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Q&A with William P. Lauder

We sat down with William P. Lauder, Chairman of The Estée Lauder Companies, the $10 billion global beauty juggernaut, and talked about the evolving retail ...
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Amazon: Trouble in River City?

Or Wall Street’s Magical Leprechaun Jeff Bezos does have that “Leprechaunish” look about him. Wall Street certainly bought into the fable that Mr. Bezos (symbolically ...
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Dov Charney is a Joke: A Dirty Joke and a Business Joke

The media at large has publicly exposed enough of the “dirty” part of this “jokester” that I don’t need to pile on more. Although it ...
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The Coming Crash of Michael Kors…Take it To The Bank

Michael Kors, the brand, is becoming ubiquitous, and that’s the kiss of death for trendy fashion brands, particularly those positioned in the up-market younger consumer ...
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Go Disrupt Yourself!

So Says a Disruptive Seminar Panel Please don’t take offense. “Go disrupt yourself” is not a euphemism for that other, often used R-rated suggestion. This ...
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Malls are the New Anchors…

And the Internet is not the Only Culprit A lot has been written and spoken recently about dying malls, my participation included. Well, here’s another ...
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Don\’t Overestimate or Misunderstand \”Disruption\”

Remember the phrase “innovate or die?” Well, it died. Taking its place today is “disrupt or die.” Disrupt this, disrupt that. We’re in the throes ...
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Angela Ahrendts – An Apple Disruptor or One-Off Burberry Rock Star?

I believe former Burberry CEO, Angela Ahrendts, did in fact disrupt the traditional department store model, specifically through her seamless and spectacular integration of the ...
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