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Boll & Branch spent 12 years doing the unfashionable thing: perfecting the product first and figuring out distribution second. Chief Commercial Officer Katia Unlu joins Phillip and Brian on today’s episode to discuss Boll & Branch’s store expansion strategy, an AI-generated damag ... Show More

Maveron partner Natalie Dillon joins Brian and Alicia to challenge the consumer-collapse narrative: sentiment sits at post-9/11 lows while spending breaks records. Natalie sheds light on truths of today’s consumer, who is skeptical but continually shopping amid a cultural underto ... Show More

Ben Dietz convenes Casey Lewis (After School), Daisy Alioto (Dirt), and Erica Chen (Media Futures Group, WPP) on the collapse of the wall between editorial and commerce. Publishers are shipping perfume, brands are hiring writers, and the relationship forming in your inbox isn’t h ... Show More

Birkenstock just enjoyed a Barbie bump and is reportedly planning to IPO as soon as September — Because Birkenstock is a Cinderella story… literally. Big Oil is quietly making a major pivot — From oil to EVs (meet the new boss, same as the old boss). And Bed Bath & Beyond has bee ... Show More

What's old is new again. Second-hand shopping is taking off online and the big brands want a piece of the action. Meanwhile, fast-fashion companies are working to reinvent themselves in the eyes of Gen Z. To unzip these shifts in retail, we're joined by comedian Cat Alvarado and ... Show More

Amazon rebuffs the Big Apple. Coke fizzles while Pepsi sparkles. And NVIDIA stops the bleeding. Analysts Andy Cross, Ron Gross, and Jason Moser discuss those stories and talk Activision Blizzard, Shopify, Restaurant Brands International, and UnderArmour. Plus, corporate governanc ... Show More

In this episode, the hosts discuss the recent earnings reports of CrowdStrike, Bath and Body Works, and Abercrombie and Fitch. They analyse the recovery of CrowdStrike after a significant outage, the positive market reaction to Bath and Body Works' earnings, and the brand revival ... Show More

It’s 2019, and the internet is overflowing with videos of satisfied customers showing off their Shein hauls. But it’s not all smooth sailing when allegations go viral that the company steals from independent designers. Meanwhile, former Topshop brand director Jane Shepherdson has ... Show More

Lululemon shares hit an all-time high on earnings. Dave & Buster’s delivers a surprise. Boston Beer falls on sluggish seltzer sales. And fintech company Affirm soars on strong revenue growth and an Amazon partnership. Motley Fool analysts Emily Flippen and Jason Moser discuss tho ... Show More

On The Future of Fashion: The Innovators podcast, executive Americas editor Hilary Milnes speaks to Jenny Campbell, CMO of Kate Spade, and PayPal’s Greg Lisiewski on fashion’s outlook led by Gen Z trend setters. Gen Z set industry trends. That’s influenced how Kate Spade shows up ... Show More

OpenAI is switching from non-profit to for-profit… and Sam Altman was just anointed their emperor.Nutter Butter’s social media has turned insane… it’s a case study in Gen Z’s aesthetic.Shein has become the biggest fashion brand in the world… but it’s loophole is closing.Plus, 25% ... Show More

On the Glossy Podcast, senior fashion reporter Danny Parisi and international fashion reporter Zofia Zwieglinska break down some of the biggest fashion news of the week. This week, they discuss Abercrombie’s continued earnings winning streak and how its sub-brand, Hollister, and ... Show More

A bonus episode featuring 3 of our top pop-biz news stories on the fashion industry from 2023. So toss on a cute top and iron those jeggings, let’s jump into our 3 Fashion stories…1) Lulelemon, from May 9th: Lululemon showed us the rise of Dupes — In fashion, Dupes aren’t a scarl ... Show More