Articles on
Management
Is Our Corporate Culture Failing?
Rob Kaufelt
August 8, 2022
Some things never change; I’ve been in the retail business for over 40 years and worker dissension is nothing new. But who’s making all the ...
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What Should Revlon Do to Save Itself?
Dana Wood
July 20, 2022
Revlon Odd Fellows If ever there were a weirder fit with Revlon’s already quirky portfolio of brands, I can’t imagine what could top the fact ...
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Under Duress, Amazon Cuts Back on Its Copycats
Robin Lewis
July 18, 2022
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
Robin Lewis
July 13, 2022
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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Taking a Stand Has Become a Necessity
Arick Wierson
July 11, 2022
The much-debated Disney versus DeSantis blow-up – the one in which one of America’s most beloved brands came into the crosshairs of Florida Governor and ...
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The RH Factor Goes Contemporary
Warren Shoulberg
July 5, 2022
The rap against RH was that it was a one-trick pony, with just a single design look that wouldn’t allow it to grow beyond a ...
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The Good News and Bad News for Kohl’s
Robin Lewis
June 15, 2022
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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Leadership’s Three States of Grace
Mark Cohen
June 13, 2022
Leaders of organizations fall into three categories: pontificators, remediators and transformers. Pontificators Pontificators spend much of their time opining as to their past triumphs and ...
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