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Lululemon Is a 2022 Robin Report Radical!
Talk to any lululemon customer and he or she will be the first to tell you that lululemon is a community, a club, an affinity ...
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American Eagle Outfitters: A 2022 Robin Report Retail Radical
American Eagle Outfitters is an amazing success story, propelled by next gens who love it for its honesty and relevant, trending style. It’s the perfect ...
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Lauder’s Fashion Sense: How Tom Ford Lured the Beauty Behemoth into Untested Waters
While I’m sure it was just the way it all shook out, there are only men – seven of them, in fact — quoted in ...
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Luxury Is Close to a Tipping Point: Balenciaga Takes the Risk
The Twitterverse and the rest of the media world erupted with outrage over Balenciaga’s latest holiday ad campaign featuring children posed with teddy-bear bags dressed ...
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Gary Friedman: The Poster Child of Retail Radicals
How did I define the CEO of RH, Gary Friedman? As a true radical, and more. Perhaps even an iconoclast. Friedman is unique and complex. ...
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Simon Properties Group Acquires for the Future
In June of last year I wrote a somewhat scathing article about SPG and ABG’s, (Authentic Brands Group), formation of “SPARC,” (Simon Property, ABG Retail ...
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Ralph Lauren Finally Finds Its New Left Brain
“Fashion fades, style is eternal.” This bit of philosophical observation was the final jaw-dropping statement in a 2021 article in The Urban Journal, which opined ...
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Quiet Quitting Is a Clear Call to Repair Employee Engagement
Quiet quitting has become a growing phenomenon thanks in part to social media, with TikTok and YouTube among the biggest influencers. But before we embark ...
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