Consumer >> Analyst Interviews >> October 6, 1999
LAUREN COOKS LEVITAN is a Principal and Senior Equity Analyst with
Robertson Stephens covering the eTailing sector. She joined the firm in
1995, having previously worked in retailing for three years for The
Gymboree Corporation and Crate & Barrel. Ms. Levitan was the first Wall
Street analyst to apply both retail industry experience and research
coverage of traditional retailers to the emerging eTail sector. Prior to
pioneering this space, she covered a broad range of specialty retailing
and consumer products companies. Ms. Levitan holds a Bachelor's degree
from Duke University and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate Business
School. Profile
the first eTailers?
Ms. Levitan: I think the history of eTailing actually starts even before
the Internet. I think the
