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Amazon Prime Days: The Robin Report Retail Miss of the Week, 6. 20. 26
Warren Shoulberg
June 20, 2026
I bet we're not alone when we say we're getting a little tired of the never-ending Amazon Prime Day promotion. Data service Numerator just reported ...
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Signal or Noise? The Grey Swan Problem No One Wants to Solve
David J. Katz
June 9, 2026
A business built around a single geography, a single distribution channel and a single supply chain scenario is not lean. It’s exposed. That is the ...
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Pros Give Home Depot and Lowe’s a Lifeline
Warren Shoulberg
June 8, 2026
Two giants continue to serve the average homeowner’s projects, but with the housing market stuck in neutral, Lowe’s and Home Depot are increasingly turning their ...
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Are Your ORC Forensics Up to Date?
Retail Unwrapped
June 5, 2026
Join Shelley and Gary Sankary, Retail Lead at Esri, as they discuss risk assessment and reveal the strategies and forensics tools retailers can use to ...
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What Happened to Doc Martens?
Mark Faithfull
June 4, 2026
Part of the Doc Martens revival has been driven by fashion’s ongoing focus on authenticity; the brand has benefited from being viewed as timeless rather ...
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LVMH Fall From Grace
Pam Danziger
June 3, 2026
Gen Z is forcing LVMH into a strategic pivot it can no longer postpone. The company that once grew by swallowing the luxury industry whole ...
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Ross Dress for Less: The Robin Report Retail Hit of the Week, 05.30.26
Warren Shoulberg
May 30, 2026
Ross has been a bit of a slacker in the off-price space, as the TJX brands always were outperforming everyone. But not this quarter. Ross ...
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Why Retail Imitation Can Derail Trust
Rich Honiball
May 27, 2026
The paradox of best practices matters because retail is moving through a period of intense imitation. The same technologies are being bought. The same consultants ...
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