Diane von Furstenberg has brought on fashion industry veteran Graziano de Boni to turnaround the DVF brand and company.
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Are Luxury Consumers Ready For Chanel To Change Creative Direction?
Rumors have persisted for years that Chanel’s artistic director Virginie Viard was on her way out. However, in early May at the Marseille cruise collection show, Chanel president of fashion and accessories Bruno Pavlovsky disabused those rumors, emphatically stating to Fashion Network:“Virginie is doing extremely well. You know, ever since she succeeded Karl Lagerfeld, certain […]
How Mytheresa Unlocked The Luxury Marketplace Business Model
While e-commerce, multi-brand fashion marketplaces Farfetch and Matches have fallen and Richemont-owned YOOX Net-a-Porter hangs in the balance, Mytheresa stands strong. It’s done it by offering a carefully curated selection of luxury fashion offerings focused on the demands of true luxury consumers using a traditional wholesale-to-retail business model like a department store.Its point of difference […]
Banana Republic Returns To Fashion ‘Fundamentals’ After Its Home-Centric CEO Exits
News just broke that Banana Republic’s president and CEO Sandra Stangl has been shown the door. While a company spokesperson replied “No comment” to my request, WWD obtained an internal memo from Gap Inc. CEO Richard Dickson stating: “As we close out the first quarter of the year, Sandra and I have agreed to transition […]
Zulily To Return After Being Acquired For $4.5 Million By Beyond
The recently defunct flash-sale site Zulily may finally have found a fitting corporate home after two unsuccessful tries by TV-shopping giant Qurate and investment firm Regent.Beyond Inc., the old Overstock.com reborn after the acquisition of Bed Bath and Beyond’s IP assets, just announced it acquired the intellectual property assets of online retailer Zulily for $4.5 […]
