BANGKOK — Retail in Thailand is set to blossom this year, boosted by the biggest initial public offering in the country by the Central Retail Corp., the owner of more than 2,000 stores. Central Retail, which operates a consumer portfolio across Thailand, Vietnam and Italy, began trading Thursday on the Thai stock exchange, in an […]
Snap Inc. has just lost its first head of talent partnerships, a role created to help the social and camera tech company to be more of a resource for influencers and celebrities. Lauren Gallo joined Snap in the executive role less than two years ago, as first reported by WWD, leaving her position of about […]
Services will be held Saturday at the Greenwich Village Funeral Parlor for Thomas Miller, a longtime associate of Anna Sui. Miller died Saturday at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York. The 61-year-old succumbed after a series of strokes in the past few weeks, Sui said. Born near Wisconsin and raised in California, Miller graduated from […]
PARIS — Givaudan said Thursday that it has completed its acquisition of Ungerer & Co., an American flavor, fragrance and specialty ingredients company, which had been owned and controlled by the Voorhees family. Financial terms of the deal, which was first revealed in November and funded with existing resources, were not disclosed. But Givaudan said […]
“Brand architecture” is definitely a thing — and companies such as Multimedia Plus and Retailu are here to help lay the foundation. “People build brands — we build people,” according to Retailu, an online e-learning retail leadership development firm. And for a company that inspires retailers to invest in standout talent by growing their skillsets […]
Kelly M. Farrell, president and chief executive officer of CallisonRTKL, the global architectural, planning and design firm, muses over “the 10-minute chair.” “At CallisonRTKL, we have this philosophy — never have a 10-minute chair for a three-hour discussion. If you start to twitch after 10 minutes it’s because the chair isn’t comfortable. “In an office […]
Buxom mannequins were the last thing on the mind of Everything But Water co-owner and creative director Sabra Krock when she decided to launch MaxSwim. But nonetheless she ordered specially sculpted displays for her specialty chain’s bikini collection where contemporary styles meet serious bra options—25 cup sizes in total from 30C to 38G. The mix-and-match […]
The Saks Fifth Avenue Foundation today unfurled a special mural in its Fifth Avenue windows dedicated to mental health awareness. The foundation’s mission is to make mental health a priority by increasing understanding and access to care and providing the tools required to develop positive mental health for those who need it most. “The Saks […]
MEXICO CITY — Mexico has launched efforts to boost fashion manufacturing transparency and sustainability just as new reports slammed the industry and the government by alleging ongoing labor and environmental abuses. At a recent event, U.K.-based non-profit Fashion Revolution revealed plans to roll out its Fashion Transparency Index Mexico 2020 to encourage up to 20 […]
Haley Steinberg, vice president of marketing communications at Authentic Brands Group, is described by colleagues as “an ardent and strategic marketing communications specialist,” who is “highly skilled in media and talent relations, integrated public relations strategy, corporate profile development, crisis management and leadership.” At ABG, Steinberg established the company’s MarComm department in 2014 and continues […]