Brexit and Retail in London
The UK is due to exit the European Union in just a few weeks. This is a huge and incredibly complicated event... Read More
#1 New Release in Global Marketing
Thank you to everyone who has pre-ordered a copy of The Five Laws of Retail: How the Most Successful Businesses Have Mastered... Read More
The Five Laws of Retail now available for Pre-order at Amazon and Barnes & Noble!
As you may know, my book, The Five Laws of Retail: How the Most Successful Businesses Have Mastered Them and How You... Read More
High Quality, High Value, Always in Fashion
On the Big Island of Hawaii, there is a local food called huli huli chicken (pronounced hoolee hoolee). The guys who make... Read More
Retail Holiday Predictions
IT WILL BE VERY, VERY GOOD IT MAY BE THE LAST GOOD ONE FOR A WHILE Sales performance for retail businesses, both... Read More
Happy Holidays Every Month
Christmas, Fourth of July, Easter—it might seem like the holidays we celebrate each year are random, but they really aren’t. There is... Read More
Why Black Friday Isn’t Just Friday Anymore – But Is Still in the Black
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Remember when stores just opened a little early on the day after Thanksgiving, as in 7:00 am?; then it got really crazy... Read More
The Art of the Right Product
There is no one hard-and-fast rule or formula for what makes a given product “right” for your market and your customers. It... Read More
The Sad Decline of Sears, the Original Everything Store
Sears appears to be in its death throes. The company filed for protection to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy laws,... Read More
It’s Because of the Weather, Our Location, The Stars and Other Excuses
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“It’s because of the weather . . . our location . . . the stars” and other excuses are heard for why... Read More