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Dick’s Redefines Community Service
Robin Lewis
December 18, 2023
Community sports are interchangeable with the American spirit of resilience, optimism, and competition. Dick’s Sporting Goods knows the roles sports and fitness play in America’s ...
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Boot Barn Challenges the Status Quo
Robin Lewis
December 14, 2023
You can’t get more radical than having customers who love you and love to talk about you to their friends. And for 45 years, Boot ...
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The Robin Report Announces the 2023 Retail Radicals
Robin Lewis
December 12, 2023
We are pleased to announce the winners of The Robin Report 2023 Retail Radicals. The annual awards program focuses on identifying radical thinkers and doers ...
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Can Tom Kingsbury Really Fix Kohl’s?
Warren Shoulberg
December 7, 2023
It may be hard to believe, but Kohl’s was once the darling of the retail world, expanding at a frantic pace to go national while ...
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Natura Punts The Body Shop to Aurelius for $254M
Dana Wood
December 4, 2023
A key mistake for the Body Shop was a lack of innovation and evolution. Sure, when it made its debut in the 70s, its cleaned-up ...
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The Stars Have Aligned for Boot Barn
Pam Danziger
October 11, 2023
Newsweek just named Boot Barn to its list of top U.S. retailers for 2023. It’s an interesting list, filled with the usual suspects like Wegman’s, ...
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Gap Can’t Win When It’s Always Déjà Vu
Robin Lewis
October 5, 2023
I was reluctant to write this article, only because I was getting kind of bored being TRR’s Chief Critic Officer railing against Gap Inc’s serial ...
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UNTUCKit Founder Hopes Lightning Strikes Twice
Pam Danziger
September 26, 2023
During the Covid pandemic shutdown with his company’s business put on hold, UNTUCKit’s founder Chris Riccobono got an unexpected gift. He used his newfound time ...
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