Luxury Perfume Line Roja London Acquired by Extravaganza Beauty
Master perfumer and founder Roja Dove will remain with the brand in a new consultancy role.
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Retail
How Private Equity Failed North America’s Oldest Retailer
Hudson’s Bay is the latest victim of a strategy that involves loads struggling retailers up with debt and cutting costs to the bone, with predictable results, argues Doug Stephens.
How Private Equity Failed North America’s Oldest Retailer
Hudson’s Bay is the latest victim of a strategy that involves loads struggling retailers up with debt and cutting costs to the bone, with predictable results, argues Doug Stephens.
Retail
Why Retailers Must Help Rebuild Society
We are crossing over into a new era where competitive advantage for major retailers which will come, not through further extraction of value from society, but through contribution of value to society, argues futurist Doug Stephens.
Why Retailers Must Help Rebuild Society
We are crossing over into a new era where competitive advantage for major retailers which will come, not through further extraction of value from society, but through contribution of value to society, argues futurist Doug Stephens.
Retail
Human Creativity Is Key to Winning the AI Revolution
Over the next decade, artificial intelligence will bring unprecedented cost savings to the retail sector. The era’s winners will be those that re-invest these savings in human imagination.
Human Creativity Is Key to Winning the AI Revolution
Over the next decade, artificial intelligence will bring unprecedented cost savings to the retail sector. The era’s winners will be those that re-invest these savings in human imagination.
Technology
The Metaverse Crash Is Exactly the Moment to Take the Metaverse Seriously
Many of the high-flying concepts and companies that led the charge into the metaverse and web3 have come crashing down to earth. Ironically, this makes it exactly the right time to take these visions of the future seriously, argues Doug Stephens.
The Metaverse Crash Is Exactly the Moment to Take the Metaverse Seriously
Many of the high-flying concepts and companies that led the charge into the metaverse and web3 have come crashing down to earth. Ironically, this makes it exactly the right time to take these visions of the future seriously, argues Doug Stephens.
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Retail
Navigating Retail’s New Era of Risk
In the post-Covid era, retailers who rethink their supply chains will lower their exposure to risk and unlock profound competitive advantage, argues Doug Stephens.
Navigating Retail’s New Era of Risk
In the post-Covid era, retailers who rethink their supply chains will lower their exposure to risk and unlock profound competitive advantage, argues Doug Stephens.
Retail
How Retail’s Bad Practices Weaken the West
While geopolitical events have disrupted retail, retail has also been a chief contributor to geopolitical disruption, writes Doug Stephens.
How Retail’s Bad Practices Weaken the West
While geopolitical events have disrupted retail, retail has also been a chief contributor to geopolitical disruption, writes Doug Stephens.
Retail
The Question No One Is Asking About the Metaverse
Is the metaverse good for the world? Retailers must bake environmental and social awareness into their strategies from the start, argues Doug Stephens.
The Question No One Is Asking About the Metaverse
Is the metaverse good for the world? Retailers must bake environmental and social awareness into their strategies from the start, argues Doug Stephens.
Retail
The Existential Question Facing Every Retailer Today
Retailers must create radical value, not just for consumers, but for brands.
The Existential Question Facing Every Retailer Today
Retailers must create radical value, not just for consumers, but for brands.
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Retail
The Metaverse Will Radically Change Retail
The coming of a collective, persistent, virtual reality will fundamentally transform how we live and shop, writes retail guru Doug Stephens.
The Metaverse Will Radically Change Retail
The coming of a collective, persistent, virtual reality will fundamentally transform how we live and shop, writes retail guru Doug Stephens.
Retail
In Retail, Discovery Is Dying
The unbundling of iTunes and the algorithmic echo chambers of Facebook have spilled into retail, robbing consumers of surprise and serendipity, but there is opportunity in this state of affairs, argues Doug Stephens.
In Retail, Discovery Is Dying
The unbundling of iTunes and the algorithmic echo chambers of Facebook have spilled into retail, robbing consumers of surprise and serendipity, but there is opportunity in this state of affairs, argues Doug Stephens.
Retail
Why Editorial Brands Will Dominate Retail’s ‘Long Tale’
Brands and retailers must create their own deep and sticky ecosystems of content, argues Doug Stephens.
Why Editorial Brands Will Dominate Retail’s ‘Long Tale’
Brands and retailers must create their own deep and sticky ecosystems of content, argues Doug Stephens.
Retail
You Can’t Predict the Future of Retail, but You Can Prepare for It
In an exclusive excerpt from his new book, ‘Resurrecting Retail: The Future of Business in a Post-Pandemic World,’ Doug Stephens outlines the common pitfalls to which business leaders fall victim when tasked with devising strategies for the future.
You Can’t Predict the Future of Retail, but You Can Prepare for It
In an exclusive excerpt from his new book, ‘Resurrecting Retail: The Future of Business in a Post-Pandemic World,’ Doug Stephens outlines the common pitfalls to which business leaders fall victim when tasked with devising strategies for the future.
The News in Brief
UK Retail Sales Bounce Back With 0.5% Gain in August
Warm weather and a brighter national mood helped lift spending on clothing and household goods despite rising energy bills.
EssilorLuxottica Gets Rare Sell Call Amid Stock Slump, AI Glasses Concerns
Shares in the eyewear giant, one of Europe's best-rated blue chips, have dropped 55 percent since November, while concerns are mounting over slowing growth and privacy issues for its AI glasses with Meta.
Olaplex Names New CEO
Christoph Kaul will succeed Amanda Baldwin, who led the hair care label through its acquisition by Henkel earlier this year.
Perelel Expands C-Suite, Tapping Rare Beauty’s CMO
Known for its prenatal vitamins, the wellness label has hired Rare Beauty's Ashley Murphy as its chief marketing officer, while Anjelika Temple moves into the chief creative officer role.
Swiss Watch Exports Grow for Fourth Month, Overcoming US Slump
Exports in August were buoyed by China and Japan, despite a sharp decline in shipments to the US.
Alexandre Arnault Joins Nike’s Board of Directors
The LVMH executive joins Nike’s board as the sportswear giant prepares to be removed from the S&P 100 index after nearly two decades.
Matthieu Blazy, Sarah Burton, Haider Ackermann Among Nominees for BFC Designer of the Year
The Fashion Awards ceremony, set for Nov. 30, will also recognise the BFC’s second Vanguard award recipient, recognising emerging British design talent.