The Chief Merchant Minute – TCMCCC

The Chief Merchant Minute – Category vs Outfit Buying

The Home (Improvement) Field of Play

Retailer-vendor relationships are more transactional than collaborative. And that’s hurting the customer.

Upcoming Webinar: What High-Performing Retail Operators Do Differently

The disconnect between strategy and execution could cost a retailer millions of dollars in full-price sales and margin.

Jump For Joy!

In 2017, we were all jumping for joy. Jumpsuits were having a moment at that time. I was the merch lead for Lauren, and we bought into many versions across all Fall deliveries. We presented the collections during market and all the buyers were excited. Visual merchandising did a walk-through, and the team couldn’t wait […]

Take Two Capsules

Capsule collections need to pass this test.

I Want the Dirty Job.

Let me tell you about my dad’s side hustle. I have memories of being 8 years old, sitting in the passenger seat while my dad would drive into the Foothills Industrial area of Calgary, Canada. Mind you, this was typically on a summer evening or first thing Saturday morning. We would pull up to a […]

Sourcing Exchange Podcast

𝗜𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆? In the latest episode of the Sourcing Exchange, host Paul Lennen speaks with retail strategy expert Liza Amlani about transforming how products are created and brought to market. Together, they examine the core challenges facing retailers today — from overdevelopment and organizational silos […]

Robin Report: Why Materials Should Lead Design

What if the real competitive edge in fashion isn’t design… but in materials? On this episode of The Robin Report’s Retail Unwrapped podcast, Liza joins Shelley E. Kohan to unpack why the traditional concept-to-market model is backwards and how flipping it can unlock faster speed-to-market, stronger margins, and real sustainability progress. When materials lead the […]

Fitted Intentions

If there ever was a case for process innovation, the recent hubbub around the football Hall of Fame is Exhibit A. For a moment, the whole world seemed to unite in disbelief that Bill Belichick won’t be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. Whether that’s because of scandals like Spygate, voter jealousy, or plain old hurt […]