At Facebook’s inaugural luxury forum on Wednesday, leaders of the social platform spoke to luxury fashion and beauty executives about the need to embrace digital marketing. Through a series of case studies, the event made a clear statement that Facebook will remain bullish in courting luxury brands that have traditionally...
We asked reps from brands like Eileen Fisher and Shoes of Prey to weigh in on the influencer marketing industry. Is a bubble going to burst? Are we going to see a major shakeout? The consensus: influencers aren't going away, but the industry is going to slim down.
Farfetch North America president Jeff Fowler: ‘The store of the future will never be finished’ On this week's episode of the Glossy Podcast, Farfetch North America president Jeff Fowler explained the marketplace's big ambitions for the store of the future. Rather than an actual store, it's a platform — one that will help luxury brands identify shoppers in their stores and bridge the offline and...
Chanel found itself in hot water for what many social media users are decrying a disrespectful appropriation of Indigenous Australians, a community that has traditionally used the boomerang as a weapon for hunting for hundreds of years. The Chanel boomerang is part of collection of branded game sets, which includes...
Luxury brands have long partnered with artists, musicians and fellow designers, but what sets Gucci apart is its continued focus on young and emerging artists. Beyond just bringing a hip factor that resonates with millennials, these partnerships are also helping build the careers of fledgling artists by giving them global...
Results are in, and it's bleak: Department stores are missing investor expectations and watching sales drop across the board. To regroup, company-wide strategies are being introduced to speed up processes, use physical stores to their advantage and cut back on promotions.
New York University’s Stern School of Business is launching the first fashion and luxury MBA program in the U.S. At its crux, the program is designed to bridge the gap between the creative and artistic sensibilities that are essential to fashion, and the business acumen needed to run a successful...
Now, more than ever, retailers are recognizing the demand for budget-friendly options and trying their hand at wedding apparel to capitalize on an industry valued at more than $300 billion. In the past month alone, Topshop launched its first line of affordable wedding dresses, H&M dropped a bridal lingerie collection...
Birchbox Man launched five years ago to reach men with a monthly sampling of grooming and skin care products. After bringing on hundreds of brands, the company's business model has helped drive education and conversion in a previously untapped space.