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All around us, 360 degrees and 24/7, globally and in virtually every part of our lives, we hear, read and see the almost desperate need for not incremental, but fundamental, change. From politics to...
View ArticleIt’s a Good Thing: Martha + JCPenney
It’s a good thing for Martha (to use one of her signature phrases). It’s a good thing for JC Penney. And it’s a good thing for Macy’s, which I’ll get to in a minute. I’m writing, of course, about JC...
View ArticleAmazing Macy’s
Not Just a Miracle – Not Just a Department Store While JC Penney, Kohl’s and Target struggle to regain their “mojo,” or better put, to save their butts, Macy’s seems to be mojo-fueled and on a...
View ArticleA 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 store channel. After decades of ceding market share to specialty...
View ArticleMacy’s – The Distribution of Things
Again, in Front of the Trend I recently wrote about Macy’s distribution brilliance. And even though the ink is hardly dry, here I am again. Actually, I am not going to focus on lauding what most people...
View ArticleDon’t Fall for It, Macy’s
Beware of The Eddie Lampert/Richard Baker REIT Syndrome Macy’s is not in the real estate business; it is in the business of satisfying consumers’ dreams as one of the largest retail brands in the...
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