I really thought I was done with beating on Eddie “Take the Money and Run” Lampert when I last wrote about his sinking ship, “Sears Titanic: SOS” on February 5, 2016. But no such luck. It’s worse than watching the […]
Sears Again?? Euthanasia Please!!! Read More »
Leaning Too Hard on One of Them Can Be Fatal Retail businesses stand or fall based on their strengths and weaknesses with regard to five pillars (P5): PRICING, PRODUCT, PRESENTATION, PRODUCTIVITY and the talent, energy and dedication of PEOPLE. Leaning
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Lately I’ve been hearing more “trash talk” than at an NBA playoff game. But this isn’t the usual on-court banter. It’s the conversation about food and solids reaching large proportions. It’s happening as activists, government agencies and even some in
With a wink and a nod I felt compelled to use a musical metaphor, acknowledging America’s conflicting moods over the inauguration of our new president. And no, this is not a political statement. We’re all in a wait and see
Happy Days Are Here Again. Oh, Really? Read More »
In the ultra-competitive world of retail, sometimes innovation and a sustained competitive advantage can be hard to find. Especially when it comes to winning the hearts and wallets of the millennial shopper. As “The Robin Report” has covered, millennials have
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Menswear Inches Forward When John F Kennedy was elected president in 1960, it was an exciting time for the country. Young and handsome, with a pouf of great hair, Kennedy signified the new vitality and promise of America. With a
It’s a silly game to keep tracking Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Just as same-store sales became a meaningless measure of performance once e-commerce took off, Black Friday and Cyber Monday became irrelevant when retailers began trying to outdo each
Black Friday, Cyber Monday: Irrelevant and Misleading? Read More »
Walmart is buying Jet.com. “Forbes” tells us that shopping malls are being killed by online shopping and Nordstrom’s CFO says it’s only going to get worse. Yet, something called “global shopping destinations” is thriving. Note the refusal to use the
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The 2015 holiday season was all over the map, but at the end of the day, they spent well, to the tune of a 7.9 percent gain over last year, according to MasterCard SpendingPulse. That number exceeded pre-holiday predictions of
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From the 4Ps to the 4Es In 2013 the American Marketing Association changed the definition of marketing. It went from the old 4Ps definition, which most of us practicing marketers were drilled in: Product, Price, Promotion, Place, to a new
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