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Warren Shoulberg - The Robin Report - Bed Bath and Beyond - Tritton

Hey Mark, What About the Stores?

Mark Tritton most certainly learned a lot of good things during his three-plus-year tenure at Target where he helped lead one of the most impressive ...
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Paco Underhill - Cash or Credit - The Robin Report

Cash or Credit?

New York City recently voted to ban retail businesses from credit card-only operations. City Government has stated that it is discrimination against New Yorkers who ...
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Dana Wood - The Robin Report - Apothecary - Macy's

The Apothecary Pivot: Macy’s Starts Thinking Small

\”Flexible retail store format.\” Is that Macy\’s-speak for \”We\’re gonna try something new, and by some act of God, if it actually works, we\’ll shift ...
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Warren Shoulberg - Pier 1 Imports - The Robin Report

The Pier 1 Bankruptcy: Guess Who Is Getting All That Business?

How many inexpensive candles, decorative pillows, bowls and small tables and chairs does it take to equal $332 million? Apparently, quite a few because that\’s ...
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Beyond Recycling: How to Mend Apparel’s Unsustainable Ways - Judith Russell - The Robin Report

The Next Industrial Revolution

Over 250 years ago the textile industry was the catalyst of the Industrial Revolution. It’s time for the industry to start an environmental one. In ...
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Judith Ruseell - Beyond Recycling: How to Mend Apparel’s Unsustainable Ways - The Robin Report

Beyond Recycling: How to Mend Apparel’s Unsustainable Ways

Ask any consumer how to be more environmentally conscious when buying apparel, and he or she will almost certainly tell you to buy products made ...
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Shoulberg - Coronavirus - The Robin Report

The Chinese Supply Chain for U.S. Goods Is About to Get Unhinged

It\’s May 1, 2020 — do you know where your goods are? For retailers and the vendors who supply them, the calendar may only read ...
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David Merrefield - Walgreens - Kroger Alliance - The Robin Report

The Strange Ever-Growing Walgreens-Kroger Alliance

The Walgreens and Kroger alliance started nearly a year and a half ago when these two retailers agreed that a selection of Kroger private brand ...
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