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Martin Brill Posted April 17, 2008
A Few Well Merchandised Specialty Chains Buck The Negative Retail Tide.
Analysis of: Fighting Off the Chill: Retailers get Inventive To Combat Recession. WWD. | www.wwd.com
Author: Martin Brill, Managing Partner Sweetwater Consulting LLC
Discount stores are not the only sector holding up well in what has been described as the worst retail apparel environment in the past twenty years.   Innovative specialty chains that know their customers well are moving forward with fresh assortments and new product categories that speak to their...
Posted April 16, 2008
Home Retailer Expected to File For Bankruptcy
Analysis of: Home Retailer Expected to File For Bankruptcy | online.wsj.com
Author: GLG Member Program Contributor
Private equity groups have been seduced by the myth of low hanging fruit.  From Montgomery Ward to Toys R Us to Linens N Things, the common denominator is an unfounded belief that acquisition costs can be paid for through immediate profit improvements.  Flawed business models are the common...
Posted April 16, 2008
Exclusive Lines May Prove Risky In Cool Economy
Analysis of: Exclusive Lines May Prove Risky In Cool Economy | online.wsj.com
Author: GLG Member Program Contributor
The brand is as important as the operational neccesities of the business.
Posted April 15, 2008
Exclusive Lines May Prove Risky In Cool Economy
Analysis of: Exclusive Lines May Prove Risky In Cool Economy | online.wsj.com
Author: GLG Member Program Contributor
All new strategies are fraught with potential risks, and the exclusive brand strategy that has been utilized by the mid tier is no exception. However, those risks can be adequately managed and should not be overly emphasized.  It is imperative that mid tier retailers like Kohl’s, Macy’s and JC...
Thomas Souza Posted April 15, 2008
PRIVATE EQUITY FEELING THE PINCH
Analysis of: Home Retailer Expected to File For Bankruptcy | online.wsj.com
Author: Thomas Souza, Chief Executive Officer Personalized Experts
Private Equity Firms;  the squeeze is just beginning.  Overpaying, loading companies with debt with little financial risk investment from private equity has been the norm for almost 10 years.  TIMES R CHANGING.  Banks have begun to reel back financing and companies cannot afford...
Kenneth Leonard Posted April 15, 2008
Another Victim Of Over-leveraging
Analysis of: Home Retailer Expected to File For Bankruptcy | online.wsj.com
Author: Kenneth Leonard, Principal Leonard Associates
This WSJ writer and many like him are raising big red flags about the fate of the retail industry. They are seizing upon the rash of retail bankruptcies as either further evidence of the severity of the depression or the tightening of customer purse strings, or both. However, not one business writer...
Posted April 14, 2008
Sears Holding names tool, lawn president
Analysis of: Sears Holding names tool, lawn president | www.forbes.com
Author: GLG Member Program Contributor
With a new kid on the block Sears should implement a dealer program for ordering parts on line, this could boom their sales and draw a better partnership with repair centers directly involved in repairing and servicing Craftsman lawn and garden equipment.  
Laurence Hellman Posted April 14, 2008
Slow-Moving Dillard's Must Pick Up the Pace to Stay in the Race
Analysis of: Makeover at Dillard's: Store Moving Upscale Adding More Fashion | www.wwd.com
Author: Laurence Hellman, Independent Consultant Laurence Hellman
Dillard's has grown, though not necessarily thrived, over the years, largely through acquisitions. The acquired companies and stores were a mixed bag of good and mediocre players; Dillard's became a real melting pot and the diverse roots are still evident in the stores today. The stores are sometimes...
Posted April 14, 2008
Customer engagement betters bottom line
Analysis of: Customer engagement betters bottom line | www.retailingtoday.com
Author: GLG Member Program Contributor
Article after article continues to be published on the importance of face to face customer engagement.
Posted April 14, 2008
Home Depot to cut human resource jobs
Analysis of: Home Depot to cut human resource jobs | www.retailingtoday.com
Author: GLG Member Program Contributor
The Home Depot recently announced they were eliminating the in-store human resources positions
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