Affluent Americans are pulling back in luxury spending. LVMH, Tapestry, Capri Holdings and Ralph Lauren are seeing the results in their latest earnings reports.
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Supreme Acquired by EssilorLuxottica for $1.5 Billion From VF: What’s Next for the Streetwear Brand?
VF is selling Supreme to EssilorLuxottica for $1.5 billion, far less than it paid in 2020. Since then, Supreme has fallen hard in the fast-paced streetwear business.
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 […]
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 […]
