Labels from Dior to Gucci are rethinking their retail networks with a focus on fewer, higher-impact stores in ‘alpha’ cities as they seek better returns amid a prolonged industry downturn.
As beauty shoppers move fluidly between screens, stores, and AI-powered search, the brands pulling ahead are the ones connecting the dots — across data, channels and the full customer journey. This playbook explores how to implement this connected strategy.
This playbook explores how to drive conversion by integrating data across media platforms and marketplaces — with insights from Ouai, NuFace and commerce accelerator Front Row.
Founder Kevin Plank, who returned as CEO in 2024, outlined a plan that involved reducing about a fourth of the company's product lines and shifting to higher-priced items in sports categories.
Saks Global CEO Geoffroy van Raemdonck joins Imran Amed and Cathaleen Chen to explain how he is steering the retailer through bankruptcy in record time — and why he’s betting on the resilience of the American luxury customer to fuel what comes next.
The Hayek family blocked Steven Wood’s second bid for a seat on the watchmaker’s board of directors with their 44 percent voting rights and three board seats, maintaining their tight control of the company.
Some investors had hoped for Wood’s election to shake things up at the company whose net income plunged nearly 90 percent last year, after a 75 percent drop in 2024.
The rejection leaves GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen with the option to try to pursue a proxy fight to replace eBay board members, which could take more than a year.
EBay’s board turned down the offer after taking into account “uncertainty” around the financing plan, the operational risks involved and GameStop’s governance.
Speculation about the future of Nike’s SNKRS app, the platform where the company releases its most limited products, bubbled up over the weekend thanks to a viral LinkedIn post from Stacy Devino, one of the app’s former principal developers.
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