They’ve always depended on the do-it-yourselfer to drive their businesses, but now both Home Depot and Lowe’s are increasingly focusing on professional builders and contractors
The Miss of the Week
Did you see who it was? https://therobinreport.com
The Kohl’s Konundrum
Even as it cut its losses this past quarter Kohl’s continues to struggle to make money and somehow get its act together. Will home be
Ikea’s Secret Sauce
It’s really the only retailer specifically targeting the renter consumer with smaller-scaled products that are especially designed to be taken when the household moves. And
Beyond the Beyond
Bed Bath & Beyond is full of surprises these days, buying up other retail brands, opening hybrid stores and generally doing mashups that seemed unlikely…if
Primark Hits Its Mark in Manhattan
The Irish-based deep discounter has opened what it’s calling its flagship store, on 34th Street in New York, across the street from Macy’s and close