Articles on
Management
Ulta Beauty Radicalizes Retail
Robin Lewis
October 29, 2020
What does Ulta stand for? Up until about seven years ago when Ulta was tucked away in Bolingbrook, Illinois, it might have been the world ...
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Five Big Ways BBB Is Working Its Way Back
Warren Shoulberg
October 25, 2020
There was a reason Bed Bath & Beyond was one of the most — if not the most — shorted stock on Wall Street for ...
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Target: A Retail Radical of The Year
Robin Lewis
October 21, 2020
The pandemic provided select essential businesses an open field to rake in billions of consumer dollars. Shoppers moved purchases from thousands of shut-down nonessential stores, ...
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How Sustainability Went from Just Slogan to Reality in Home Furnishings Retailing
Warren Shoulberg
October 13, 2020
If you mentioned the word \”sustainability\” to anybody in the home furnishings business a few years back — hell, maybe even a few months back ...
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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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