- At Glamour Summit, discussion centers on lack of female fashion leaders
Though the fashion industry has made strides in elevating women to leadership roles, there remains a dearth of female executives at the highest levels. At the Glamour Women of the Year Summit in Brooklyn, New York on Monday, concern over a lack of representation for women across all parts of...
- Richemont’s long road to sales growth strategy in Asia
After a concentrated effort to buy back excess inventory in Asia, Richemont is seeing big growth pay off in the region, where brands like Cartier and Piaget are testing online and in-store concepts to appeal to a modern luxury consumer in markets like Hong Kong and China.
- The supply chain is becoming part of luxury designers’ branding strategies
The supply chain, often seen as the shadowy underbelly of fashion design, is coming out of the shadows with the encouragement of the CFDA. Luxury designers are being coached on restructuring their production cycles to be more efficient and sustainable, and used as a branding tool.
- 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.