There is much to say about Karl Lagerfeld. I had the pleasure of seeing Karl through Marvin’s eyes many years ago. He was then as extravagant, witty, eccentric and brash as he was to his last.

Joe Cicio's article in The Robin Report “Has the DNA of Retailing Been Compromised?” stirred something in me that I haven’t often spoken about other than in an off hand way.

I've tried to find a way to explain to clients what I mean about the "new client culture" that consumers expect from all brands these days. It's hard, as often this is more of a feeling than a...

Part of our job here is to search for and catalog the most prescient and notable developments in the consumer and retail industries. This is one way by which we keep our clients and portfolio...