Almost every time I facilitate a small group leadership discussion, I ask the team to share some of their story. Predictably, half the group jumps at the opportunity to transparently relay “who” they are and the “story” that informs their lives. It is one of the most powerful moments of […]
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Retail is a challenging industry, considering how much it changed in the last few years. That’s why it is important to keep up with the latest trends. In this article, we are going to present the best 7 retail marketing books.
When we talk to clients about creating their strategy for their NTI, remodel, or concept store, we always ask, “What do you want to be when you grow up? Do you want to be a branded store or a store of brands?” It’s the first step to understanding what direction […]
A New Era of Sustainable Retail The final sprint leading up to the year 2023 has made for some powerful headlines in the realm of sustainability. With calls of ‘greenwashing’ following even the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (or the ‘COP27’ as it is more commonly known) and its […]
The fashion industry has significantly changed in recent years, said Adrienne Jones, the first tenured, full-time Black professor at the Pratt Institute. Before the global Covid pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement — to name a couple of catalysts — Jones told us that she would drop off her […]
Real talk: I love discovering emerging fashion brands. For my social circle, that passion can be both a blessing (I’m basically their personal shopper) and a curse (for their credit cards). But as a fashion editor, I find nothing more thrilling than discovering an incredible pair of knee-high boots or […]
eBay Fashion is notoriously fickle. Jordache jeans — called “one of the brands that defined the ’80s” by NPR, were found in the Rollback section of Walmart as recently as 2018 but made a dramatic return at the 2019 New York Fashion Week. One minute, a brand is so hot […]
Scroll To See More Images At this point, it should be expected that supporting Black-owned brands isn’t just a February occurrence. While there has been more initiative to include Black-owned brands in the fashion conversation as of late, virtually none of the major fashion houses or dominant brands are owned […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Nordstrom says it’s acquiring a minority interest in four fashion brands owned by a British company called Asos as the department store chain aims to attract more customers in their 20s. The brands— Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge and HIIT— were purchased by Asos in February after […]
Stock up your spring wardrobe with these stylish buys (iStock/The Independent) (The Independent/iStock) One of the most popular brands on the British high street, Zara has earned itself a cult following among fashion fans owing to its consistently reliable fashion-forward pieces and classic wardrobe staples. So great is the retailer’s […]