Brilliant Strategists Blindsided? Since 2012, it would appear that Kohl’s might be flatlining (which is drastically dire especially in medical terms). Revenues grew a meager two percent from $18.8 billion in 2012 to slightly over $19 billion in 2013, and […]
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Much is being written about the successful turnaround at JC Penney at the hands of its CEO, Marvin Ellison, who arrived at the ailing retailer in 2014 after a 12-year stint at Home Depot. The kudos are certainly justified, as
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In a recent talk at the Hackers on the Runway conference in Paris, marketer-extraordinaire Seth Godin, asked, “Is Digital the End of Luxury Brands?” Rather, the question should be rephrased, “Is the Digital Generation i.e. the Millennials, the End of
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It seems Amazon is now “nuking” everybody. Last week it was nuking the fashion industry. This week, the armed ballistic missile is pointed at the global shipping industry. In a world of hyper-competition, its plan to launch a global shipping
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CEO of Ascena Retail Group We were fortunate enough to spend a morning last fall with Ascena Retail Group CEO David Jaffe, whose mother Roslyn Jaffe started the company as dressbarn more than 50 years ago. Under David\’s leadership the
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Several years ago, Jeff Bezos said that Amazon had to figure out how to get their fashion business “right.” Subsequently, they began building an organization of seasoned fashion professionals who now believe it’s time for Amazon’s “coming out party.” So,
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Marvin Ellison delivered. In his first year as the CEO of JC Penney he has achieved enough positive growth measures to give credence to his three-year turnaround plan. Formerly EVP of stores at Home Depot, Ellison was brought in by
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Turnaround CEO, Allen Questrom, Speaks Out on JC Penney, Federated and the Future of Retailing Iconic retail leader, Allen Questrom, Chairman, CEO and savior of several giant retailers, will be sitting down with me for a candid conversation about retailing’s
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Philanthropy and Your Brand I first heard of Toms nearly five years ago while wedding dress shopping with my niece. To judge the right length of the dress, the sales person asked what type of shoe she was planning to
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In 1983, “New York Times” journalist and eminence grise of retail reportage, the late Isadore Barmash, reported on the then newly revealed Sears Roebuck “Store of the Future:” \”Admittedly playing catch-up, Sears last week introduced its sleek,226,000 square-foot prototype store
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