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Charles Harrison: The Black Industrial Designer Who Revamped View-Master

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on February 10, 2021

Born in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1931, Charles Harrison spent his childhood playing with model airplanes…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Kmart Lingers On, a Time Capsule of Mid-20th Century Retailing

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 8, 2019

I can still recall entering the stores and being overwhelmed with the smell of salty…

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Amazon 2018 and 1893 Sears; A Surprising Amount in Common

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 11, 2018

I am currently reading "Capitalism in America: A History" by Alan Greenspan and Adrian Wooldridge.…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

After Toys R Us; Who Will Be Willing to Sell Kmart?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on October 17, 2018

It is hard to believe that companies will be willing to issue credit to Kmart…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

The Implosion of Bricks and Mortar Retail

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on April 12, 2017

Over the course of my life, I have witnessed the gradual disassembly of bricks and…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Kmart and the Walking Dead

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on September 16, 2016

"The big question is why has the Sears / Kmart management allowed this depressing, slow…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

The Sears Wishbook; a gender critique

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 21, 2011

In my last blog I critiqued the Kmart toy catalog based upon its depiction of…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

The Kmart Toy Catalog; a gender critique

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 20, 2011

I recently wrote a gender critique of the Target toy catalog.  I looked at how girls…

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Change is the One Constant

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on May 17, 2010

  We need to adapt, to get better at what we do, to evolve or…

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