My recent road trip had so many stops, I should be grandfathered in as a Greyhound bus driver.

I kicked things off with a trunk show at Joseph Orlando Gentlemen’s Clothiers in Pittsburgh. The trunk show went very well. In addition to Wellensteyn jackets, Mike Azzolini, the President of Moreschi Shoes was on hand. His shoes were very impressive, as was the...

I know it’s been a while since I’ve last blogged, and I hope you’ll forgive my radio silence, as it were. For the record, I am very appreciative of the friendly response to my blogs—and I am thankful for the hospitality extended to me during my store visits.

Obviously, a lot of amazing things have happened in recent weeks that affect our industry....

I would imagine that each of you has either attended or will attend a spring ’09 trade show. Accordingly, I’m sure you’ve been confronted with the proposition of a booth – perhaps you’ve received an invitation to visit a booth, or you’ve requested others to visit a booth. Regardless, it’s trade show season, and booths are all the rage!

It’s amazing how...

Greetings everyone – I’m back. After a month long hiatus, I have returned, just in time to update you on my recent store visiting rampage through Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Toledo.

But before I hit the Midwest, I continued to work with Gabi as we finished up our tandem efforts by working Rhode Island and Massachusetts. The highlight of this trip centered...

Gabi and I did some great work together. We got the ball rolling with our first stop in Larchmont, New York where we dropped in on Joe Barlow, owner and operator of Outerluxe. As one can deduce from its name, Joe specializes in luxury outerwear, and for good reason: Joe spent more than 30 years in senior management with such luxury retailers as Neiman...