Luxury Briefing: The resale market knows what luxury will revive next For this week's Luxury Briefing, I spoke to Noelle Sciacca, The RealReal’s associate director of fashion merchandising and content strategy, about how the resale market is accurately predicting which items designer brands will bring back next based on resale demand, as well as other interesting findings from the new The...
Hollister is acquiring new customers through Target as it looks beyond apparel Hollister says its first significant U.S. wholesale and category expansion performed above expectations, reached new customers and contributed to second-quarter growth.
Curology says Walmart shoppers convert to prescription skin care at 5x its online rate Curology is testing Walmart as a new acquisition channel for its prescription skin-care business, with early conversion rates running five times higher than online.
Willy Chavarria is testing an AI version of himself Willy Chavarria is exploring what happens when the designer becomes part of the online shopping experience, by potentially using an AI-generated version of his own voice to interact with customers.
Why Mike Ashley’s growing luxury empire has the fashion industry on edge On this week’s Glossy Podcast, international fashion reporter Zofia Zwieglinska joins senior fashion reporter Danny Parisi to explain who Mike Ashley is, why the Harvey Nichols deal matters and how Frasers is gaining influence across the fashion industry.
Luxury Briefing: How Ralph Lauren is taking a seasonal approach to its US Open activation In this week's Luxury Briefing, I look into American luxury prep brand Ralph Lauren – as its marketing investment reaches 8.2% of sales, the brand is extending the tennis tournament into a retail season spanning luxury hospitality, personalization, vintage and home. Also, luxury brands' bet on animation in the face...
How BaubleBar is turning college fandom into a year-round growth engine BaubleBar’s fast-growing collegiate business shows how fashion brands are using university fandom as a year-round sales, distribution and customer-acquisition strategy.
As global sourcing gets harder, LA’s apparel infrastructure gets more valuable Los Angeles remains one of the few major apparel manufacturing hubs in the U.S. As overseas sourcing gets harder to predict, emerging brands are leaning on its factories, wash houses, pattern makers and finishing specialists for speed and control.
Luxury Briefing: Frasers acquired Harvey Nichols for $54 million. Fixing it could cost $270 million Frasers Group acquired Harvey Nichols for approximately $54 million, but industry experts estimate that reviving the department store could require an investment of up to $270 million. Plus, Tapestry’s Coach-led growth, executive moves and news to know.