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Lauder’s Fashion Sense: How Tom Ford Lured the Beauty Behemoth into Untested Waters

While I’m sure it was just the way it all shook out, there are only men – seven of them, in fact — quoted in ...
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Luxury Is Close to a Tipping Point: Balenciaga Takes the Risk

The Twitterverse and the rest of the media world erupted with outrage over Balenciaga’s latest holiday ad campaign featuring children posed with teddy-bear bags dressed ...
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Gary Friedman: The Poster Child of Retail Radicals

How did I define the CEO of RH, Gary Friedman? As a true radical, and more. Perhaps even an iconoclast. Friedman is unique and complex. ...
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Simon Properties Group Acquires for the Future

In June of last year I wrote a somewhat scathing article about SPG and ABG’s, (Authentic Brands Group), formation of “SPARC,” (Simon Property, ABG Retail ...
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Ralph Lauren Finally Finds Its New Left Brain

“Fashion fades, style is eternal.” This bit of philosophical observation was the final jaw-dropping statement in a 2021 article in The Urban Journal, which opined ...
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Quiet Quitting Is a Clear Call to Repair Employee Engagement

Quiet quitting has become a growing phenomenon thanks in part to social media, with TikTok and YouTube among the biggest influencers. But before we embark ...
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The New Rules of Work

Striking the right balance between asking workers to return to the office and providing opportunities for work-at-home has become a challenge for corporate retail executives. ...
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The Risks and Rewards of Taking a Stand

Float with me here for a minute. If I had to go out to dinner with any brand, I think I’d choose Mercedes Benz. First ...
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