ASOS & FAST FASHION

Achieving profitable merchandise margins for the long haul is key. Selling seasons carry their own unique characteristics and require balancing several important variables starting with your customer. I shared thoughts with Glossy on Digiday Media.     

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MY FIRST INFLUENCERS

CONVERSATIONS 2/19 Influencer.n. A person or thing that influences another. Oxford English Dictionary, https://en.oxforddictionaries.com(2/9/2019) There are many applications for the term “influencer”in business, marketing, social media, politics,and beyond.While the term is broadly used in our times,the concept is hardly new. I recently thought about many of my influencers past and present in a variety of […]

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SAKS FIFTH AVENUE’S NYC INVESTMENT

NOTES FROM THE FIELD 2/19 SAKS FIFTH AVENUE’S NYC INVESTMENT NOTES FROM THE FIELD2/19Last week I had the opportunity to visit the newly launched first and second floors of the Saks Fifth Avenue flagship store in New York City. Their corporate parent Hudson’s Bay Company refinanced their twenty-year lease and invested almost a quarter of […]

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J. CREW & #MEETMYCREW

Companies have long been involved in philanthropic contributions to nonprofit organizations over the years. But an increased and intensified commitment to social responsibility has emerged more recently.

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