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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.
Under Duress, Amazon Cuts Back on Its Copycats
Back in the day we called them “knockoffs.” For example, brick-and-mortar retailers would copy a brand’s best-seller summer dress and design a near duplicate for ...
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Walmart Fashion: No Longer an Oxymoron
As recently as five years ago, I would have said that Walmart fashion is an oxymoron. Denise Incandela joined the value behemoth in 2017 and ...
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The Good News and Bad News for Kohl’s
In the middle of the barrage of acquisitors for Kohl’s, I wrote Two Real Estate Moguls. Note to Kohl’s: Repel, Repel, Repel. At the time, ...
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Will Gap Inc. Need a Fifth “Hail Mary?”
I wrote in November 2021, Is Sonia Syngal Gap’s Fourth “Hail Mary?”, largely based on the three “Hail Marys” that preceded her, of whom failed ...
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Walmart and Target: Canaries in the Coal Mine?
If Walmart and Target are canaries in the retail coal mine, maybe there’s a third canary in the economic coal mine named Elon Musk who ...
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lululemon: Power of Three x2
“The success of our Power of Three formula in delivering on our 2023 growth strategy supports our goal to double (x2) the business over the ...
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Two Real Estate Moguls. Note to Kohl’s: Repel, Repel, Repel
Let’s take a look at the situation Kohl’s is up against, and it isn’t pretty. Mr. Richard Baker I have already expressed my opinion of ...
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As Amazon Closes Bookstores, B&N Bounces Back: A Sweet Irony
What did I tell you a couple of weeks ago? I’ll remind you. I said the reason Amazon was closing most of their physical retail ...
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