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Navigating Uncertainty: What Today’s Global Climate Means for Retail Talent

There’s a certain feeling in the market right now—one that’s hard to quantify, but easy to recognise if you’ve lived through it before.I have.Having worked in executive retail recruitment through the Global Financial Crisis, and now operating in today’s complex global environment, I can confidently say this: while the triggers may be different, the pressure points ...

Alo’s latest leadership hire is a big statement.

The brand has appointed Benedetta Petruzzo as Chief Executive of International Operations — and it’s a move that signals serious intent. Fresh from senior leadership roles at Dior and Miu Miu, Petruzzo brings deep luxury expertise at a time when Alo is accelerating its global expansion and sharpening its premium positioning.  As CEO of Miu Miu, she oversaw ...

Why Disney’s Hire of Bobby Kim Is Bigger Than It Looks

Bobby Kim has spent more than two decades pushing one idea: a product is never just a product. At The Hundreds, the LA streetwear brand he co-founded in 2003, T-shirts and hoodies became delivery systems for community, culture and belonging — not just merchandise. Now, Kim brings that philosophy to the world’s largest licenser as Global Creative Director ...

Remembering Valentino: The Emperor of Fashion

There are very few names in fashion that transcend trend, season, and time itself. Names that don’t simply represent a designer, but an era. A standard. A feeling. Valentino was one of those rare icons. With his passing, the fashion world has not only lost a brilliant couturier — it has lost an emperor. A man whose vision ...