‘Take action’: Glossy’s E-Commerce Summit defines new industry directives At this week’s Glossy’s E-Commerce Summit in Miami, brand and retail executives used town-hall and working-group discussions to workshop their next strategies, with considerations including lower consumer sentiments and disruptive, ever-changing trade laws. To wrap the event, we gathered some brand leaders onstage to discuss the conversations that sparked new ideas,...
‘Price tags will have to go’: Brand executives weigh in on potential solutions to tariff challenges On day one of the Glossy E-Commerce Summit, brand executives took part in a frank and open discussion about the biggest challenges they’re facing now and how they're navigating them. Along with tariff tax-related issues, content demands are weighing on their minds.
Tootsies’s hands-on approach to brand partnerships is translating to big sales per door Celebrating 50 years in business, the boutique born out of Houston is answering brands’ business needs in ways that are rare in the current retail landscape. As described by the designers it carries, the company’s sell-through rate is extraordinary, thanks to its seasonal buys that are bold, collaborative and informed...
SoulCycle aims to open standalone ‘fashion’ retail stores At this week’s Shoptalk conference in Las Vegas, SoulCycle executives told Glossy the company is building up its apparel retail arm to become 15-20% of the business. Standalone retail stores are being considered, as are expanded retail floors in existing studios.
Why Gen Z is spending (a lot of) time in Coach stores Best described as testbeds for ideas with the potential to resonate with Gen Z, Coach Play’s “fully immersive” and “hyperlocal” stores have seen impressive levels of dwell time. Compared to a typical Coach store, a larger number of Gen-Z shoppers enter Coach Play stores. And among those who enter, their...
CMO Sarah Crockett on DSW’s rebrand: ‘We’re not going to throw everything out and just focus on the future’ Nine months into her role as CMO of DSW, Sarah Crockett is making some changes. Crockett, who has led marketing for companies including Dickies and Burton, has been tasked with driving a brand refresh: “What the leadership team was looking for and what was needed [when I was hired] was some...
Tiny Tags CEO Melissa Clayton: ‘We are not in the business of buying customers’ In addition to its DTC business, the customizable fine jewelry brand Tiny Tags has a Target collection that sells in nearly 1,700 stores and is expected to drive $7 million to $9 million in sales this year. On this week’s episode of the Glossy Podcast, the 13-year-old brand’s founder and...
Métier’s Melissa Morris on filling the ‘market gap’ for a new luxury leather goods brand If you watched the Oscars and the event’s afterparties Sunday night, chances are you saw a Métier handbag. The brand’s clutches were seen all over the red carpets, carried by stars from Kaia Germer to Amy Poehler to Anna Sawai. And it wasn’t the first time star fans of the...
‘Take a risk’: NYFW designers weigh in on the CFDA’s advice for Fall 2025 On February 5, the day before the official start of New York Fashion Week Fall 2025, CFDA chairman and designer Thom Browne put out an open letter to fellow designers, encouraging them to go bold. Several designers Glossy spoke to during the week said fulfilling the request would mean business...