Luxury’s Got a New Change Agent: Gen Z
For years we’ve talked about the 72-million strong millennial generation (born between 1981 and 1996) as the next-gen customers for luxury brands. But now there is an even younger generation on the horizon, Gen Z (born from 1997 to 2012), 67 million and counting. Note to self: immigration continues to add to their numbers. Similar But Different Like siblings born…
NRF, Come and Gone
NRF’s 2022 Big Show was far from big but it was the first in person gathering at a scale that the industry has seen since early 2020. Similar to what happened at CES this year, most of the…
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Buy Now, Pay Later in the Crosshairs
Special guest Charlie Youakim, CEO of Sezzle, joins Robin Lewis and Shelley E. Kohan, TRR’s chief strategist, to dig into the crackdown on the BNPL industry. There’s plenty to talk about with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau looking into the BNPL space to determine if the industry may be using abusive consumer practices and if it needs to be more highly regulated. That could put a dent into a fintech business that is predicted to grow to $114 billion in 2024. Listen and learn from the experts.
Makers Dominate the Entry Level Luxury Market
The luxury market has been built on exclusivity. The U.S. is still the largest global luxury market and luxury sector sales continue to soar – even through the pandemic. But how we define luxury is changing.…
One Step Closer to Circularity
As an industry, we have long averted our eyes from the nasty environmental side effects of the manufacturing processes and the distribution of the things we sell. We continue with business as usual, giving a nod…
The Supply Chain Remains Broken in ‘22
Predictions about the end of worldwide pandemic conditions – and their impact on global supply chain logistics – have been ridiculously wrong. Every time “the experts” thought the worst was over and things would start to…
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The Four Pillars of Change
Pillar One: Changing Up the Wholesale Model
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The traditional wholesale to retail model is no longer sustainable and retailers need to become nimbler, hold less inventory and increase the speed to market. Who is the real winner? The consumer! Brand leaders and tech innovators discuss how direct-to-consumer, vendor collaborations throughout the supply chain and partner fulfillment models make retail more effective and help reduce the environmental footprint of the fashion industry.