Danielle Schmelkin, chief information officer of J.Crew Group, joins Fairchild's Lauren Parker to discuss digital success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fairchild Fashion Media

Sandeep Seth, CMO and President North America of Coach, joins Fairchild's Lauren Parker to discuss why product alone isn't enough. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fairchild Fashion Media

Adrian Mitchell, COO and CFO of Macy’s, joins WWD’s Arthur Zaczkiewicz to talk about the retailer's “A Bold New Chapter” plan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fairchild Fashion Media

Dan Harden, CEO and principal designer at Whipsaw, joins Arthur Zaczkiewicz to answer an age-old question: Can you design a better hammer? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fairchild Fashion Media

Ian S. Fredericks of Hilco Consumer — Retail joins WWD Voices host Arthur Zaczkiewicz to discuss retail’s ongoing evolution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fairchild Fashion Media

In this episode of WWD Voices, Mary Ellen Coyne, CEO of J. McLaughlin, shares insights into customer engagement where the specialty apparel retailers takes on a more active listening role. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fairchild Fashion Media

In this special edition episode, WWD’s Arthur Zaczkiewicz interviews Joshua Goldberg, senior managing director at Hilco Corporate Finance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fairchild Fashion Media

WWD's Arthur Zaczkiewicz welcomes Michael Appel, managing director at Getzler Henrich & Associates, and Claire Spofford, president and chief executive officer of J. Jill Inc., to figure out what retailers need to do today to succeed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fairchild Fashion Media

Arthur Zaczkiewicz chats with Pete Sadera, editor in chief of WWD sister publication, Sourcing Journal, on the state of the fashion industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fairchild Fashion Media

In this episode, WWD Voices host Arthur Zaczkiewicz, executive director of strategic content at WWD, turns the mic over to guest host Michael Londrigan, chairman of business and an associate professor at LIM College who leads a panel discussion about the fashion-cannabis connection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

In this episode, WWD’s Arthur Zaczkiewicz catches up with Michael Appel from Getzler Henrich & Associates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fairchild Fashion Media

In this episode, Evan Clark, deputy managing editor of WWD, speaks with Lena Staafgård, chief operating officer of the Better Cotton Initiative, which offers a voluntary standard for the industry to follow, but is calling on the government to offer some more back up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

In this episode, WWD’s Arthur Zaczkiewicz catches up with Sim Gulati, co-founder and CEO of Bloom Labs, which is innovating in the fiber market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fairchild Fashion Media

Guest host Nancy Miller, dean of undergraduate studies and chair of the Fashion Merchandising and Marketing Department at LIM College, leads a panel discussion about the challenges and opportunities facing companies from a talent perspective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

In this episode, Ken Natori shares insights into current fashion trends, the state of the consumer and the evolution of The Natori Company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fairchild Fashion Media

In this episode, guest host Deborah Metts, an adjunct professor in the Fashion Merchandising and Marketing Department at LIM College, leads a discussion about fashion tech and where it is headed. Joining her are Anna Bennudriti, LIM College Class of 2004 and vice president of digital marketing at Belk, and LIM College students Cheyenne Monica Hynes…

This episode of WWD Voices features Jordan Fisher, chief executive officer and founder of Standard AI, which has pioneered the use of artificial intelligence in retail. While Standard AI has worked to bring automated checkout to the convenience retail sector, he said the technology is going to become second nature in fashion. Learn more about your …

WWD Voices co-host Arthur Zaczkiewicz talks to Dr. Paul Servin, applications development director at Xeros, which is a green tech innovation business “with solutions that transform the performance, impact and economics of the fashion and laundering industry,” the company said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

This episode of WWD Voices features Adrien Nussenbaum, co-founder and co-CEO of Mirakl, which is a software-as-a-service solution used by leading brands and retailers to manage their third-party marketplace and drop-ship businesses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fairchild Fashion Media

In this special episode, guest host Sarah Engel, president of January Digital, talks with Sharonda Weatherspoon, senior vice president of stores and co-chair for diversity and inclusion at Ralph Lauren, and Salima Popatia, chief digital officer at Orveon, about women in leadership today and leading through change. Learn more about your ad choices. …

In this episode, co-hosts Evan Clark and Arthur Zaczkiewicz are joined by Alex Badia, style director of WWD, and special guest Kyle Rice, senior multimedia editor at Rolling Stone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fairchild Fashion Media

In this episode Arthur Zaczkiewicz, executive editor of strategic content development at WWD, catches up with Chris Fox, Hanesbrands’ chief sustainability officer. Fox said sustainability is a top priority for the $6.5 billion company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fairchild Fashion Media

In this episode, Neel Grover, chief executive officer of Shop Premium Outlets, shares insights in how consumer behavior is evolving and how the online marketplace meets new demands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fairchild Fashion Media

In this episode, WWD catches up with the co-founders of Talent Resources Sports, the company that works with retailers and brands such as Neiman Marcus on various sports-related campaigns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fairchild Fashion Media

In this episode of WWD Voices, co-host Arthur Zaczkiewicz speaks with the founder of Paka’s, Kris Cody, about the brand, its products, and what guides the company’s sustainable practices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fairchild Fashion Media

In this episode, WWD’s Sustainability Editor Kaley Roshitsh interviews Brianne West, the founder of Ethique. The two discuss the challenges of creating a zero-waste product as well as the impetus behind launching Ethique. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fairchild Fashion Media

