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Warren Shoulberg

Warren Shoulberg knows home furnishings. He has been a regular contributor to The Robin Report, Forbes.com, The Business of Home and Home Textiles Today as well as his own blog Warrensreport.com. As the former editor-in-chief for several leading business-to-business publications specializing in home furnishings retailing he has chronicled the good, the bad and the ugly of the business in a career spanning four decades.

His award winning commentaries elicit both praise and complaints. He welcomes them both equally. He has guest lectured at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business and been honored by the International Furnishings and Design Association, Gift for Life and the Fashion Institute of Technology. He has been cited by the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Washington Post, CNN, ABC News and other media as an expert in the field.

He expects to be doing this for the duration.

Richard Baker: The Robin Report Retail Miss of the Week, 2.27.26

OK, play it again one more time. At first, I thought I was reading the satirical Onion when I saw an interview with former Saks/Neiman’s/HBC/Lord & Taylor/etc., self-styled ...
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Kohls: The Robin Report Retail Miss of the Week, 2.21.26

The idea of full price retailers setting aside a dedicated promotional area in their stores goes back at least to the famous “O” tables (opportunities) ...
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Eddie Bauer: The Robin Report Miss of the Week, 2.14.2026

They say the third time is supposed to be charmed but in this case it’s more like three strikes and you're out.
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Is Netflix House the Next Big Retail Thing?

It doesn’t get any more experiential than Netflix’s store format, which takes participatory adventures, hospitality and the ubiquitous gift shop to levels unmatched by anything ...
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Walmart: The Robin Report Retail Hit of the Week, 2.7.2026

Take that Amazon and Google and all the rest of you entitled Magnificent Seven: You've got a new trillionaire member, and it’s not another tech ...
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Costco: The Robin Report Retail Miss of the Week, 1.31.2026

A proposed class action lawsuit has reportedly been filed in San Diego claiming that Costco's labeling on its famed $4.99 rotisserie chicken contains "No preservatives, ...
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It’s Walmart 4,606, Amazon 1

Amazon’s new giant store is its latest shot at figuring out physical retailing. After all the wrong turns the online giant has taken, one has ...
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Lululemon: The Robin Report Retail Miss of the Week

Will somebody at Lululemon please put up a sign in the product development department that says, "No more see-through pants! Stupid."
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