Suppose a picture really isn’t worth a thousand words. What then? “Showrooming” happens, that’s what. Showrooming is the consumer practice of going to a retail store to examine goods to determine more about appearance and functionality than can be ascertained […]
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Target’s fight against show-rooming presents instructive fodder about how one retailer has endeavored to conquer the problem. But for food retailers there’s something more immediate going on: Target is emerging as a competitive threat in its own right because of
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Weather, Hesitation Delay Shopping Plans Consumer Facts from Cotton Incorporated Lifestyle Monitor™ Despite an early push at retail, it seems the back-to-school shopping season is slow to gain steam, forcing many retailers to revamp their strategies to adapt. Teen Vogue’s
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Disclaimer: This is not another opinion piece trashing Fast Eddie – aka Eddie Money, Edward Moneyhands, Edward S. Lampert. Unlike a whole lot of other people, I get what he’s doing at Sears Holdings, which is making a lot of
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During the 1980s I had the pleasure of working in VF Corporation’s headquarters alongside its futureleaders. And, while the business grew from $634 million in 1980 to $2.6 billion at the end of the decade, and from a portfolio of
Ron Johnson On The Rocky Road to Reinventing Retail Get behind-the-scenes insights on one of the most talked-about retail stories today. Join us in a conversation with Ron Johnson, CEO of JC Penney, about how he envisions changing the traditional
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As a member of the Robin Report network, you’re invited to the World Retail Congress at a significant 25% discount. Network with over 900 retailers from 50 countries, to debate, discuss and respond to the critical issues on the CEO
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I’m remembering Marvin Traub not for all of his greatness in life, which has been adequately paid tribute to by those who were personally and professionally closer to him. Rather I am remembering him warmly and honorably over many breakfasts
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Grandma\’s JCP Gets Zippy Already it is looking like NOT your grandmother’s JC Penney. Modern, crisp and zippy branded boutiques, shops and stores are popping up in 683 of the company\’s 1100 stores. CEO Ron Johnson, during his opening salvo
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Globalization is no longer some esoteric conversation about how the world’s coming together, inter-connecting cultures and commerce, and wonderful stuff like that. For U.S. brands, retailers and all consumer-facing industries, globalization, or growing their businesses internationally, has become a necessity.
