Food rescue is the most underfunded climate and hunger solution on the planet. Grocers are finally waking up — but it’s going to take a lot more than trendy algorithms to bring retailers and consumers to their senses.
There’s a $1 Trillion Opportunity You Don’t Know About Read More »
American Eagle was accused of promoting eugenics and then doubled down on its controversial spokesperson. Then it hired her opposite to represent its subsidiary. The 100% Aerie Real campaign begs the question, “How much research is the average consumer doing?” Only time will tell, but one thing is for certain: Consumers’ response to the Aerie Real campaign will be a case study in brand accountability and customer forgiveness.
Aerie and Pamela Anderson Read More »
Join Shelley, Roland Ehigiamusoe, Principal of Retail and Consumer Products + AI and Engineering and Saurabh Vijayvergia, Managing Director of Retail AI Strategy and Engineering at Deloitte Consulting, as they unwrap the future of the next level of customer engagement and operations through this structural change.
The Next Frontier: Agentic AI and Operations Read More »
The future of luxury in a persistent K-shaped economy and its role in a global society of haves, have-nots, and have-everythings is up for debate. This once Teflon-proof sector is facing brand dilution, economic headwinds and a test of its cultural relevance. Will it recover? Is it still relevant? Does it need to be redefined?
Once the red-hot darlings of the retail business, TV shopping networks faded from relevance in the marketplace and became reruns and retreads. Is it too late for them?
Three Things QVC Needs to Do Post-Bankruptcy Read More »
Amazon has this hate-hate relationship with its customers; many hate it first for its behemoth size and then for its pricing which is often much higher than competitors.
Amazon: The Robin Report Retail Miss of the Week, 4. 25. 26 Read More »
It’s getting harder for social media users to hear from folks on the other side of any party line. Sophisticated algorithms expose people to feedback loops of the news they want to see––we hear from people who believe what we do, and all other content fades into the background. In this insular environment, social media users on both sides of the spectrum are becoming radicalized, all supported by unhinged confirmation bias.
How Intentional Is the Social Media Divide? Read More »
The three rules Simon pioneered made him the best retail real estate developer of the 21st century.
Legacies: David Simon Changed Retail Development Read More »
It’s not often that we get a situation where one retailer’s Hit is another one’s Miss. But that’s what we’ve got this week with the debut of the Devil Wears Prada 2 limited edition shop of fashion apparel and accessories inspired by the new movie sequel, opening May 1.
Walmart & Target: The Robin Report Hit & Miss of the Week, 04. 18. 26 Read More »
Gen Z has the power today to make or break a brand. Loss of core values and virality, like in Glossier’s case, kills cultural relevance. Once a brand falls out of everyday conversation, especially in Gen Z’s social media landscape, it’s incredibly difficult to recover.
Glossier’s Future Doesn’t Look Good Read More »
