Top 5 Stories of 2025

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It’s that time of the year when people who do what I do gather up our stats and figure out who was reading what. Sometimes I’m surprised…sometimes not… but as the reader is always right (except when they’re not) I’m sharing the numbers with you. Good excuse for you to catch up on anything you missed…and for me to catch my breath as the new year starts.

5. Brian’s Song at Target: https://warrensreport.com/2025/06/02/brians-song-at-target/. Another of what turned out to be a pretty steady stream of criticism of what used to be the best retailer — company and individual — in America.

4. Could Mattress Firm Pick More Awful People for their TV Ads? Could Mattress Firm Pick More Awful People for their TV Ads? This one still baffles me, at least the campaign seems to have ended.

3. It’s the Last Thing Target Should Do: https://warrensreport.com/2025/03/20/its-the-last-thing-target-should-do/ See, we told you there were plenty of Target knocks. See what I meant here.

2. Richard Baker’s Latest Retail Fiasco: https://warrensreport.com/2025/03/11/richard-bakers-latest-retail-fiasco/ I think only Baker got more screen time from me than Target this past year. And with good reason.

1. If At Home Blames Tariffs for its Possible Bankruptcy Don’t Believe Them: https://warrensreport.com/2025/04/11/if-at-home-blames-tariffs-for-its-possible-bankruptcy-dont-believe-them/. Just proves a long headline is not always a click killer. By the way, they did…and they did.

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