The next generation poised to become the core target market for luxury brands is bringing a whole new outlook on style and value into the luxury marketplace. As Millennials mature in their careers and grow in affluence, luxury brands need […]
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Next? Amazon Branded Stores The world does not need another brand of anything, and even more to the point, more apparel brands. However, Amazon Fashion VP and CEO of its Shopbop unit, Jeff Yurcisin, spoke at the recent WWD CEO
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Art, theater, and retail have all been intertwined in American culture going back nearly two centuries, to Godey’s Lady Book in 1830. As recently as the 1950s, Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg and Sari Dienes, all postmodern artists, paid
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By bringing hair, makeup and nail pros right to your door, on-demand apps are claiming an ever-bigger chunk of the beauty budget. Pass the oxygen mask — StyleSeat is sucking all the air out of the room. This past July,
A comfortable pair of jeans that makes you feel confident. A shirt filled with sentiment and inspiration. A trench that travels everywhere you do. What makes any piece of clothing a “favorite?” Earlier this year, Cotton Incorporated decided to see
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This is a challenging time for retailers to invest in global expansion. About ten years ago the industry experienced a Gold Rush of sorts, heeding calls to “Go West” (or “Head East,” depending on your perspective) to China and India.
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To put it mildly, the current retail climate, both meteorogically and financially, has to be one of the most dynamic we’ve ever seen. The forces of nature, distribution, and global conflict have created a new consumer behavior without historical precedent.
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A Series of Firsthand Views from Industry Leaders on the Retail Landscape, Careers, Personal Insights and the Future of Retail. How did you get into this business? I was born in Soviet Russia, where “retail” meant that when you see
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The future of the Millennial workspace has finally hit its apex: from bringing our home to the office and the new extremes of socializing in the workplace to Holacracy (a new, flat framework for management), we Millennials are defining our
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Holiday 2015 is not about Black Friday, Cyber Monday or even Super Saturday. Nor is it about channel, about mobile marketing or eCommerce. It’s about the consumer. Information about that most valuable asset is essential for the coming weeks and
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