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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

What a day for the bears and naysayers weighing in on Michael Francis’ departure from JC Penney. Media–land has been bombarding me for comment. And, ...

“Value 101” from Professor Lewis: Value, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder, defined differently and individually in every case. It is imperative ...

As Sears continues to collapse financially, and its stores increasingly look like they are victims of arrested development, (see accompanying photos),  Edward “Eddie” Lampert, CEO ...

I’ll tell you one thing. I am sick and tired of the 24/7 surround sound about Facebook. And, I certainly don’t care to hear every ...