It\’s May 1, 2020 — do you know where your goods are? For retailers and the vendors who supply them, the calendar may only read February today, but everyone is more focused on what happens when winter turns to spring, […]
The Chinese Supply Chain for U.S. Goods Is About to Get Unhinged Read More »
The Walgreens and Kroger alliance started nearly a year and a half ago when these two retailers agreed that a selection of Kroger private brand products – mainly health and beauty lines – would be placed into a few Walgreens
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No question, every successful entrepreneur has a certain amount of madness and the more successful they are, the madder. Using that measure, Jeff Bezos, who dreamed a bookstore could become the world\’s largest retailer, must be the craziest of all
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We are pleased to announce the winners of The Robin Report 2020 Retail Radicals. We have worked in collaboration with SAP on our second annual awards program that focuses on identifying radical thinkers and doers (innovators and entrepreneurial leaders) exclusively
The Robin Report Unveils the Retail Radicals: The Movers and Shakers of Legacy Brands Read More »
A Tale of Two Cities Shamelessly taking a cue from the opening lines of Charles Dickens\’ \”A Tale of Two Cities,\” 2019 was the best of times for some retailers, the worst of times for others. Here are some salient
2019 Retailing: The Best and Worst of Times Read More »
The leadership team at Walmart failed to develop a positioning strategy for the two brands. It appeared that the strategy was simply to operate the two brands separately on the front end (the consumer facing functions), while integrating the back-end
Walmart and Jet.com Failed “Marketing 101” Read More »
For nearly a century, retailers and other businesses have relied on television advertising to promote their products. And while advertising for some customers has been morphing more and more into the mobile device arena and streaming on demand, television still
The Next Wave of Wellbeing Read More »
If you were to distill what consumers want from any retail transaction down to two factors, it would be convenience and experience. And these two factors may even outweigh value and price if you deliver a meaningful experience that is
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At first glance, the two couldn\’t be more different. One sold high tech audio equipment, the other stylish, nostalgic paper products. One was a pioneer in the concept of giving shoppers a hands-on experience with an expensive, technical product. The
What Do Closings of Bose And Papyrus Stores Say About Physical Retailing? Read More »
In early January, the global retail tribe marched past the Hudson Yards\’ towers, the Vessel, The Shed and construction cranes to cloister themselves in the Javits Center for the 2020 iteration of the annual retail mecca, the NRF Big Show.
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