At the SAP Retail Forum in Las Vegas last week, author Michael Treacy stated what he saw as the ultimate paradox in retailing: everything done in early years of a company's life sows the seed of its eventual destruction. Do you similarly see a 30-to-50 year lifespan in general for retailers?

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