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Paris Olympics Draws 18% More Sponsor Spending Than 2021
Retail // July 12, 2024

U.S. companies are reportedly looking to this summer’s Paris Olympics to put them ahead of their competitors. Event sponsors have spent 18% more on the upcoming Olympics than they spent on the 2021 summer Olympics, Reuters reported Friday (July 12), citing Comcast’s NBCUniversal. Detailing the ways U.S. firms...

A Winning Look: Luxury Designers Go for Gold During the Olympics
Retail // June 22, 2024

With eyes around the world glued to the Olympics, luxury fashion designers have a long history of taking advantage of the opportunity to cement their place as definitive voices in culture. On Tuesday (June 18), Ralph Lauren debuted the uniforms it has designed for the...

Ralph Lauren: Young Luxury Shoppers Tap Social Media for Inspiration
Social Commerce // May 23, 2024

Social commerce is not just for fast-fashion — young consumers wanting to expand their wardrobes are looking to their social feeds to inspire their luxury fashion purchasing. Ralph Lauren shared in its fourth quarter fiscal 2024 financial results Thursday (May 23) that revenue increased slightly year...

Luxury Firms Compete for Buildings on Fifth Avenue
Retail // April 08, 2024

Luxury firms Chanel and LVMH are reportedly competing to become the new owner of a building on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue. Both companies have been in talks to buy the location on the luxury shopping corridor, Bloomberg reported Monday (April 8). Global luxury retailers have been competing to buy buildings on Fifth...

Interviews & Exclusives
Trouble Ahead for Department Stores as Luxury Brands Move Direct-to-Consumer

February 12, 2024
As luxury brands increasingly find ways to create direct relationships with their customers, high-end department store chains are facing new challenges. Ralph Lauren, for its part, reported Thursday (Feb. 8) that it saw global direct-to-consumer (D2C) comparable store sales rise 9% in the third quarter of fiscal year 2024, gaining 1.7 million new D2C customers. […]

Taking A Pass On Passwords

August 11, 2017
Turns out we’ve been doing passwords wrong and that in almost any fashion, short or long, rife with symbols or your dog’s birthday, the protection is just not there.  Passwords...

Quick Reads
Paris Olympics Draws 18% More Sponsor Spending Than 2021

July 12, 2024
U.S. companies are reportedly looking to this summer’s Paris Olympics to put them ahead of their competitors. Event sponsors have spent 18% more on the upcoming Olympics than they spent on the 2021 summer Olympics, Reuters reported Friday (July 12), citing Comcast’s NBCUniversal. Detailing the ways U.S. firms are using the event to try to boost their sales, […]

Luxury Firms Compete for Buildings on Fifth Avenue

April 08, 2024
Luxury firms Chanel and LVMH are reportedly competing to become the new owner of a building on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue. Both companies have been in talks to buy the location on the luxury shopping...

American Companies Like Starbucks, Ralph Lauren Bet on China’s Post-COVID Recovery

February 26, 2023
American companies in several industries are banking on increased post-pandemic consumer demand from China. A report Sunday (Feb. 26) by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) cites a number of examples...

Ralph Lauren Promotes ‘Timeless’ Brands to Next-Gen Consumers 

February 09, 2023
Ralph Lauren is offering the Fortnite llama alongside its iconic polo pony. While reporting 1% revenue growth during the quarter ended Dec. 31, the luxury lifestyle brand announced some contemporary collaborations...