A new survey finds affluent Millennials are keen to purchase luxury goods for the status they confer, calling on luxury brands to embrace their customers’ status needs.
Archive | July, 2024
Forced Labor Is Systemic In Luxury Industry Supply Chains: Analysis And Solutions
Dior and Giorgio Armani are among the world’s most reputable companies, ranking in RepTrak’s Top 100 global brand reputation index. So it was a surprise to see these most reputable of companies acted so disreputably when it comes to their supply chain.
Forget Omnichannel Retail, Think Unified Commerce
Retailers need to recognize that unified commerce is more than just a shiny, new phrase to describe omnichannel retail. Realizing its full potential and implementing it across the entire organization requires a completely new mindset. Yes, its goal is to deliver a unified customer experience across channels, i.e., an omnichannel customer experience, but it achieves […]
Why Nordstrom May Be Surprise Winner From Saks-Neiman Marcus Merger
After months, even years of rumors, Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus Group (NMG) have reached a definitive merger agreement. Saks will pay $2.65 billion to acquire NMG and its 36 department stores, two Bergdorf Goodman locations and five Last Call outlets.Saks brings 39 stores, 95 Saks Off 5th outlets, and a separately operating Saks.com […]
Resolving The Tension Between Quiet Luxury and Status-Seeking Conspicuous Consumption
A New York minute ago, quiet luxury replaced conspicuous consumption and became all the rage. Now it’s retreated from the headlines with fashion insiders rejecting the phrase as too overused: “An overly TikTok-ified way of describing classic, refined clothing,” the Wall Street Journal reports. Italian designer Brunello Cucinelli, who fully embraces the trend if not the terminology, […]
