Retail Dive: Banana Republic’s New CEO
Banana Republic could finally be getting its act together with a new CEO at the helm. With a merchant-leader. Donald Kohler is tasked with bringing life back to Banana. Check out the latest from Daphne Howland and Retail Dive.
Materials Don’t Win the Race
The Bezos Earth Fund announced a $34 million investment towards reinventing what clothes are made of. But that doesn’t guarantee a solution to fashion’s most crippling problems.
The Chief Merchant Minute – The Golden Gap
The Golden Gap
There is a $44 billion opportunity hiding in plain sight. Can the apparel business capture it?
Fit Volatility: Bridal Edition
If you are in the apparel business as a brand, retailer, or vendor, you are going to be impacted by Fit Volatility.
The Chief Merchant Minute – Fit Volatility
The Variance Tax
Variation without value is a hidden tax on retailers. And it’s more burdensome than you think.
Retail Dive: Are Retailers Ready For What the Weight-Loss Boom Requires?
As seen in Retail Dive “For brands and retailers, the GLP-1 trend is upending assortment planning and exposing flaws in their processes, according to Amlani. From the get-go, we should just say that GLP-1s didn’t invent body change. What’s happening is what I have framed as ‘fit volatility,’” she said. “The same customer is moving […]
Fit Volatility
GLP-1 is the most visible driver of a structural shift in how customer bodies change; this is called Fit Volatility. The brands that win will build a capability called Fit Intelligence.
Retail Unwrapped: GLP-1s Impact on Retail
The fastest-growing consumer behavior shift isn’t driven by a trend, a digital platform, or a fickle generation: it’s a weight loss drug. GLP-1 adoption is accelerating so fast that Ozempic is outpacing iPhone adoption curves in the same timeframe. Retailers (both grocery and apparel) are treating this trend as a passing diet fad. Join Shelley […]