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Retail

The J.Crew Comeback Starts Now

With its new menswear collection under creative director Brendon Babenzien, the retailer has its best shot in years at returning to the fashion zeitgeist.

Retail

The J.Crew Comeback Starts Now

With its new menswear collection under creative director Brendon Babenzien, the retailer has its best shot in years at returning to the fashion zeitgeist.


Retail

Can Tourist Traps Become Fashion Destinations?

Tishman Speyer is redeveloping Rockefeller Center to include posh restaurants and stores from small, buzzy fashion brands, hoping to draw more New Yorkers to the area.

Retail

Can Tourist Traps Become Fashion Destinations?

Tishman Speyer is redeveloping Rockefeller Center to include posh restaurants and stores from small, buzzy fashion brands, hoping to draw more New Yorkers to the area.


Retail

The Year Ahead: Consumers to Reboot Wardrobes for Post-Pandemic Life

Consumers will reallocate wallet share across fashion categories as pent-up demand for newness intersects with more social freedoms. Companies should prepare for this shift by honing data-driven product development and adjusting their inventory mix.

Retail

The Year Ahead: Consumers to Reboot Wardrobes for Post-Pandemic Life

Consumers will reallocate wallet share across fashion categories as pent-up demand for newness intersects with more social freedoms. Companies should prepare for this shift by honing data-driven product development and adjusting their inventory mix.


Retail

The Secret to Breathing New Life Into Old Brands

Banana Republic, J.Crew, Express and others are all promoting a new, more digital and fashion-forward identity in a bid to regain relevance. But a rebrand is no easy feat.

Retail

The Secret to Breathing New Life Into Old Brands

Banana Republic, J.Crew, Express and others are all promoting a new, more digital and fashion-forward identity in a bid to regain relevance. But a rebrand is no easy feat.


Retail

Inside J.Crew’s New Look

The retailer’s latest womenswear collection marks chief executive Libby Wadle and designer Olympia Gayot’s attempts to revitalise its brand.

Retail

Inside J.Crew’s New Look

The retailer’s latest womenswear collection marks chief executive Libby Wadle and designer Olympia Gayot’s attempts to revitalise its brand.


Sustainability

Can Designers Bring Progressive Values to Big Brands?

Designers like Brendon Babenzien, J.Crew’s new men’s creative director, bring deeply rooted values as well as design skills to their work. But embedding these values into larger organisations can be challenging.

Sustainability

Can Designers Bring Progressive Values to Big Brands?

Designers like Brendon Babenzien, J.Crew’s new men’s creative director, bring deeply rooted values as well as design skills to their work. But embedding these values into larger organisations can be challenging.


Retail

Op-Ed | Why Brendon Babenzien Makes Sense at J.Crew

More than a design update, the American brand needs a clear set of values to make its preppy basics stand apart from competitors much like the values Babenzien has brought to his label Noah, argues Jonathan D. Cohen.

Retail

Op-Ed | Why Brendon Babenzien Makes Sense at J.Crew

More than a design update, the American brand needs a clear set of values to make its preppy basics stand apart from competitors much like the values Babenzien has brought to his label Noah, argues Jonathan D. Cohen.


Retail

Why Preppy J.Crew Staked Its Future on a Streetwear Star

Brendon Babenzien, co-founder of the streetwear brand Noah and former Supreme designer, joins the mall brand’s mens business as creative director. But an updated look won’t solve all of J.Crew’s problems.

Retail

Why Preppy J.Crew Staked Its Future on a Streetwear Star

Brendon Babenzien, co-founder of the streetwear brand Noah and former Supreme designer, joins the mall brand’s mens business as creative director. But an updated look won’t solve all of J.Crew’s problems.


Financial Markets

The Year Ahead: Fashion Is Set for a Surge in M&A

As the gap widens between the best-performing companies and the rest, M&A activity will increase as leaders manoeuvre to take market share, unlock new opportunities and expand capabilities.

Financial Markets

The Year Ahead: Fashion Is Set for a Surge in M&A

As the gap widens between the best-performing companies and the rest, M&A activity will increase as leaders manoeuvre to take market share, unlock new opportunities and expand capabilities.


Retail

Struggling J. Crew Replaces Another CEO

Jan Singer, who only joined the ailing retailer in February, will be succeeded by Madewell chief executive Libby Wadle.

Retail

Struggling J. Crew Replaces Another CEO

Jan Singer, who only joined the ailing retailer in February, will be succeeded by Madewell chief executive Libby Wadle.