In this episode, WWD's Evan Clark interviews Stephanie Horton, who is the global consumer marketing director of commerce at Google. Horton shares insights into Google Shopping, and how it can empower brands and retailers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fairchild Fashion Media

In this episode, host Arthur Zaczkiewicz chats with Jazmin Venery about how she founded her footwear brand, what it takes to run a DTC business and how she supports women's equality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fairchild Fashion Media

In this episode, WWD's Jean Palmieri interviews Tommy Bahama's CEO Doug Wood on 30 years of the island life, brand building and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fairchild Fashion Media

In this episode, host Evan Clark discusses the state of retail, stock prices, and valuations with Simeon Siegel of BMO Capital Markets. Aside from offering his take on the current state of retail, Siegel ponders if Nike could become Nike if it was just starting out today. Good question…. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice…

In this episode, WWD Voices co-host chats with Victoria Jackson, co-founder of Ellen DeGeneres of beauty brand Kind Science. Jackson describes the brand as a line of products that is kind to the skin, animals, and the planet — and it’s also a brand with a purpose and one that touts age positivity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f…

Resale is an idea that promises to reinvent how consumers, brands and merchants think about fashion. And among the companies charging forward to fulfill that more sustainable promise is ThredUp. In this episode of WWD Voices, host Evan Clark speaks to CEO and co-founder James Reinhart on the business of resale, how brands are joining in the movemen…

In its quest to reduce packaging and product waste, the beauty industry has made significant strides in recent years. For Shannon Goldberg, chief zero waste officer at Izzy Zero Waste Beauty, more could be done. So she deconstructed the traditional supply chain model and re-built it with a zero-waste mindset. The result is a product structure cente…

As consumer priorities have permanently shifted, retailers hit the reset button, which includes repositioning their brand. In this final episode, host Arthur Zaczkiewicz is joined by Jill Kramer, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer of Accenture to discuss re-invigorating and re-imaging brand purpose in a post- pandemic market. Learn more abo…

Now in its 15th year, Accenture’s Fjord Trends report is a must-read dossier on what matters most to businesses for the coming year. In this special bonus episode of the Retail’s Responsible Reset Series with Accenture, WWD Voices host Arthur Zaczkiewicz is joined by series guest host Jill Standish, Senior Managing Director-Global Lead, Retail of A…

After the tumultuous, roller-coaster year of 2020, this past year was equally boisterous with new COVID variants emerging and policymakers wondering how to stay ahead of a pandemic that doesn’t want to end. But at retail and in fashion apparel, despite these challenges, consumers remained resilient. The past year was also full of surprising and som…

In this post-peak-pandemic period, consumers are clearly more discerning. They are demanding greater transparency and sustainability from beauty brands. They also want beauty brands to be inclusive and to take a stand on social and environmental issues. In this episode, host Arthur Zaczkiewicz is joined by guest host Audrey Depraeter-Montacel, Mana…

Today’s beauty customer is more discerning in many respects. They expect transparency and want to see themselves reflected in the brands they support, noted Angelica Munson, Chief Digital Officer at Shiseido. “And they want to have a say,” she added. In this episode, Munson shares insights into the new generation of beauty customers and how they ar…

Doing well is not good enough anymore and as the retail industry has navigated the pandemic, companies across the spectrum have doubled down on environmental, social and governance issues. There is still a lot of work to do, but being a upstanding corporate citizen has never been more in fashion. In this episode, hosts Evan Clark and Arthur Zaczkie…

In this post-pandemic retail market, traditional retail isn’t working. Consumer preferences have changed, and when shoppers visit a physical store they come equipped with higher expectations. And they want more than just personalized service, shoppers want to be wowed and romanced. And they want to engage a brand on a higher level. In this episode,…

Retail and fashion brands now have an unprecedented window onto when, where and how people shop. Consumer data is everywhere, but insights are hard to come by. Host Evan Clark of WWD interviews Velia Carboni, Chief Digital and Technology Officer of VF Corporation, the powerhouse owner of brands such as Supreme, Vans, The North Face and Timberland. …

Fashion is moving fast to counter the tangle of disruptions caused by the pandemic. With factories shut down by COVID-19, ships backed up at ports and containers stuck on the wrong side of the world, the importance of the supply chain has come into sharp focus headed into the key holiday season. In this episode of WWD Voices, part of the Retail’s R…

Amid massive changes in the retail workforce, brands are not only rethinking how to retain workers but how to train them for long-term success. And that means taking a “people-centric” approach. In this episode of WWD Voices, and as part of the Retail’s Responsible Reset Series with Accenture, host Arthur Zaczkiewicz is in conversation with Joseph …

In this new age of retail, companies are faced with new rules. Consumer preferences have changed, and they’re more demanding than ever. WWD Voices drills down into why retailers need to meet the customer where they are, and why it is critical to elevate the customer’s experience to make it more engaging and relevant. WWD Voices’ special guest is Pe…

The global pandemic is forcing retailers to hit the reset button and reposition their brands for success. But how do you do it responsibly and with purpose, and in a way that engages consumers? In this premiere episode of WWD Voices, guest co-host Jill Standish of Accenture and host Arthur Zaczkiewicz of WWD are joined by Levi Strauss & Co. CEO Chi…