Both Tina Turner and the Beatles got it right about the power of love in our lives above all else. And according to the Beatles, nothing can buy it, including all the money in the world. Well … maybe … […]
Algorithms “Can’t Buy Me Love” Read More »
Since 2000, fast fashion—the speedy delivery of inexpensively produced hyper-fashion trends—has been a boon to retailers that subscribe to the model, as well as to sellers of polyester and other inexpensive textile fibers. The predilection of polyester over natural fibers
Preference for Polyester May Make Fast Fashion Brands Vulnerable Read More »
Imagine if Home Depot and Whole Foods decided to open a store together…and got Deepak Chopra to run it. What you’d have is something not all that dissimilar from TreeHouse, a new home improvement store that opened for business in
A TreeHouse Grows in Dallas Read More »
Dear Readers: Upon reflection of our nation’s 240th birthday, I feel compelled, as a member of the media, to bring you this editorial wake-up call. “America Gets What America Is” was the last sentence in a prescient article I posted
A Fake Sport Defines Our Fake President Read More »
Online, exacerbated by Amazon, may be destroying the business model of many retailers. But ask most shoppers and they will tell you e-commerce sites do not excel at discovery, engagement or experience, the key differentiators in a world where product
Video Shopping Comes of Age Read More »
In 1985 the average woman in the U.S. wore a size 8. Today she wears size 16-18, according to a 2016 study by researchers at Washington State University that challenged the widely held belief that the average size was 14.
Plus-Size & Big Men: A Big Deal Read More »
Remember Ronald Reagan’s farewell address from the Oval Office? His vision of that “shining city on the hill whose beacon light guides freedom-loving people everywhere … free ports that hum with commerce where walls have doors that are open to
Each day brings news of big changes in Washington, and both denim brands and retailers are anxiously trying to make sense of what it all means for them. The lack of clarity will affect the value denim produced in Mexico
How Patagonia is Rewriting the Rules of Denim Read More »
Dear Doug: While unknown sources say that Walmart is not interested in making a bid for Whole Foods, I’m sending this note anyway, hoping you have not made that decision yet. Steal the Whole Foods deal away from Amazon! Reach
A Note to Doug McMillon, CEO of Walmart, From Robin Lewis Read More »
Much has been written about the decline and the forecasted death of retail brick and mortar in this country. Additionally, a lot of time and effort has been spent on diagnosing why this is occurring. Everyone from strategists to economists
Why the Consumer Is so Frustrated with Retail Today Read More »
