Warren Shoulberg

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Martha, Macy's and the Plano Truth

Say this about our lovely Miss Martha: She is always predictable.Her testimony last week in the trial trying to figure out the rights to her brand between Macy's and JCPenney was classic Martha: Equal parts charming, intelligent, arrogant, amusing, reeking of entitlement and altogether entertaining. If you want all the juicy details, go get the transcript. Her four hours on the witness stand follo... More

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Mirror, Mirror…

If you've been following the recent news coming out of Bangladesh about deplorable working conditions in textiles factories and the fires that have caused hundreds of deaths there, you no doubt have felt some outrage. After all, how could they allow this to happen?Well, for those of you who remember the old comic strip character Pogo, your outrage needs to be pointed in a different direction. As P... More

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The Retail Cliff

Add JCP (the retailer formerly known as J.C. Penney, aka The Penney Company) to the ever-growing list of entities teetering on the cliff.No, the company is not going bankrupt, much less out of business, and chances are a retailer known as Penney's will exist for some time to come.But like our beloved legislators in Washington, D.C., the executives for the company at Plano, Texas, headquarters are... More

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Heimtextale

So, after yet another rock'em-sock'em week in beautiful downtown Heimtextil earlier this month, the logical question is exactly what is the story with the global home textiles market?Let's face it, if you can't figure it out after spending a week immersed in all manner of sheet and towel humanity, it just ain't going to happen any other way.For us old political junkies, being at Heimtextil is a fa... More

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Ghosts of Christmas Ads Past

Assuming we're still within the statue of limitations, it's a fascinating exercise to see how some of the retailers in the business handled their holiday advertising and marketing. The campaigns were all over the place, from sappy to happy and from thoughtful to clueless...and everything in between. Here are some observations from the season just passed, noting that this particular observer based... More