The Best Way to Make $10 Million in a Day

I don’t care much for golf. Candidly, I find it boring. When I was younger, I didn’t really “get” the game. It wasn’t until I saw Robin Williams do his standup routine on how golf was invented that I finally understood what the fuss what about. But, if you tell me I can make $10 […]

Paul Smith

In an interview with Footwear News last month, Sir Paul Smith said that he still works at his Mayfair store in London every Saturday. Is he sitting in the back of the store looking at spreadsheets? Absolutely not. He is out there with customers. Talking to them, helping them, learning from them. In his own […]

I Hear Voices

The brand, Outdoor Voices, has taken a rather wild (and peculiar) ride toward bankruptcy. Late last month, it was reported that the majority of the corporate staff was laid off and stores were abruptly closed. One might wonder what caused this brand to stumble and fall flat on its face. Oh yes, that’s right. Another […]

You’ll Need More Than Culinary Clichés

A recent WSJ article had an interview with new Macy’s CEO, Tony Spring, who loves using food metaphors to talk retail. “It doesn’t take a lot of baking powder to make bread, but without it you don’t have bread.” The meaning being: little things can make a big difference. Tony will need more than culinary […]