- Report: On social media, mass retailers find success in video and higher cadence
Third-quarter earnings calls played like a broken record this week, as retail executives from several brands cited digital advancement and investment in social media as a means to staying afloat. For some, especially department stores and big-box retailers, it turns out their efforts are starting to show.
- New York magazine rolls out apparel line
Despite its name and its founders hailing from Manhattan, Only NY claims it doesn’t strictly seek out collaborations with New York-based companies — it's just inherently drawn to them.
- Luxury brands like Burberry are piling onto China’s Singles’ Day
Singles' Day, China's biggest shopping event on November 11, is driven by massive retail sales and promotions. But rather than leave luxury brands out, Alibaba has figured out a way to rope them in and create exclusive products to sell during the chaos.
- Macy’s looks to digital innovation to bolster end-of-year sales
Now facing 11 consecutive quarters of sales dips, Macy’s is turning to digital enhancements to fend off the challenges afflicting major department stores and mall brands around the country.
- Inside Burberry’s new strategic plan: Higher prices, more product
Burberry is undergoing a massive transition as CEO Marco Gobbetti has announced plans to establish the brand as a firmly positioned luxury brand, citing declined customer interest in the mid-level market of fashion. To pull off an increase in prices, the brand is putting emphasis on elevated product and more...
- Amazon’s pushing its private-label brands for the holidays
The holiday shopping season is fast approaching, and Amazon is celebrating by putting its recently rolled-out fleet of private-label brands front and center during one of the most important periods of the year for retailers.
- ‘Everyone’s afraid of it’: Why fashion brands are still avoiding Instagram Live
Though Instagram rolled out its latest live-streaming feature in October, allowing users to add friends to a broadcast using split-screen mode, most fashion and beauty brands remain hesitant to test out the tool.
- Day in the Life: Who What Wear editor-in-chief Kat Collings
Kat Collings walked us through one of her recent jam-packed days in Los Angeles, juggling strategy meetings with planning for Who What Wear’s next Target collection -- all culminating with a fashion show debuting the new H&M and Erdem collaboration.
Rachel Zoe: Being a designer today means ‘navigating the noise’ Rachel Zoe discussed her business's slow move to online, her experiments in see-now-buy-now and her plans to open up stores, on the Glossy Podcast.