Stupid Business

Each week I will identify one retailing company that is to be acknowledged for the way they do business. Not objective, not statistical, not necessarily

It’s time for another new CEO at JCPenney, the fourth in six years, with the news that the retailer’s new owners have asked current president

Making predictions about the business of retail in this pandemic era is usually a pretty foolish pursuit, but my friend Paco Underhill is fearless and

The business of making and selling mattresses is not sleeping soundly these days. From retail disruptors like Casper to consolidation at the vendor level to

Christmas Tree Shops, the awkwardly named off-price retailer with 80 stores mostly on the East Coast, has a new owner and they have big plans

Lots of retailers are downsizing, though for many it’s not by choice. Forced by creditors, new owners or bankruptcy courts they are closing stores or