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Demand for Secondhand Luxury Is Booming and The RealReal Lit the Fuse

When Prince Charles hosted the recent G-20 event on climate change and the private sector, Julie Wainwright, founder and CEO of The RealReal, was asked to participate in a fashion and sustainability working group. HRH didn’t make the call, but no matter, it was a honor to be so honored.That put the noses out of […]

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Social Commerce Is the Next Shopping Revolution

The internet is undergoing a global social revolution. Nearly all of the 4.8 billion internet users worldwide are also on social media, some 4.5 billion people. That means 57% of all the people in the world are using social media.It’s made social media their front door to the internet. As of July 2021, social media […]

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Luxury Brands Have A New More Intentional Consumer

Against a backdrop brought on by the pandemic, including supply chain snags, rising inflation and on-going geopolitical turmoil, luxury brands face another challenge. The consumers who are emerging post-pandemic are coming to the luxury market with new priorities and expectations from luxury brands.“Customers tastes and interests have changed. Their attitudes toward shopping have changed. People […]

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Boot Barn Will Nearly Double Its Footprint, Spurred On by “Yellowstone” Cowboy Chic

As a retailer known for rodeo wear, Boot Barn Holdings has been wrangling in its own Wall Street rodeo, trying to ride the current bull market. That chute opened at the end of March 2020, when Boot Barn was trading around $12 to $13 per share. Now it’s trading around $100.It’s had an amazing ride, […]

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Balance of Power in the Luxury Market Shifts To Favor Only Seven Brands

Bain and Company and the Italian trade association Fondazione Altagamma are out with their 2021 study of the global luxury market.Based on a preliminary assessment covering both sales in the luxury goods and experiences market in nine major categories, it reports total revenues will increase between 13% to 15% over the 2020 pandemic year to […]

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