Articles on
Management
Cautionary Tales
Mark Cohen
January 6, 2016
Why do Retail Company Boards of Directors Appoint Dysfunctional CEOS — Then Fail to Recognize Their Error Before It’s Too Late? All publicly held companies ...
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Seattle: America’s Capital of Retail
Robert Spector
January 5, 2016
What do Nordstrom, Starbucks, Amazon, Costco, and Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) have in common? They are all world-class retailers based in Seattle. And don’t forget ...
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Whole Foods’ Ham Handed Moves
David Merrefield
January 4, 2016
In an unusual turn of events, the sands are shifting under Whole Foods Markets—and now it’s in trouble. In short order, Whole Foods, the quintessential ...
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Expanding Globally? Then Consider Mexico
Gwen Morrison
December 14, 2015
This is a challenging time for retailers to invest in global expansion. About ten years ago the industry experienced a Gold Rush of sorts, heeding ...
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My View – Dr. Nadia Shouraboura
Dr. Nadia Shouraboura
December 8, 2015
A Series of Firsthand Views from Industry Leaders on the Retail Landscape, Careers, Personal Insights and the Future of Retail. How did you get into ...
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Millennials at Work
The Robin Report
December 7, 2015
The future of the Millennial workspace has finally hit its apex: from bringing our home to the office and the new extremes of socializing in ...
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Postcard from Havana: Far Away, So Close
Deborah Patton
November 23, 2015
Photos by Bruce Byers I was in Havana on August 14th, the day the American flag was reinstated in front of the American Embassy, still ...
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Retail Could Become the Hunger Games
Kate Newlin
November 23, 2015
The world, just at this moment, is riveted by the spectacle of a precariously balanced high wire act in something approximating Hunger Games cum Circus ...
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