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JC Penney…Department Specialty Store? Mall Within a Mall? Whatever…

You say tomato, I say tomahto. And, “…frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn!” You can call Ron Johnson’s visionary reinvention model currently under ...
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Re-Inventing Retail: How So?

In a World of Unprecedented Change “A World of Unprecedented Change” is really an understatement, without a deeper understanding of the powerful dynamics driving such ...
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Dear Reader

During the 1980s I had the pleasure of working in VF Corporation’s headquarters alongside its futureleaders. And, while the business grew from $634 million in ...
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My “Power” Breakfasts With Marvin Traub

I’m remembering Marvin Traub not for all of his greatness in life, which has been adequately paid tribute to by those who were personally and ...
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First Shot Heard…And Seen

Grandma\’s JCP Gets Zippy Already it is looking like NOT your grandmother’s JC Penney. Modern, crisp and zippy branded boutiques, shops and stores are popping ...
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Dear Reader

Globalization is no longer some esoteric conversation about how the world’s coming together, inter-connecting cultures and commerce, and wonderful stuff like that. For U.S. brands, ...
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Patriotism When Politically Convenient

And Hypocrisy Over Olympic Games Apparel Oh, what an election year can cause. Not that I’m for protecting our manufacturing industries when they can’t seem ...
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The Race to the Bottom

How Long and Deep Before Price Decimates Value The dark side of price promoting is that it has become a race to the bottom. And ...
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