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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.

Private Retailing: For Your Wallet Only

Warren Shoulberg June 21, 2022

One of the more fascinating ideas in retailing that never really caught on involved supermarket checkout lines. Some clever junior executive somewhere decided that instead ...

The Baby & Kids Business Is in Play in 2022

Warren Shoulberg May 23, 2022

Attention Liam, Noah, and Oliver. And Olivia, Emma, and Charlotte. It’s going to be some year for the baby and toy business as you are ...

The New Asian Invasion: How Miniso and Daiso Are Reinventing the Dollar Store Concept

Warren Shoulberg May 8, 2022

The urban legend in the retailing business is that the precious space surrounding checkout lanes and around cash registers represent the most productive sales-per-square-inch territory ...

Three Big Reasons Why What Worked at Target Isn\’t Working at Bed Bath & Beyond

Warren Shoulberg April 24, 2022

If recent retail history has taught us anything, it’s that one-size-fits-all solutions rarely work. We’ve seen far too many cases of companies copying ideas from ...

The “Re” in Retailing Now Stands for Repurposing

Warren Shoulberg April 18, 2022

Retailers have been remerchandising their stores almost since the invention of the SKU. But reinvention to take them beyond just places where shoppers buy things ...

Howard’s End: Why is Schultz Back for a Triple Shot at Starbucks?

Warren Shoulberg April 3, 2022

We can excuse Howard Schultz if he’s feeling a little like Michael Corleone these days: “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me ...

Wayfair Is Getting Physical…Finally

Warren Shoulberg March 14, 2022

Call it omnichannel. Call it platform neutral. Call it be-where-your-customer-is. Whatever you call it, calling it late is a very risky business strategy indeed. And ...

Investors Are Scooping Up Homes

Warren Shoulberg March 7, 2022

When you read the headlines – and even the subheads – you’ve got to be thinking the incredible boom in the housing market is fantastic ...