…have different views on how to evolve the creative and consumer-facing parts of the business.” So, Ralph’s judgment errored in favor of another right brain, which the Ralph Lauren brand…
…and race to the bottom (particularly for a luxury brand like Ralph Lauren) is almost impossible to understand and totally impossible to control and avoid. So, Ralph and company understands…
…put Saint Laurent in his atelier, and he was a five-star general in the world of fashion. He was a man of incredible taste and sophistication. In 1958 Saint Laurent…
…Fossil, a Tory Burch collection is licensed by Fitbit, and Estée Lauder launched a Tory Burch fragrance, blush and lipstick successfully this year. Like Martha Stewart and Ralph Lauren, Tory…
Full disclosure: it is easier to write about succession planning than to execute on it. Recently two fashion industry firms made headlines with the announcement of new CEOs—Ralph Lauren Corporation…
…and welcomed her visitors in an emcee type role. But Seriously… Luxury brands Dior and Ralph Lauren took a different approach. Lauren virtualizes their physical stores by famously recreating his…
…to big uptown stores that they perceive as catering to an older generation and excessive consumerism,\” he shares. Mortimer Singer, president and chief executive of Marvin Traub Associates, a business…
…was (and, still is) Jane Elfers, who took the helm as CEO in 2010. Almost all parts of the business were a mess upon Elfers’ arrival. During the four years…
…is Ralph Lauren. One only has to step in to the store in Aspen and instantly you know, first, you are in a Ralph Lauren environment and second, you are…
…retailers such as Michael Kors, Coach, Ralph Lauren, for joining their lifestyle brand counterparts (J.Crew, Adidas, Free People, etc.) in creating a discounting strategy during the peak years of the…
