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Opinion
Don\’t Fall for It, Macy\’s
Beware of The Eddie Lampert/Richard Baker REIT Syndrome Macy’s is not in the real estate business; it is in the business of satisfying consumers’ dreams ...
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Tracking and Winning the Revolution
Hey, are we having fun yet? Let’s think about where we are today. Is it somewhere in the early exciting phase of the retail transformation ...
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Hointer’s Dr. Shouraboura Is Leapfrogging Bezos’ Amazon Into The Future
Dr. Nadia Shouraboura may not be a household name…yet. Nor was Jeff Bezos in the early days of Amazon. And among those who do know ...
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TJX Companies
Luxury Brands, Fast Fashion, Treasure Hunt, Localization, Super Value Untouchable The TJX business model is not easily copied. In fact, one could make the case ...
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Jonathan Duskin Who?
Activist Lightweight Attacking Children\’s Place I like being an activist myself, but a special kind. I like attacking financial activists who assume they understand the ...
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Remembering Ralph Erardy
VP, Group Publisher, Women\’s Wear Daily Remembering Ralph is delightfully easy because he is delightfully unforgettable. First, as my professional colleague at WWD, and then very ...
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Fast Retailing Redux
Forget Weed, Maybe It’s Ecstasy A week ago, I suggested that Tadashi Yanai, President and CEO of Fast Retailing (parent of Uniqlo), must be smoking ...
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It\’s the Distribution Century, and Macy\’s Gets it
It’s coming guys. It’s looming large. And Macy’s $210 million acquisition of the Bluemercury spa and beauty chain indicates that they see it, and are ...
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