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This edition: Traditional Retail vs. E-commerce with Mark A. Cohen


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Original tape date: April 25, 2017. First aired: May 1, 2017.

Online shopping has come into its own and this is causing enormous disruptions in the traditional retail industry. Shopping malls and department stores are closing at an alarming rate. Staggering job losses are occurring. Some of the most famous brand names are disappearing. Is this just part of the ordinary business cycle, or are we witnessing a fundamental change in one of the bedrock elements of American culture and the U.S. economy – the way we shop? Bob talks about this with guest Mark Cohen, a former Sears executive now the director of Retail Studies at Columbia Business School.

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Mark A. Cohen Director of Retail Studies, Columbia Business School

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  • Bob Herbert’s Op-Ed.TV is a weekly half-hour program featuring interviews with significant men and women from a variety of fields: officeholders and activists, economists, labor leaders, writers and artists. Herbert, a longtime journalist and former columnist for The New York Times, takes a close look each week at a compelling contemporary issue. He elicits personal stories and insights into the character of each guest, revealing not just what they believe about a particular issue, but why they believe it.

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