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There is power in sharing the great stories about the art of leadership in the retail industry. Let’s take first-time CEOs. Three female leaders of public and private companies share their insights. Once a first-timer myself, I know the feeling
Since Neiman Marcus Group filed for bankruptcy in May 2020 and emerged four months later with $4 billion in debt, it has largely gone off our radar. The time-lapse has allowed the company time to right its ship without the
It wasn’t all that long ago – since about the arrival of the first Gen Zer – that Lego was virtually bankrupt and on the brink of going out of business. Fast forward to that grown-up Gen Zer and it
Over the next 50 years, Nielsen research predicts the Black population is expected to grow by 22 percent while the White (non-Hispanic) population is expected to shrink by 27 percent. Spending power among Black Americans is expected to reach $1.8
For decades retailers have been managing their merchandise assortment, planning, and allocations based on prior sales numbers, emerging trends, store profiling, and overall demand. With continued access to richer data, retailers have never been more informed about their business. Analyzing
For those of you who read my article back in November 2021, Is Sonia Syngal Gap’s Fourth “Hail Mary?” you will understand that Richard Dickson, soon to take the helm as CEO of Gap Inc., will be the fifth …
How long do you think it’s going to take Allbirds to crash? It happened to A&F in its Michael Jeffries era. It happened to the Gap after Mickey Drexler’s era. It happened to Michael Kors and Tommy Hilfiger, both under
Fashion specialty stores are caught in a squeeze play. Blame it on the democratization of fashion. But there’s also the proliferation of ecommerce with over $208 billion in online fashion retail sales each year. But there’s more at play here
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