Mark Cohen (Sears early 2000s): Nordstrom Exit

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Craig sits down with Mark Cohen, Director of Retail Studies at Columbia Business School and CEO of Sears Canada between 2001 and 2004. The discuss why Nordstrom failed in Canada, what might happen with the spaces as well as a revelation that HBC attempted to get Sears to acquire it twice during Cohen's tenure, among other things.

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• Mark Cohen, Director of Retail Studies at Columbia Business School

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