In case you missed it, last week we hosted a webinar with Women's Wear Daily, featuring a top executive at world-renowned denim brand Citizens of Humanity. Our speaker from Citizens of Humanity was Mario Barroi, the COO of International at the brand. A thoughtful executive with extensive experience in global operations for e-commerce, Mario was a senior member of the luxury [...]
While point solutions may at first provide a quick fix to an operational issue or process problem, they can in fact hinder the growth and potential of online brands and retailers when it comes to managing the complexities of cross-border selling. For those who are unfamiliar with the insider term “point solutions,” it’s defined as the act of solving one particular [...]
“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent; it is the one most adaptable to change.” -- Charles Darwin Digital transformation in the retail industry is not a new story. For decades, retailers have steadily implemented modern strategies to improve the e-commerce model and deliver a great online shopping experience. There have been more than [...]
Let's not kid ourselves: global events and market disruptions will continue to occur. We've already seen many natural or man-made phenomena happen in the past that have interrupted global business. Perhaps it has not been at the scale that it is today, but the pattern is there. But hard times often lead to innovation, which has been the case during other [...]
Some of the retail industry’s most popular brands have joined in the global effort to produce supplies in high demand, particularly in support of healthcare workers during the current global crisis. This pivot could not have been easy, but it highlights the innovation and resiliency that successful brands and retailers possess and will continue to exercise in the future. The fast-changing [...]