December 2007
4 posts
The Bubble Returns
The more I get into what’s now happening out there on the Internet , the more I am reminded of Spring, 2000, when investing in that space was like running into a buzzsaw. Not that I won’t continue investing in stuff I like. But it does give you pause. This brings it all back, only with new names:
Acknowledgements
The pages that follow are the result of my personal experiences over primarily a six year period while I was a senior executive with Kohl’s, as well as the accounting of a dozen or so other executives I had the privilege of working with. While I was directly involved in almost all of the entries into new store markets in the mid to late 1990’s and thus have been able to draw on personal...
Chapter Fourteen - The Last Few Years
Retailing is never easy. But boy, when I look back these past 25 years, it sure was easier “back in the day” than it is today!
The challenges facing the young man or woman just coming into the industry in the early 21st century are daunting indeed. Consider that actual retail space in America has grown at a torrid pace, doubling since 1986, far exceeding population growth in the country, as ...
Table Of Contents - The Rise & Stall of Kohl's...
Note: Today I have accomplished what I had been hoping to finish for the past 6 years - ‘publish’ my book about Kohl’s Department Stores! The book has been ‘posted’ these past couple of weeks as I have edited and updated, chapter by chapter. The table of contents will be a part of this post. It is my hope in the next couple of weeks that I will put the book...