- Why Celine’s digital push in China is happening on WeChat
Céline, which has been notoriously slow to catch up online, has launched a WeChat account in China. It's a big step for the brand to get in front of 900 million daily users in China, but it's still not a full plunge into the region's e-commerce market.
- Stone and Strand founder Nadine McCarthy Kahane: ‘Trying to please everyone is no way to run a business’
Nadine McCarthy Kahane, founder of online jewelry marketplace Stone and Strand, joined the Glossy Podcast to discuss her company's experiments offline, its influencer partnerships and how it's tried to compete with Amazon.
- At Glamour Summit, discussion centers on lack of female fashion leaders
Though the fashion industry has made strides in elevating women to leadership roles, there remains a dearth of female executives at the highest levels. At the Glamour Women of the Year Summit in Brooklyn, New York on Monday, concern over a lack of representation for women across all parts of...
- Richemont’s long road to sales growth strategy in Asia
After a concentrated effort to buy back excess inventory in Asia, Richemont is seeing big growth pay off in the region, where brands like Cartier and Piaget are testing online and in-store concepts to appeal to a modern luxury consumer in markets like Hong Kong and China.
- The supply chain is becoming part of luxury designers’ branding strategies
The supply chain, often seen as the shadowy underbelly of fashion design, is coming out of the shadows with the encouragement of the CFDA. Luxury designers are being coached on restructuring their production cycles to be more efficient and sustainable, and used as a branding tool.
- Report: On social media, mass retailers find success in video and higher cadence
Third-quarter earnings calls played like a broken record this week, as retail executives from several brands cited digital advancement and investment in social media as a means to staying afloat. For some, especially department stores and big-box retailers, it turns out their efforts are starting to show.
- New York magazine rolls out apparel line
Despite its name and its founders hailing from Manhattan, Only NY claims it doesn’t strictly seek out collaborations with New York-based companies — it's just inherently drawn to them.
- Luxury brands like Burberry are piling onto China’s Singles’ Day
Singles' Day, China's biggest shopping event on November 11, is driven by massive retail sales and promotions. But rather than leave luxury brands out, Alibaba has figured out a way to rope them in and create exclusive products to sell during the chaos.
- Macy’s looks to digital innovation to bolster end-of-year sales
Now facing 11 consecutive quarters of sales dips, Macy’s is turning to digital enhancements to fend off the challenges afflicting major department stores and mall brands around the country.