- Amazon’s fashion charm offensive moves to London Fashion Week
As Amazon Fashion continues to ingratiate itself with the global fashion industry, its European arm announced on Monday it will collaborate with London Fashion Week.
- Cheat sheet: The road to Stitch Fix’s blockbuster IPO
Stitch Fix confidentially filed the papers ahead of its upcoming initial public offering last week, marking the latest milestone in the e-commerce apparel company's road to going public. Valued between $3 and $4 billion, Stitch Fix has come a long way since launching in Katrina Lake's Cambridge apartment.
- How Rent the Runway is pulling off deliveries at the speed of Amazon
Rent the Runway is hoping a guaranteed same-day delivery window will attract Prime users and fast-fashion addicts alike. With a special operations team and RFID technology, the rental service is promising that orders in New York City will be delivered by 5 p.m. at no extra cost.
- For burned out fashion professionals, Etsy provides a second act
Though Etsy has developed a reputation as the source for whimsical arts and crafts, it has also evolved into a destination for aspiring designers to cut their teeth outside of the traditional fashion house rigamarole.
Conde Nast uses neuroscience to prove its sponsor posts work In an effort to gain insight on how users engage with Condé Nast branded videos on YouTube and Facebook, the media conglomerate teamed with market research firm Neuro-Insight to measure the impact of its posts on memory encoding and emotional intensity.
- How Kering plans to recreate Gucci’s success across all its brands
Gucci's momentum hasn't slowed down. As Kering's overall revenue rises, and it looks ahead to maintaining that growth, the luxury company is looking to repeat strategies -- eliminating markdowns, updating stores -- to boost the rest of its brands.
- Amazon looks ready to tip-toe into fashion editorial
As Amazon continues to build its retail empire, it is reportedly considering a partnership with Violet Grey, an effort to both expand its beauty product roster and develop an editorial point of view.
- Louis Vuitton’s playbook: more products, fewer stores
Louis Vuitton is LVMH's top-performing fashion brand, paving the way for how the luxury group should approach a new generation of customers: online, through buzzy collaborations.
- Poshmark co-founder Tracy Sun: ‘For us, mobile is everything’
Poshmark co-founder Tracy Sun appeared on the Glossy Podcast to discuss how her company identified an emerging market in social selling on mobile and built that niche into a full network for individual seller boutiques.