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Strategy
The Robin Report Announces the Retail Radicals: The Movers and Shakers of Legacy Brands
Robin Lewis
November 9, 2022
We are pleased to announce the winners of The Robin Report 2022 Retail Radicals. The annual awards program focuses on identifying radical thinkers and doers ...
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Luxury Brands Are at Risk of Losing Their Most Vital Customers – the HENRYs
Pam Danziger
October 24, 2022
The recession clock is ticking, and it’s gets louder as it ticks faster. JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told CNBC that a recession is ...
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Why We Need Inclusive Sizing
Pam Danziger
October 17, 2022
There is no industry that is less consumer-centric than fashion. While every fashion brand believes it is consumer-centric, most refuse to dress 68 percent of ...
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A New Age of Curated Retail
Kate Newlin
October 11, 2022
One of the most often-referenced terms of the early years of this century is “disintermediation.” It is so frequently used it acquired its own Oxford ...
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Patagonia: Conscious Capitalism
Robin Lewis
September 28, 2022
I’m offering yet another report on Patagonia that I’m tossing into the ring, now full of one adulatory article or broadcast interview after another. However ...
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Walmart Accelerates the Fashion Journey
Robin Lewis
September 14, 2022
Walmart is making fashion a priority. The strategy is to pursue niche DTC brands, and primarily those that have appeal for younger, higher-income consumers. According ...
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Printemps Sets Sites on Lower Manhattan
Warren Shoulberg
September 12, 2022
The concept of the global retailer has been pretty much a mixed bag with a wildly uneven success rate. With the exception of the occasional ...
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The New Reality of Renting Where You Live
Warren Shoulberg
September 7, 2022
Remember the old days – actually just a few years ago – when you went to rent an apartment and you usually spoke to a ...
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