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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The “Runway, Same Day” movement is not really a game changer. The game has already changed. The recent discussions around the \”Runway, Same Day\” business model, solidified by Burberry’s recent decision to combine both its men\’s and women\’s collections into a
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Last time I checked with the boys in Siliconland, you still couldn’t go out to eat online. We’re not talking about Grubhubbing it to your front door or an Uberlicious special. This is about the idea of going someplace –
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Good Ship Goodwill to the Rescue I thought I had finally ended my coverage of Captain Lampert driving the Sears Titanic to the bottom of the briney deep. Well, think again. On its way to oblivion, Sears just keeps on
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Back in the day—and we mean the mythical, halcyon days of small-town America— shopkeepers were among the core, central figures in a community. Their prestige came from their well-recognized knowledge of the truths surrounding any given family. The shopkeeper knew
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