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Don\’t Let a Crisis Go to Waste

Like so many of our readers, I too am operating and running The Robin Report remotely, as are my team members. We are fortunate in ...
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Preparing for Recovery

As the clouds of COVID-19 darken, they are eclipsing our ability to see a clear future. The initial shock of the economic, employment and retail ...
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The Crisis Playbook for Retailers is Remarkably Stale

As America\’s retailers struggle to connect with their customers during the most critical crisis in their business lifetimes, the strategies they are using are old, ...
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Pam Danzinger - coronavirus Starbucks China

Starbucks Wuhan Success Story

The United States has hit the pause button on the economy literally. On March 16 President Trump asked Americans to call a halt to their ...
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Chris Walton - Retail Love - The Robin Report

Retail Love in The Time of Coronavirus

Coronavirus coverage is everywhere. One cannot turn on the TV, scroll through social media, or shout at his or her neighbor from more than six ...
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COVID-19: Short-Term Opportunity, Long-Term Problem

To overstate the obvious, in this understated war against COVID-19 we are trying to hide from an enemy we can\’t even see, smell, touch or ...
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Daivd Merrefield - Earth Fare - The Robin Report

Earth Fare Gone

Earth Fare, the chain of 50 natural and organic supermarkets, is as good as gone. The company has filed for Chapter 11 and announced that ...
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2019 Retail Recap - Mark Cohen - The Robin Report

2019 Retailing: The Best and Worst of Times

A Tale of Two Cities Shamelessly taking a cue from the opening lines of Charles Dickens\’ \”A Tale of Two Cities,\” 2019 was the best ...
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