How companies like Stitch Fix, Rent the Runway and Jetblack are changing the way retailers work with brands As brands push for more direct sales and customer connection, the business model for middlemen has had to pivot as well.
Hum Nutrition’s Walter Faulstroh: ‘We don’t dumb down the message’ On this week's episode of The Glossy Beauty Podcast, beauty editor Priya Rao sits down with Walter Faulstroh, the founder and CEO of Hum Nutrition. The two discuss the costs and payoffs of clinical trials, the way his brand is making a newer beauty category more digestible, and the reason...
Nearly Newlywed’s Jackie Courtney: The wedding industry hasn’t evolved with the customer On this week's episode of The Glossy Podcast, Hilary Milnes sits down with Nearly Newlywed founder and CEO Jackie Courtney to discuss the need for modernization in the bridal industry, the normalization of resale and the expansion of her company into new categories.
StockX’s Josh Luber: Safe sneaker resellers grow the whole market For the episode three of Glossy Trend Watch: Streetwear Edition, fashion reporter Danny Parisi sits down with Luber to discuss how the resale market grew up and what the current relationship is between the primary and secondary markets.
Reformation founder Yael Aflalo on releasing permanent extended sizing Timed with the new launch, Aflalo discussed the decision to permanently sell extended sizing, how the brand A/B tests its collections and how it's become even more focused on promoting sustainability.
Tengram Capital Partners’ Rich Gersten: ‘Clean’ and ‘natural’ are no longer differentiators In this week's episode of The Glossy Podcast, beauty editor Priya Rao sits down with Gersten to discuss what he looks for when investing, why being a clean brand is no longer a differentiator and whether massive valuations on the regular are the new norm.
Revolve’s Raissa Gerona: We’re in the early years of influencer marketing On this week's episode of The Glossy Podcast, Hilary Milnes sits down with Gerona live at Shoptalk 2019 to discuss how Revolve built its brand through influencers, why Snapchat isn't for the company and what untapped potential remains in the influencer marketing space.
Sneakersnstuff’s Wil Whitney: The hype bubble is going to burst In episode two of Glossy Trend Watch: Streetwear Edition, Danny Parisi sits down with Wil Whitney, who was one of the original founders of Nom de Guerre and now manages U.S. brand relations for Sneakersnstuff. Whitney discusses how sneaker retail and the drop model have evolved over time, and why...
SoulCycle’s Melanie Whelan: We’re finding more ways to engage with our customer On this week's episode of The Glossy Beauty Podcast, beauty editor Priya Rao sits down with Whelan to discuss how to scale a boutique experience, how to move from a fitness to a lifestyle brand and why SoulCycle decided to make the move into wholesale with Nordstrom.