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A&F: Larger sizes not welcome
There has been recent publicity about statements made by Abercrombie’s CEO (Michael Jeffries) dating back to 2006, regarding the size range of clothing in his stores aimed at the “young an… more →
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A&F: Larger sizes not welcome
wrote 3 weeks ago: There has been recent publicity about statements made by Abercrombie’s CEO (Michael Jeffries) … more →
Mickey Drexler on retail creativity
wrote 5 months ago: From a recent RetailWire discussion about Mickey Drexler, legendary CEO of Gap and now J. Crew. The … more →
More flavor on holiday 2012 sales reports
wrote 5 months ago: Just to add a few comments to the last blog entry, now that stores have reported December comp sales … more →
An early take on holiday 2012 sales
wrote 5 months ago: RetailWire panelists had a chance right after Christmas to provide an early post-mortem on holiday 2 … more →
Was this Black Friday comment premature?
wrote 6 months ago: I wrote the following for RetailWire after what was clearly a successful Black Friday weekend wrappe … more →
JCP's 3rd quarter results: The beat-down goes on
wrote 7 months ago: Since JCP released its 3rd quarter earnings last Friday, there has been plenty of commentary about t … more →
Lululemon for kids
wrote 9 months ago: From a recent RetailWire post about ivivva, the kids’ concept from Lululemon. The discussion c … more →
JCP, meet Joe Fresh
wrote 10 months ago: From a recent RetailWire discussion: JCP announced a collaboration with the Canada-based brand Joe F … more →
Is the "youth market" losing its luster for retailers?
wrote 10 months ago: Retailers’ fascination with “youth” (sometimes ignoring the truth of an aging demo … more →
USOC uniforms made in China
wrote 10 months ago: RetailWire panelists (including me) added their two cents’ worth to the recent controversy abo … more →
Nordstrom partners with Topshop
wrote 10 months ago: I commented recently on RetailWire about the announced rollout of Topshop locations inside Nordstrom … more →
How early is too early for BTS?
wrote 11 months ago: It’s becoming predictable that retail pundits will complain about the early “pushing the … more →
Pulling the plug on 77kids
wrote 1 year ago: Interesting recent discussion (on RetailWire) about why American Eagle failed in its attempt to crea … more →
Early thoughts on JCPenney Q1 results
wrote 1 year ago: Before posting comments from RetailWire (probably tomorrow), I thought I would reflect on JCP first … more →
Amazon expands its apparel offering
wrote 1 year ago: From RetailWire: It’s clear that Amazon is interested in gaining share in the apparel business … more →
Target plans a fitnesswear specialty store
wrote 1 year ago: Target is always worth watching, as a recent discussion on RetailWire suggests. They are opening a s … more →
Does Mom want a tech gift for Mother's Day?
wrote 1 year ago: I know…Mother’s Day was a couple of days ago so this posting is late. The subject (on Re … more →
Fast Fashion: A better path to smart supply chain management?
wrote 1 year ago: One of the hot topics recently on RetailWire (and on the podcast link posted above) is the impact of … more →
Brand awareness for Uniqlo: Is a web presence enough?
wrote 1 year ago: From a recent RetailWire discussion: The issue is whether Uniqlo (the Japanese “fast fashion … more →
