Articles on
Management
Contentious Acquisition…at What Cost?
Pam Danziger
October 6, 2020
Ever since I heard the news that LVMH wanted out of its deal to acquire Tiffany and Company and the two companies\’ resulting suit and ...
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Shakespeare & Co. Is Out to Transform the Entire Book Industry Supply Chain
Pam Danziger
October 4, 2020
In 2019, bookstores’ revenues were a shade above what they were 25 years ago, only $10.6 billion, falling from a high of $17.2 billion in ...
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Brands Masterfully Navigating the Social Issues of Our Time
Jasmine Glasheen
September 29, 2020
The urban and suburban landscapes are becoming increasingly surreal. Thousands of retail store closures and Main Street vacancies are sweeping the nation, as coronavirus pulverizes ...
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Home Depot & Lowe’s: A Tale of Two Retailers…Two Really Good Retailers
Warren Shoulberg
September 27, 2020
In an age of luxury merchandising and technology-fueled e-commerce selling, who would have ever thought that two of the most successful and admired retailers in ...
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The Indefatigable Walmart Gets a Piece of TikTok
Sarah Holbrook
September 21, 2020
In the game of musical chairs that has been the TikTok acquisition, Walmart and Oracle are still seated as the music stops although they may ...
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In the Post-Covid World, Every Retailer Needs to Find Its “Essential”
Pam Danziger
September 16, 2020
As in Dicken\’s Tale of Two Cities, when we write the story of retail in 2020 it is going to be the best of times ...
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Wayfair May Just Be Getting Started
Chris Walton
August 10, 2020
Talk about a change in fortune. A scant five months ago Wayfair was trading at a 52-week low of $21.70. Then, following its August earnings ...
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Will Beauty’s Recent Support of Racial Justice Actually Stick?
Dana Wood
August 9, 2020
When I decided to write about the explosive topic of racial justice and equality in America, and how that plays out within the beauty category, ...
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