White Papers

2023

Can Fashion be Profitable and Sustainable?
A Department Store’s Playbook for Survival and Success
The Transformation of Luxury Retail: The Implications of Gen Y and Gen Z
Getting More from Existing Customers
Revolutionizing Retail: Exploring the Potential of the Metaverse for Immersive Customer Engagement and Sales Growth
AI-Driven Transformation of Inventory and Supply Chain Management
Selling Through Social Media: Opportunities and Challenges
The New Loyalty Paradigm and Next-Generation Loyalty Programs
Online to Offline: The Connected Customer Experience
Future of Direct to Consumer
2022

The Digital Wallet goes Shopping - Blockchain Authentication of Luxury Goods
VR/AR Technology: What Will It Take For Small-and-Medium Sized Companies Embrace Future of Retail
New Models of Consumption in Retail: Peer-to-Peer Rental Community
The Future of the Virtual Mall
NFTS X Luxury Retail (Podcast)
Future of Department Stores
The Evolving Role of Brick-and-Mortar in Retail
The Power of the Seller in the Future of Retail - A Podcast
The Future of DTC Marketing
Bricks + Clicks + Portals: The Future of DTC in the Next Frontier of Omnichannel Retail
Live Streaming Commerce in the U.S.
The Digital Wallet goes Shopping - Blockchain Authentication of Luxury Goods

Mentors

2024

Dan Bloomgarden, JPM Consumer Portfolio Manager
Shea Jensen , President Urban Outfiters, former President Good American, and former Executive VP at Nordstrom
Heather Kaminetsky , President North America at mytheresa.com
Ken Ohashi , CEO Brooks Brothers
Stephen Sadove, former CEO of Saks Fifth Avenue and former Chairperson of National Retail Federation
Josh Schulman, Coach & Kors CEO
Stephanie Wissink, Walmart SVP

2023

Dan Bloomgarden, JPM Consumer Portfolio Manager
Francois Chaubard, Focal Systems CEO
Darcy Penick, President Bergdorf Goodman
Stephen Sadove, former CEO of Saks Fifth Avenue and former Chairperson of National Retail Federation
Josh Schulman, Coach & Kors CEO
Paul Trussell, Nike | Vice President, Investor Relations & Strategic Finance
Stephanie Wissink, Walmart SVP

2022

Brook Armstrong, CEO and Co-Founder, Blockskye
Chris Baldwin, former CEO of BJ’s Wholesale Club and former Chairperson of the National Retail Federation
Charles Gorra, CEO, Rebag
Marc Metrick, CEO, Saks
Steve Miller, CFO, Warby Parker
Stephen Sadove, former CEO of Saks Fifth Avenue and former Chairperson of National Retail Federation
Mark Yuan, CEO, And Luxe Inc