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Tamara Mellon: 'The future of retail is the end of wholesale'
After Tamara Mellon left Jimmy Choo, the luxury footwear brand she founded in 1996 while in her 20s, she had to figure out again how to establish her positioning in the industry, this time under her …
Published on 7 years, 8 months ago
Why founder Jessica Lee didn't raise any VC funding for Modern Citizen
Jessica Lee was on the M&A team at Gap Inc., scouting for potential young brands appealing to a more modern customer that the corporation could snap up, when she decided to set off on her own and fou…
Published on 7 years, 8 months ago
Adam Pritzker wants to build a retail alliance
Adam Pritzker, of the Hyatt Hotels family, built Assembled Brands off of the idea that fashion could benefit from the same open-source approach to resources, data and education as the technology indu…
Published on 7 years, 8 months ago
Resonance co-founder Lawrence Lenihan: 'It's the end of the billion-dollar brand'
Lawrence Lenihan is the co-founder and co-CEO of Resonance, a venture operating and holding company for small fashion brands that he started with business partner Joseph Ferrara in 2015. His opinion …
Published on 7 years, 8 months ago
Nordstrom's vp of creative projects Olivia Kim: 'Earning trust is how you gain wallet share'
Olivia Kim joined Nordstrom and moved from New York to Seattle in 2013 as the director of creative projects. Now vp of creative projects, she’s in charge of Nordstrom’s pop-up shops, brand collaborat…
Published on 7 years, 8 months ago
Ann Mashburn on her namesake brand: 'At the end of the day, your point of view is all you have'
When Ann Mashburn launched her namesake women’s brand in 2010, she had some concerns about the concept panning out. Mashburn’s first store, which she opened in Atlanta alongside her husband Sid Mashb…
Published on 7 years, 9 months ago
Athleta CEO Nancy Green: 'We point the arrow toward what's possible for Gap Inc.'
Under Nancy Green, Athleta has leaned into being a brand associated with both women’s empowerment and sustainability, by carving out a list of related core values and updating its branding around tho…
Published on 7 years, 9 months ago
How Milly CEO Andy Oshrin is reframing the wholesale brand for a direct-to-consumer world
Since Milly launched in the early 2000s, the rules luxury brands are supposed to follow have changed. Now that department store traffic is falling and boutiques are struggling to master e-commerce at…
Published on 7 years, 9 months ago
Deborah Lippmann discusses how to evolve a luxury brand after nearly 20 years
Deborah Lippmann's nail polish and treatment brand is credited for being the first luxury line to sell products like base and top coats, cuticle oils, hand creams and polish remover alongside colored…
Published on 7 years, 9 months ago
Stitch Fix CEO Katrina Lake: 'The current shift in customer behavior is permanent'
When Stitch Fix CEO Katrina Lake took her company public in 2017, her pitch was a little bit rusty. Stitch Fix’s IPO, which valued it at nearly $2 billion, was the biggest exit for an e-commerce comp…
Published on 7 years, 10 months ago