In April 2014 I wrote, Walmart Can Crush Amazon.  I focused on all of the competitive advantages Walmart has over Amazon. and if leveraged, implementing ...

In 2012, JC Penney’s new CEO, Ron Johnson, made a huge bet. With a grand strategy to fundamentally transform JC Penney’s business model, his opening ...

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Brilliant Strategists Blindsided? Since 2012, it would appear that Kohl’s might be flatlining (which is drastically dire especially in medical terms). Revenues grew a meager ...

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It seems Amazon is now “nuking” everybody.  Last week it was nuking the fashion industry.  This week, the armed ballistic missile is pointed at the ...

Several years ago, Jeff Bezos said that Amazon had to figure out how to get their fashion business “right.”  Subsequently, they began building an organization ...