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1. In the era of online shopping, the retail store is immersive theater
Less than a mile apart, two extravagant new shopping destinations have opened in New York City. One, by Levi’s, sits right in Times Square, surrounded by the area’s flashing screens and rush of pedestrians. The other, Nike’s, is located on a tony stretch of Fifth Avenue, across the street from Cartier and a short walk from Rockefeller Center.
Read more on qz.com
2. Is Edward Enninful the next Anna Wintour?
Edward Enninful, the new editor in chief of British Vogue, is supremely confident in both his aesthetic beliefs and in his worldview. In short order, he has upended a century-old publication, transforming its masthead to be more reflective of the global audience it seeks to serve and crafting some of the most memorable, inspiring and diverse fashion covers of the past year. His work exudes authenticity. He’s made inclusiveness look organic and effortless. And he’s made fashion look glorious.
Read more on Washingtonpost.com
3. How To Convince a Fashion Brand To Go Fur-Free in 2018
It wasn’t long ago that a wearing a fur coat was an emblem of conspicuous consumption, a wealth signifier and status symbol that many regarded as distinguished, rather than distasteful. In 2017 and 2018, several luxury brands (as well as retailers, magazines, fashion weeks and even entire cities) have pledged to go fur-free and ban fur sales — Gucci, Burberry, Versace and Michael Kors among them — after decades of concerted efforts on behalf of animal welfare organizations. But what, exactly, does it take to convince a fashion brand to break its bond with fur?
Read more on Fashionista.com
4. Libraries, Gardens, Museums. Oh, and a Clothing Store.
Shopping areas in Asia are about the experience, not just the retail sale. Shhh. Do you hear that? It’s the sound of wind whistling through the abandoned malls of America as the Cassandras of contemporary retail cry their doom through corridors lined by fronds of lonely greenery: the end of a way of shopping, and all that.
Read more on NyTimes.com
5. Farfetch CEO Urges Luxury Brands to Discount Less at Department Stores
Stop discounting! That was the surprising message from Farfetch founder and visionary Jose Neves to c-suite level executives gathered at The New York Times Luxury Conference in Hong Kong. He advised the attendees to stop discounting at department stores, a habit started in 2008 when retailers relied on heavy markdowns to spur sales during the financial crisis.
Read more on Jingdaily.com
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