Retail

The Memento Generation: Gen Z shoppers are returning to stores

While Gen Z might be the first digitally native generation, new research from social media platform Snapchat and Portas, the brand consultancy founded by British retail expert Mary Portas, has found that more than half of Gen Z shoppers (51 percent) prefer going in-store for the experience rather than buying something instantly online. ‘The...

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Fashion |Interview

The New Society: From a gap in kidswear to developing a global wholesale model and roadmap to own retail

Estefanía Grandío discusses production, logistics, design, suppliers, teams and sales as inseparable parts of the same conversation. For her, as the founder of The New Society, they are intrinsically linked. During her second pregnancy in 2018, while living in Germany and working in the design department at Hugo Boss, the entrepreneur launched...

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People|CEO Profile Member

Who is Barbara Werschine, the executive tasked with reviving Lanvin?

At Lanvin, leadership changes are never insignificant. Some appointments, however, signify more than a simple managerial transition. They reflect a brand's condition, its vulnerabilities, its ambitions and sometimes even the spirit of the times. By entrusting the reins of the oldest active French couture house to Barbara Werschine, the group is...

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BusinessMember

Li-Ning pushes global strategy with Stephen Curry partnership

Chinese sportswear brand Li-Ning is continuing to push its global strategy plans with a new long-term partnership with basketball star Stephen Curry, who parted ways from his previous partner Under Armour last year. In a statement, Li-Ning said the partnership with Curry is built on “long-term brand co-creation,” with a focus on multi-category...

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