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  • Ann Taylor launches subscription rental program

    Taking a cue from Rent the Runway’s unlimited subscription model, Ann Taylor has quietly launched a rental service of its own. The program, called Infinite Style, allows consumers to pay a monthly fee of $95 to borrow up to three items at a time and swap them out as much...

  • Why luxury brands are looking to travel retail to stay afloat

    Luxury brands are increasingly looking to travel retail -- a market worth $63.5 billion in global revenue -- to fill a void created by the struggling retail market.

  • Gwyneth Paltrow on building a lifestyle media brand: ‘It has to mean something’

    Gwyneth Paltrow started Goop as a newsletter in 2008 to give recommendations about food, fitness, fashion and beauty. The company has since expanded to add commerce, product lines and books. Recently, Goop partnered with Condé Nast on a quarterly print magazine, launching in September. We caught up with Paltrow to...

  • Why JustFab, Sephora and Walmart excel at personalization

    When it comes to personalization, brand marketers have tunnel vision. Companies that excel at personalization take a holistic view of the customer experience. They treat personalization as a strategy, not as a tactic. Sponsored content by Sailthru

  • Why Celine’s digital push in China is happening on WeChat

    Céline, which has been notoriously slow to catch up online, has launched a WeChat account in China. It's a big step for the brand to get in front of 900 million daily users in China, but it's still not a full plunge into the region's e-commerce market.

  • Female-led luxury shoe brand founders are pushing to merge style with comfort

    While the mid-priced sector of the footwear industry remains fairly saturated, luxury is a largely untapped frontier for rising brands. For one, it’s expensive; higher quality materials can be prohibitively costly for any emerging brand. However, it's been a particularly difficult venture for women trying to push into the industry...

  • Day in the Life: The Zoe Report editorial director Nicky Deam

    On the morning after Rachel Zoe's spring 2018 runway show, and the day before leaving for the first half of fashion month, The Zoe Report editorial director Nicky Deam shared how she spent the hours leading up to the event, what celebrity guest left her starstruck and which RZ looks...

  • Rebecca Minkoff on innovating the retail space

    In preparation of recognizing the best of the fashion, luxury and beauty space, our sponsor EVRYTHNG chatted with Rebecca Minkoff, Best In-Store Tech finalist, about tech, retail innovation and experiential branding. Below,edited highlights of Rebecca Minkoff's conversation with Niall Murphy, co-founder and CEO of EVRYTHNG.

  • The year in fashion media: Getting activist

    To say it was a seminal year for fashion publications may be an understatement. From appointing new columnists with a feminist slant to going completely dark on International Women’s Day, several media organizations took on a larger political stance than they had before. At the same time, many were dealing...

  • ‘We know what not to do’: Oak embarks on new, American Apparel-free era

    In early 2016, following the first of American Apparel's two bankruptcies, Louis Terline and Jeff Madalena bought back Oak — the indie boutique they launched in 2003 — from the now defunct chain, which had acquired it two and a half years before. Since then, Madalena and Terline have been...

  • The​ ​four​ ​ways​ ​commerce​ ​is​ ​changing​ ​forever

    By Loren Padelford, VP & Head of Retail, Shopify Plus The way we shop has changed forever — and it’s causing seismic shifts in the way retailers plan for the future. With the introduction of smartphones, and the continued advance of online shopping, commerce has fundamentally shifted from retailer led...

  • How Of a Kind is using original content to grow its brand

    Original content is increasingly king for fashion and beauty companies looking to court loyal customers and differentiate their brands amidst a sea of endless competition. The maker marketplace Of a Kind, launched in 2010, has taken a particularly savvy approach to the concept, with their cult favorite “10 Things” newsletter...