Hey, if orange is the new black, then anything is possible. Given the impact of Amazon.com and online on traditional retailers, maybe bankruptcy is the new black. Will it help or hurt Amazon to drop reference pricing from their website? […]
Cannabis has come of age and on the “high” heels of 4/20, the cannabis insiders’ unofficial/official holiday, fashion retailers should take note. The 2022 Cannabis Festival takes place in Washington DC the weekend of April 24. We’re in a weed […]
This question, asked with increasing frequency across the apparel and retail industry, refers to the Liz Claiborne Inc. (LIZ) Board of Director’s apparent tolerance of 14 consecutive quarters of per-share losses. Annual revenues of $5 billion when CEO Bill McComb […]
Two unrelated events took place 30 years ago in 1992 that altered our world. The first involved Charles M. Stack who started Book Stacks Unlimited, the first online bookstore, selling books via a dial-up bulletin board based in Cleveland. This […]
As I have often said to many of my friendly colleagues, many of whom are C-suite leaders in the retail industry, I’m fortunate that I only must observe, strategize, and write about the industry for The Robin Report. And indeed, […]
The character of the places where we live, work, and, of course, shop, have a direct effect on our thoughts and emotions — whether we are aware of it or not. Everyone is reminded of this when we enter a […]
Ok, I confess, I am in love with Ralph Lauren. Not the man, whom I’ve seen up close only once, but the brand, which I think is by far the greatest and most iconic American brand in the both the […]
Have you been seeing the phrase “late capitalism” pop up a lot lately? The term was originally attributed to German economist Werner Sombart referring to economic, political, and social deprivations associated with the aftermath of the first world war. The way […]
\”Make no mistake, it\’s not revenge he\’s after. It\’s a reckoning.\” That was one of Val Kilmer\’s (as Doc Holliday) many memorable lines from the 1993 movie Tombstone, referring to Kurt Russell \’s (Wyatt Earp) vendetta against the \”cowboy\” faction […]
“Double, double toil and trouble,” wrote Shakespeare, and I can’t think of a better description of the situation at Ralph Lauren Corporation. “Double, double,” refers to two leaders in two short years. On February 2 the company announced that then-CEO […]
