2022

News Watchlist: Southeast Asian Brands, the Warby of Wigs, and Talent-Search Tech In developing their line of footwear insoles, Libie Motchan WG21 and Daniel Nelson WG21 faced an age-old problem: How do you make a boring product cool? Their solution is to take aim at foot problems that plague people…Read More

News Dagne Dover’s Three Female Cofounders Are Passionate About Sustainable Fashion “As a company, we’ve always loved what we do, but initially the lack of sustainable material options was an issue that we didn’t feel 100% great about,” say the cofounders. “Now, we are prouder than ever before about the…Read More

News Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel says that high inflation will last until 2024 and the Fed is playing catch-up with its late response. “We’re going to have high inflation throughout this year and into next year, and I don’t really see a slowdown until 2024,” Jeremy Siegel See All News The…Read More

News E-commerce retailers that rode a surge of online purchases in 2020 are now grappling with the fact that some customers have returned to stores “We’ve got over 100 years as a society of going into a store to buy something,” Bernstein Research analyst Mark Shmulik said. “That muscle memory…Read More

News Chinese Gen Z want ‘China chic’ not foreign brands, as the rise of Anta Sports at the expense of Adidas and Nike in China shows From preferring home-grown sports brands to Adidas and Nike, to their purchases of Chinese-branded make-up products, Gen Z in China are embracing ‘China chic’…Read More

News Ulta Beauty’s CEO is centering diversity in its business strategy as it looks to gain a competitive edge See All News It's not easy to succeed one of your industry's most successful CEOs. But David Kimbell, Ulta Beauty's chief executive, has a roadmap to build on his predecessor's transformation,…Read More

News The agenda, the most important zones to check out and more. “We’re going with a discourse: Paris, New York, Milano, Decentraland. We’re trying to not just be in one place, but be everywhere, so Decentraland would represent the convergence of all those events in one.” See All News Fashion week…Read More

News Can Amazon Prove It Has Style? “It’s going to be an interesting challenge for them because the fashion business is one that requires excellent execution,” Santiago said during an interview with Wharton Business Daily on SiriusXM.  “We have yet to see if Amazon can do something as great as…Read More

News How Back Office Decisions Make of Break Gender Inclusive Apparel Collections “In recent years, the runway has shifted from a gatekeeping exclusive experience to more of a gate opening, an all-inclusive one,” said Danny Goldstein, Fashion Snoops women’s wear strategist, in a recent webinar. “More than ever before and increasing year…Read More

News Tory Burch Receives Retail Excellence Award From Wharton’s Baker Retailing Center “As a Penn graduate, it is especially meaningful to be recognized by Wharton and the Jay H. Baker Retailing Center. I believe so much in the school that I even hired a Wharton graduate, Pierre-Yves Roussel, and then…Read More