Luxury Briefing: Why shoppable videos and livestreams will define the next era of luxury e-commerce This week, a look at the evolution of livestream shopping and shoppable videos in the luxury sector. Plus, luxury brands are hiring from the hospitality industry. And Gen-Z is fueling Loewe’s mega-popularity.
Luxury Briefing: Does fashion rental hold the answer to the industry’s inventory problem? This week, an in-depth look at a new, rental-focused venture aiming to drive a necessary “paradigm switch” in fashion. Plus, a members-only shopping club is coming to NYC. And Mytheresa is expanding its resale program created in partnership with Vestiaire Collective.
CEO Kruti Patel Goyal on bringing Depop to ‘a bigger, broader audience in more places’ With "it" girls including Sabrina Carpenter recently sporting Depop finds to major events, the peer-to-peer resale e-tailer is decidedly having a moment — but its growth hasn't been sudden. According to the 13-year-old company, which was acquired by Etsy in 2021, its registered user base grew 17% to $35 million...
Luxury Briefing: The Sofia Richie-Grainge effect has come to luxury hotels This week, Sofia Richie’s wedding venue has become a popular brand collaborator. Plus, designer Rachel Antonoff reflects on 15 years of her namesake brand.
Lululemon vets on launching Left On Friday: ‘We were able to go so far so fast’ On the week’s episode of the Glossy Podcast, Shannon Savage and Laura Low Ah Kee discuss how their long careers at Lululemon led to the launch of their now 6-year-old premium active swimwear brand, Left On Friday. Savage and Low Ah Kee originally bootstrapped the business, which has remained on...
Luxury Briefing: It’s complicated — The brand and retailer relationship status is evolving This week, a look at the current state of the brand-retailer relationship, according to new research, Tapestry's new earnings report, the founder of growing luxury brand Brochu Walker and executives from Net-a-Porter.
Esprit’s Scott Lux: ‘At the end of the day, the product and customer have to be the heroes’ On this week’s Glossy Podcast, Scott Lux, global evp of e-commerce, technology and innovation at Esprit, discussed his role in the brand’s current attempt at a comeback in the U.S. market — Esprit had its heyday in the states in the 1980s.
Tommy Hilfiger-styled Stray Kids dominated the Met Gala buzz on social media The most-engaged post was by Stray Kids — it featured the members of the band wearing personalized Tommy Hilfiger robes and the caption, “Getting ready for the Met Gala.”
When to fundraise, according to beauty leaders For last week's Beauty Leaders Dinner held in Los Angeles, Glossy and Listrak gathered top executives from some of beauty’s most influential brands for an evening of discussion around current opportunities and challenges in the industry. At one point, all talk turned to fundraising — specifically, whether or not brands should...