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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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Is Alibaba Really Worth It?
Robin Lewis
September 3, 2014
On the verge of becoming the biggest initial public offering in US history, one has to wonder if it’s really worth the $187 billion some ...
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Disruption Dysfunction
Robin Lewis
August 19, 2014
The Harvard Business School may have a different answer, but here’s my definition of a Disrupter: The guy who comes into your market and screws ...
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Apple Addicts Still Mainline Steve Jobs
Robin Lewis
August 18, 2014
Excerpted from the New, New Rules of Retail By Robin Lewis and Michael Dart On January 9, 2007, on a big stage at the Macworld ...
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Whole Foods Market: Conscious Capitalism or Unconscious Greed?
Robin Lewis
August 6, 2014
So are we adding a luxury food brand to the “designer derby” of racers seeking more growth (for its own sake) by reaching down to ...
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