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Collaborations With Target, Wrangler And Barbie Help Kendra Scott Jewelry Do More Good

Brand collaborations have become a really big thing with last year breaking records in collabs and product drops, according to Queue-It, a software company that helps brands manage online traffic. Unlike traditional licensing, which is largely transactional, more narrowly focused and longer term, collaborations lean into the partners’ creativity to bring something new and fresh […]

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Tom Ford Fashion Is Back, Giving Zegna Group A Big Boost

Ermenegildo Zegna Group just delivered preliminary revenue results for fiscal 2023, and they’re impressive. Revenues advanced 28% year-over-year, up from $1.6 billion (€1.5 billion) to $2.1 billion (€$1.9 billion). These are unaudited results and the final earnings report is to come, yet it’s a remarkable performance in a turbulent personal luxury goods market that only […]

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How To Find Growth In An Increasingly Turbulent Luxury Market

The personal luxury market’s explosive growth from 2019 through 2023 – up almost 30% over the four years  – has come to an end. Starting at $301 billion in 2019, it rode the pandemic roller coaster, dropping sharply in 2020, then more than recovered in 2022 as it climbed 20% to reach $373 billion, according to Bain […]

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Tommy Bahama: A Case Study In Lifestyle Branding

Lifestyle branding is ubiquitous in marketing circles. Companies spent over $7 billion on lifestyle advertising last year and are expected to allocate some $10 billion by 2027, nearly a 10 percent compound annual growth rate from 2022, according to Statista. Lifestyle brands are thin on the ground. A rare few reach that level, namely megabrands with […]

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Store Closures Can Hurt More Than Help Retailers’ Bottom Line

Everybody knows that opening a store in a new location can have a positive impact on sales not just in that location but in online traffic overall. It’s the “Halo Effect.” But closing a store can result in more than just lost sales in that particular store. That’s called the “Horn Effect,” the negative flip […]

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