The Business of Fashion is Killing Fashion
The fashion industry won’t get out of its current economic morass by cutting costs and corners, but by creating inspired product that...
It’s Time for a Department Store Renaissance!
It has been reported that we are experiencing the twilight of the department store. Critics suggest that this once glorious edifice to...
Investment Bellwethers: Four Pivotal Brands
Investor Headline: Slowing topline growth in tandem with increased marketing and IT spend leads to margin contraction and a disappointing...
At Your Service: Two Case Studies
In the developed world, retailing remains under siege. As we know, a steady flow of new Internet competitors vie for consumer dollars,...
Retail Reality Check
On June 4, 2015, The Robin Report and FGI co-hosted a retail symposium focusing on new approaches and technologies that are changing the...
Youth Retailers Rebounding in 2015…or Not?
What’s happening in the tumultuous youth market? The way youth retailers are faring reflects the typically fickle trend-sensitive nature...
Goldman Sachs 21st Annual Global Retail Conference Key Takeaways
The traditional September back-to-work event for investors, marking the end of the summer lull (after a hectic wrap up to Q2 earnings in...
A Hopeful Look at the US Department Store in 2014
Creative destruction, change management, business transformation —call it what you will, but something’s underfoot in the department...
Fashion or Fitness – What’s a Portfolio Manager To Do?
Apparel is considered a discretionary purchase. Really? Most would agree we have little choice as to whether or not we purchase and wear...
Mike Gould on Leadership
What makes a great leader? The topic, by all accounts is very close to Mike Gould’s heart, “It is the single most important thing any of...
