As e-commerce surges, brands are crafting unprecedented risk-management strategies As e-commerce takes on unprecedented importance, even tech-light companies are confronting the fact that a single server crash or power outage can spell revenue disaster. In a new guide for brands, learn best practices for mitigating IT disruptions.
‘The days of lip service are over’: Fashion brands make an overdue plan to diversify The fashion industry has notoriously had a lack of diversity, even as it has been discussing ways to diversify in recent years. It is, like many industries, facing a moment of reckoning as brands look at their own staff and realize that it is, for the most part, largely white.
Fleur du Mal’s Jennifer Zuccarini on cutting collections by 50%: ‘It’s just too much product’ In the latest episode of #LFH, Glossy’s Instagram Live series focused on how brand founders are Leading From Home, Fleur du Mal founder and CEO Jennifer Zuccarini discussed how she’s been collaborating with her team, coping under new pressures and preparing her brand for the future.
Global green shoots: How retail around the world is beginning to re-emerge With lockdown restrictions now being eased by some governments, small green shoots of recovery are beginning to emerge. Modern Retail and Glossy reporters took a (virtual) trip around the globe to see where shopping is beginning to restart and if shoppers are ready to spend money once again in the...
‘It’s going to be like the Apple store’: How beauty retailers are rethinking product engagement Beauty brands and retailers are navigating how heightened levels of hygiene could work in tandem with the traditional “human touch” at the counter. While social distancing mandates mean digital solutions like AR-powered mirrors continue to be top-of-mind, industry advisors are looking at ways to retain the familiar in-store experience, and...
Does ‘business comfortable’ have staying power? After people get used to months spent in loose-waist pants and T-shirts, with maybe a button-down shirt or blazer thrown on for a Zoom meeting, will anyone want to go back to shift dresses and suits?
Have we experienced our last fashion week? The pandemic has brands questioning the efficacy of fashion week and reimagining ways to show their collections that make more sense.
E-commerce woes, failed rebrands and Madewell: How J.Crew lost its way The apparel brand was staring down a debt load of close to $2 billion and fading brand cachet. The one beacon of light it had, Madewell, wasn't going to be able to right the whole ship, even under good conditions. And then came coronavirus, which shut off nearly all incoming...