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Target: The Robin Report Retail Miss of the Week, 7.4.26
Warren Shoulberg
July 4, 2026
We like many of the things the new CEO over there at Target, Michael Fiddelke, is doing to try to wake up this sleepy retailer ...
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Russian Retail Is Tanking
Mark Faithfull
July 2, 2026
Vacancy rates in shopping malls could rise to nearly 10 percent over the remainder of the year as Russia’s ill-conceived war continues to hit the ...
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Are Your Managers Mediocre?
Rachel Williamson
June 30, 2026
Store managers need to do the right things more consistently. Excellence requires discipline, resisting the urge to react, instead to proactively lead. Great stores are ...
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How Professional Resellers Are Killing the Circular Economy
Jasmine Glasheen
June 29, 2026
We’re entering an era in which resellers compromise apparel value, rather than enhance it. Customers are competing for repurposed goods, but their intentions go beyond ...
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Uber Eats: The Robin Report Retail Hit of the Week, 6.27.26
Warren Shoulberg
June 27, 2026
By continuing to expand its partnerships with more and more retailers, Uber Eats is rapidly becoming the de facto leader in same day delivery services ...
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The Retail Ground Has Shifted
Sarah Holbrook
June 25, 2026
TRR’s special report, The Ground Has Shifted: A Framework for Retail Strategy in a Disoriented Economy, details the retail landscape of mid-2026 defined by a ...
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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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