Note that the crow sitting on my shoulder is not yet on a plate waiting to be eaten. That’s because I’m trying to remember all the reasons for which I should be eating crow, and when I identify all of […]
Crows, Crows Everywhere, and Which Ones to Eat? Read More »
There is some irony to JCP’s heavy sponsorship of the Oscars relative to Argo winning “best picture.” The fact that the mythical Greek ship Argo and its crew were searching for the elusive Golden Fleece while being protected by the
JCP, Argo, the Golden Fleece, Odysseus, and the Sirens Read More »
With Some 65,000 Quarterbacks I wrote an article in 2004 in which I compared Nordstrom with the Green Bay Packers at their peak between 1958 and 1968 under coach Vince Lombardi. Guess what? Lombardi’s spirit lives on within the Nordstrom
Nordstrom: Legend of Vince Lombardi Plays Out at Nordstrom Read More »
Is this any way to manage a Jet Set brand? Maybe, if you’re looking for a quick exit. Listening to Michael Kors CFO Joe Parsons speak at ICR on January 16, 2013 on the Kors Jet Set aesthetic—spanning wings, wheels
MK is no LV: It’s Not Coach Either Read More »
More on Insane Pricing \”Wars\” Once again, we’ve got even better disruptive technology tools, among what seems like a never-ending stream of them. If the almighty consumers figured they were cleverly outwitting and being disruptive to retailers by so-called “showrooming”
ShowroomEE or ShowroomOR Read More »
It may be a little premature to warn Amazon that there are some loudly accelerating footsteps just behind them. But, in today’s digital, wide-open world of warp-speed innovation, disruption and fierce competitive races to preemptively establish dominant positions, even front-runner
ebay…From Disruptee to Disruptor Read More »
There’s a certain irony in the fact that the world’s very first category killer was also the first of its big-box ilk to be severely challenged and nearly decimated by the even bigger-box mass merchants…and now may also be leading
Wow!! Another disastrous quarter, and the beat goes on. Louder and louder it gets, and the media and financial analysts are having a field day. They have to be loving Ron Johnson for being “out there,” pouring forth the fodder
More Financial \”Free-Falling\” at JC Penney Read More »
Just the $9.5 billion largest and most diversified apparel company on earth. Have you ever tried to skateboard down Mt. Everest in Vans sneakers? Don’t.Or, did you ever try to hike across the Sahara desert with The North Face mountain
A study in contrasts, China is showing signs that its rapid economic expansion may be unsustainable, even as western companies continue to develop a presence there to woo a growing middle class. Some on Wall Street are bearish on China,
Eastward and Upward: Chinese Consumers Spend with Optimism and Open Wallets Read More »
