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Q&A with William P. Lauder
Robin Lewis
August 5, 2014
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?
Robin Lewis
July 28, 2014
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
Robin Lewis
July 23, 2014
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
Robin Lewis
July 16, 2014
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!
Robin Lewis
July 8, 2014
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…
Robin Lewis
July 7, 2014
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\”
Robin Lewis
June 18, 2014
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?
Robin Lewis
June 3, 2014
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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