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SEASON BEGINS FOR OUMLIL

As a board member and retail advisor to fashion designer Hisham Oumlil, I am always inspired by this brand’s the cultural crossings inherent in the styles and rituals of Moroccan culture—combined with the energy and diversity of New York City. Hisham creates beautiful ready to wear “for those pioneers who optimistically expand beyond their shores”. […]

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RETAIL HIVE CONFERENCE NEW YORK

It It was great to open this year’s Retail Hive session last week. The Hive connects all relevant peers, ideas, and solutions to disrupt, innovate and evolve in the retail industry. ( https://www.thehive-network.com/retail-hive/ ). The community has evolved into more than 220 retailers & 15 partners with a mission “to grow the retail hive community […]

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CECI TEACHES @ PARSONS

I am honored to join the The New School/Parson’s School of Design teaching a Fall graduate level Retailing & Service Design course within the Fashion Management department ( www.newschool.edu ). The course provides an overview of the principles, procedures, disciplines and applications involved in successful retailing today. I add to the core foundation by sharing […]

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SMART RETAIL TECH CONFERENCE LAS VEGAS

Last week as advisor, I was proud to represent Qvalon (www.qvalon.com ), a cloud-based solution to manage, monitor and magnify omnichannel retail businesses at the Smart Retail Tech Conference in Las Vegas. As a retail leader I believe this mobile based tool provides for consistency in the execution of operational standards across a network of […]

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