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The Bottom Is Near: Thanks to the Millennials
Robin Lewis
December 10, 2014
It came in with a bang! And it will end with a whimper. I’m talking about the now over-used phrase “the race to the bottom” ...
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Sears\’ Last Gasp: In the Asset Leasing and Loan Business
Robin Lewis
December 2, 2014
I thought I wrote the final word and all that was worth saying two weeks ago about the inevitable collapse of Sears in my article ...
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Memo from the Grinch: The Gas Price \”Bonus\” is an Empty Tank
Robin Lewis
November 18, 2014
Economists, experts, analysts, consultants, a lot of CEOs, casual observers and even my friend and CNBC regular Jan Kniffen believe lower gas prices are going ...
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Algorithms, “Malgorithms” You Go Figure
Robin Lewis
November 12, 2014
I find myself in a quagmire of confusion about all these new tech concepts, phrases, words, and now the overwhelming stream of algorithms. This technology ...
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Value is in The Eye of the Beholder…Who is Blind
Robin Lewis
November 4, 2014
There is a binary system governing value. The first “beholders”of value are its creators and sellers. The second are its consumers. Unfortunately,the first beholders have ...
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Retailers and Wholesalers: Yesterday\’s Fish Wrap
Robin Lewis
October 26, 2014
The retail and wholesale business models, separately and in conjunction with each other, are collapsing. Along with their demise, the actual terms, retail and wholesale, ...
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Amazon Finally Gets It: The Next Big Thing For All Pure Digital Players
Robin Lewis
October 14, 2014
Amazon\’s announcement of its first physical store opening on Manhattan\’s 34th Street is not a surprise to me, as I predicted it four years ago ...
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Sears: Nothing Left But its Past
Robin Lewis
September 24, 2014
Eddie “fast buck” Lampert is squeezing the proverbial turnip for more cash — as the musicians aboard the sinking “Titanic” are now truly playing “Nearer ...
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