Baseball stories, like retail interactions, can be exciting – the best ball players take to the field, make the right choices, and play with inspiration - attempting to steer their team towards a winning outcome.
As a better way to explain this scenario: “Who” was the baseball player on first base, “What” was the player on second, “I don’t know” was the player manning third base, and Tomorrow was the pitcher. Lou Costello then said: “Now I throw the ball to first base, whoever it is drops the ball, so the guy runs to second. Who picks up the ball and throws it to What. What throws it to I Don’t Know. I Don’t Know throws it back to Tomorrow – a triple play” per the famous Abbott and Costello routine.
Unfortunately for fashion retail, many industry executives have chosen baseball’s more-silent approach to the game. Recent proposed laws by state and federal legislators have quietly angered retail executives. Instead of fighting back, most of these retail fashion leaders tend to chat about being good corporate citizens or about how their respective companies are reacting to new laws (that clearly disrupt their day-to-day operations). They will even discuss future legislation that might be headed their way, signaling (to all who pay attention) a fait accompli. Perhaps they fear criticism of their “brand” because no one is really saying: “how can we stop this legislative nonsense - and how do we get the federal government off our backs?” Responsible companies already know their...
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