The real messes don’t come from a bad quarter or a supply chain snag. They come from the chaos no one saw coming: a political storm that drops out of nowhere, boardroom drama that spills into the headlines, an international trend that sweeps the globe overnight, or a TikTok clip that suddenly emasculates a billion-dollar brand in 72 hours.
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Foreseeing issues of succession, Armani created the Giorgio Armani Foundation in 2016 (when he was 82) to ensure continuous guidance for the company’s future management and protect the values and principles that have always inspired the founder’s creative and entrepreneurial activities.
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Haley Boehning, founder of Storyforge and former L Brands executive, understands that authentic leadership can revolutionize rethinking career growth. A natural leader, Haley has built her consulting business to help executives and their organizations forge and activate their unique brand stories based on the North Star of purpose and impact.
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The question is no longer if the economic uncertainty spurred by recent government initiatives will dampen retail activity; the real questions are: by how much, and for how long?
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Primark’s strategic U.S. expansion started 10 years ago and is a master plan in calculated retail growth that could fundamentally reshape America’s affordable fashion landscape. Primark has 450 stores worldwide and 33 in the States.
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Crisis management has become a requisite strategy in today’s fractious marketplace. The socio-political landscape has become a minefield for retailers where one misstep can trigger unprecedented consumer backlash and boycotts.
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Cornell and Target kept putting their feet in their mouths at every step. When they announced they were pulling back from DEI initiatives, they were crucified by the customers who supported those views, and they never really got the buy-in from those who didn’t. Efforts to soften that stance infuriated people on both sides of the issue, setting up a no-win situation for the company.
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Here’s an impressive retail transformation story. Kimberly Minor, CEO of WOCRA and Interim Executive Director at The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business, shares raw truths about what it really takes to lead in today’s retail landscape.
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“The supply chain for mass-produced garments is a very lengthy one—we can predict weather better than we can predict what fashions will sell.” Janice Wang
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People who dealt with Lauder day-in and day-out give testament to the fact that his old school, respect-based management style is a true rarity. There are some who met Leonard Lauder only on a single occasion but their memories help flesh out the bigger picture of this once-in-a-lifetime guy.
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