Crew Enters Danger Zone
A Graveyard Resting Place for The Gap It may be too late for Mickey (Millard “Mickey” Drexler, CEO, J.Crew). Ironically, I believe the J.Crew brand ...
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Jet.com: Reefer Madness
Pardon my ‘60s pot metaphors of late. There’s just maniacal, seemingly drug-induced behavior happening and it seems to be going viral across many industries. In ...
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