David J. KatzinGoBeyond.AI: E-commerce MagazineThe Future of Retail Discovered in a Galaxy Far, Far Away…Disney Defines Retail as TheaterJun 24, 2019Jun 24, 2019
David J. KatzinThe StartupFathers, Fashion & Family TherapyI recall my father as a fashion and style mentor. He set the bar very high. And, for me, it was the wrong bar.Jun 14, 2019Jun 14, 2019
David J. KatzWhy We’re Buying The Haggar Clothing CompanyRanda Accessories announced on Tuesday, May 7 that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of The Haggar Clothing…May 9, 20191May 9, 20191
David J. KatzinGoBeyond.AI: E-commerce MagazineHudson Yards. The Next Miracle on 34th Street?Where can you go to work, jump on a treadmill, see an art exhibit, and buy a latte, a Louis Vuitton bag, and a $32 million condo?Mar 15, 2019Mar 15, 2019
David J. KatzinGoBeyond.AI: E-commerce MagazineThe Retail Apocalypse is Old News. Now What?The Alchemist’s Retail Prophecies for 2019: Ignore at Your Own RiskJan 10, 2019Jan 10, 2019
David J. KatzJ.Crew CEO Jim Brett is exiting the company, after serving for only 16 months.Despite announcing the company’s first quarter of positive same-store sales growth in four years, signs of down-sizing are prevalent. In an…Nov 18, 2018Nov 18, 2018
David J. KatzinGoBeyond.AI: E-commerce MagazineWhat Can Today’s Retailers Learn from the Captain of the Titanic? Plenty.Like the captain of the Titanic, leadership of failed and failing retailers has been publicly, and occasionally brutally, criticized.Oct 4, 2018Oct 4, 2018
David J. KatzinThe StartupThe End of Mass Marketing: Go Small or Go HomeFor over one thousand years success in business relied on providing a narrow segment of consumers with a narrow segment of products…Aug 20, 2018Aug 20, 2018
David J. KatzinThe StartupTrust, Mistrust & Antitrust. Amazon is Not Broken. Should it be Fixed?"In Amazon's early years, a running joke among Wall Street analysts was that CEO Jeff Bezos was building a house of cards.Aug 13, 2018Aug 13, 2018
David J. KatzinThe StartupNo, The Other JeffThe best performing retail stock this year is no surprise: Amazon is up 54% so far in 2018.Aug 6, 2018Aug 6, 2018