Q. What do real estate and finance have in common? A. Richard Baker and Eddie Lampert. Q. What do Richard Baker and Eddie Lampert have in common? A. Both designated themselves retail CEO’s. Q. What do the success factors in […]
Walmart\’s bid (with Microsoft) to buy TikTok, the video-sharing social networking service, is a way for the juggernaut to continue to compete with Amazon. A few short years ago Walmart lagged behind in the digital space and was constantly outpaced […]
From Tel Aviv to São Paulo to New York City’s Garment District, the onset of the pandemic in 2020 forced widespread change and innovation across the retail ecosystem. From big retail chains and brands to technology enablement and alternative payments, […]
Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, is aggressively disrupting its established business seeking to establish a foundation for a future that puts no limits on the customers that it serves or the ways it serves them. As Robin Lewis so eloquently […]
Haley Boehning, founder of Storyforge and former L Brands executive, understands that authentic leadership can revolutionize rethinking career growth. A natural leader, Haley has built her consulting business to help executives and their organizations forge and activate their unique brand stories based on the North Star of purpose and impact.
I will state my opinion right up front. I believe Richard Baker\’s move to split the Saks Fifth Avenue and its ecommerce business into separate companies, which he calls \”unlocking value,\” is simply applying a fancy buzzword, disguising what will […]
Recently the Wall Street Journal reported that Kroger has struggled to come to grips with the impending online grocery upheaval. While Kroger has tried many new things – from testing digital shelving to embarking on autonomous vehicle delivery, one Kroger […]
Hey kids, let’s start a new retail business. First off, let’s go after Amazon, the most ginormous startup in retailing history and the 800-pound gorilla that pretty much eats every other gorilla in the online zoo. Then, let’s go after […]
In case you were wondering, I have not yet given up following the illusive, opaque and often strange meanderings of Sears (SHLD) chief, Edward “Eddie” Lampert, as he continues what I often referred to as an “abracadabra” strategy: now you […]
For gift givers, convenience and flexibility are the two key benefits of gift cards, driving their adoption among people, companies, and marketers the world over. Not so much for the recipient. As efficient and utilitarian as these cards are, they are […]
