Is Flight from Big Cities Propping Up Trade?
This week brought a flurry of articles about people fleeing many big cities for places […]
Growing Slowly, Growing Old
Recent census reports have confirmed that the populations of the world’s two largest economies are […]
After the Age of Stuff
The last few decades, during which long value chains have reshaped the world economy, have […]
The Next Retail Revolution
Brooks Brothers. Lord & Taylor. J.Crew. Ann Taylor. Sur la Table. Lucky Brand. J.C. Penney. […]
The Great A&P Revisited
When it was published back in 2011, many readers took my book The Great A&P […]
Of Sears and the Great A&P
The death of a major retailer rarely comes as a surprise. You can usually see […]
Amazon, Whole Foods, and The Great A&P
A lot of people are concerned that if Amazon.com’s purchase of Whole Foods Market goes through, […]
Time for a Timely Demise
As a young journalist, I was taught never to refer to someone’s “untimely” death: those […]
Globalization in a Pickle
This morning, a crisp and lovely morning in Washington, I hopped on my bicycle and […]
Strawberries in Winter
In our globalized world, many people hold firmly to the belief that local is better. […]