Executive Action Items: E-commerce brand execs on competing with Amazon and new tech tools This month, Glossy brought together a group of executives from the fashion industry to talk about the challenges facing e-commerce. The executives compared notes on topics like charging for returns, working with Amazon, educating customers about products and cutting down on SKU counts.
Glossy Podcast: How AI search is changing how we shop — plus, Nike returns to Amazon, Steve Madden v. Adidas, and Maria Grazia Chiuri leaves Dior This week, we take a deep dive into AI-powered search. Google announced last week that it is revamping its search function, infusing every step with its Gemini AI technology.
Fashion Briefing: Inside Stitch Fix’s flexibility-focused turnaround plan Stitch Fix is the latest of many fashion businesses looking to revamp their strategies. Tariffs and economic uncertainty are rapidly altering consumer behavior, leading fashion brands to consider raising prices, laying off workers and shifting their focus to different markets.
Vivrelle co-founders on their new Hamptons pop-up and why inventory is king in rental and resale Pop-ups and physical retail are just one of the tactics Vivrelle is using as it enters a growth period. Vivrelle is having its best month ever in terms of revenue, as market conditions are favoring alternative business models like rental and resale.
Glossy Podcast: Breaking down the Tariff Playbook — plus the latest news on Richemont, Chanel and Mytheresa This week, we discuss the state of luxury through the lens of three major luxury companies that reported earnings this week. Later in the episode, we lay out the tariff playbook, a collection of strategies and methods that we’ve heard from fashion brands about how they’re navigating tariff volatility.
Fashion Briefing: Despite market volatility, jewelry brands are investing in new retail stores Tiny Jewel Box is just the latest high-end jewelry company to expand its physical retail footprint. In addition to Tiny Jewel Box expanding its store, jeweler Frank Darling opened a new showroom in Manhattan on May 8 and the Danish jewelry retailer Pandora opened its latest flagship in Las Vegas...
Brands share uncertainty and possible solutions at Glossy’s Tariffs Town Hall On Tuesday afternoon, Glossy and Modern Retail reporters and editors gathered in a virtual town hall with Glossy+ and Modern Retail+ members to discuss the effects that tariffs are having on the fashion, beauty and retail industries. This recap of the discussion outlines the tariff-related challenges faced by industry insiders.
Kering bets on haute couture with Pierpaolo Piccioli’s appointment at Balenciaga Piccioli, who left Valentino last year, called his appointment a “passing of the torch” from Demna to himself, while also laying out his own vision of Balenciaga.
Executive Action Items: Mack Weldon, Caraa and Hadley Pollet execs on navigating e-commerce challenges This month, Glossy brought together a group of executives from the fashion industry to talk about the challenges facing e-commerce. The executives compared notes on topics like using AI to source affiliate partners, prioritizing products, and managing shipping and fulfillment.