As They Shoot Themselves in The Foot If you’re an entity that’s thinking about making a foreign direct investment in India, either as a capital investment or a commercial venture, the country is certainly not providing compelling reasons for doing […]
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Robin: Can you give me a perspective as to why our retailers and brands ought to be looking at India more closely now? Darshan: There are three ways to answer that question. To speak on their behalf, they should be
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The current economy poses challenges for all merchants, but stresses on brick and mortar stores are particularly heightened. The wave of closures that accompanied the Great Recession was only the start of a protracted move for chains to reduce their
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Rarely has a new CEO jumped into a big-time, high-profile turnaround situation such as Avon Inc. presents. And if history is any guide, the ‘Do Nothing’ Avon Board of Directors will not be of any help. Sherilyn S. McCoy who
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It’s easy to see why showrooming is keeping many brick-and-mortar retailers up at night. In fact, it looks like the beginning of a bad epidemic-outbreak movie — some retailers even feel powerless to slow its advance and are reduced to
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Over the past year, the volatility in cotton fiber costs compelled some manufacturers and brands to, at least temporarily, experiment with using alternative fibers. Now that the price of cotton has settled in line with historic averages, there is renewed
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I first heard of Uniqlo several years ago when the company opened a pop-up store in Rockefeller Center. People were raving about the inexpensive cashmere sweaters. Always interested in a bargain, I checked it out. I was underwhelmed. Not enough
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An interview with Tanya Shaw, Founder and CEO, Unique Solutions and Judi Richardson, Executive Vice President of Corporate Culture, Professional Development and Quality Assurance Robin Report: Tanya, you are in the midst of rapid growth as a company – increasing
Exploding the “Fit” in Corporate Culture Makes the Impossible, Possible! Read More »
A funny thing happened to all the flash sales web sites: they became retailers. Perhaps no emerging retail format since the glory days of the original big boxers has arrived with more hype, more press and more uncontrolled exuberance than
And Hypocrisy Over Olympic Games Apparel Oh, what an election year can cause. Not that I’m for protecting our manufacturing industries when they can’t seem to protect themselves by being smarter and more innovative than those of the low-cost countries
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