Articles on
Management
2019 Retailing: The Best and Worst of Times
Mark Cohen
February 2, 2020
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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Walmart and Jet.com Failed “Marketing 101”
Robin Lewis
January 29, 2020
The leadership team at Walmart failed to develop a positioning strategy for the two brands. It appeared that the strategy was simply to operate the ...
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The Art and Science of Retail
Deborah Patton
January 27, 2020
If you were to distill what consumers want from any retail transaction down to two factors, it would be convenience and experience. And these two ...
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How Quaint: Stores Are Back in Vogue
Robin Lewis
January 21, 2020
Whenever expert sources float out a major lemming-like prediction, there are three sequential reactions. The followers react in exaggerated ways, going to the extreme opposite ...
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Big Beauty Is in Serious Trouble
Dana Wood
January 16, 2020
I don\’t make too many brilliant decisions in my life but opting to record this year\’s Golden Globes while I nipped out to watch \”Little ...
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Lights Out at Fairway or Fairway’s Last Stand?
David Merrefield
January 13, 2020
Fairway soon files for bankruptcy for the second time in recent years. Could total liquidation be far behind as reported by the New York Post? ...
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RH Ahead of Wall Street Transforming an Industry
Robin Lewis
January 8, 2020
In late December, I had two out-of-this-world experiences. Out of this world, but into the universe created by RH CEO, Gary Friedman. The first experience ...
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Can Lululemon Be to Men What It Is to Women, Or Does It Even Matter?
Pam Danziger
January 5, 2020
Back in 2014 when Lululemon introduced its first line of men\’s wear, it had a lot of people scratching their heads. At the time, Brian ...
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