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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.

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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.

Redefining Black Friday: Distrust

Warren Shoulberg November 3, 2026

Hey Retail Executive, your customer thinks you’re a crook. A new study says more than 85 percent of consumers believe retailers are playing games with ...

Dollar General: The Robin Report Retail Miss of the Week, 10. 31. 26

Warren Shoulberg October 31, 2026

When Dollar General settled with the New York State Attorney General's office, admitting it overcharged customers by as much as 39 percent—39 PERCENT!—and paying out ...

Walmart & Sam’s: The Robin Report Retail Hits of the Week, 10.24.26

Warren Shoulberg October 24, 2026

Sure, you can argue what took them so long, but better late than never. This week Walmart+ and its warehouse club cousin Sam's announced a ...

How Did Starbucks Become the Bad Guy?

Warren Shoulberg October 19, 2026

It was once beloved and respected, but now it’s besieged and repelled by a curious transformation we don’t see very often in the retailing world. ...

Albertsons: The Robin Report Retail Miss of the Week, 10. 17. 26

Warren Shoulberg October 17, 2026

This week Albertsons filed a $9 billion lawsuit against Kroger accusing it of messing up the deal. C'mon Albertsons, this is coming up two years ...

Neighborhood Intelligence: The Robin Report Retail Miss of the Week, 10. 10. 26

Warren Shoulberg October 10, 2026

If the name doesn't ring a bell, maybe you'll recognize its former name: Bed Bath & Beyond. Not the fabled Big Box category killer that ...

A Toy Story of Resilience

Warren Shoulberg October 8, 2026

Unlike many of the “walking dead” retail brands that went out of business but have hung on in a virtual state, TRU is aggressively opening ...

Caraway: The Robin Report Retail Miss of the Week: 10. 3. 26

Warren Shoulberg October 3, 2026

At first, one might think that this DTC cookware company, being sued by two of the biggest players in the business— Groupe SEB and Meyer—for ...