White Papers
Spring 2025
Digital-First Brands going Physical
When 'Fast' Isn’t Flexible: Confronting Long Lead Times in the Fashion Supply Chain
Is She Born With It or Is It AI: Next Frontier of AI-generated Fashion Models
Winning Gen Z in the Era of Private Labels: Strategic Responses from Food & Beverage National Brands towards Private Labels
Leveraging Generative AI To Unlock Unstructured Customer and Market Data Value in Offline Retail Stores
Agentic AI is coming: How can Retailers be prepared to improve the Shopping Experience?
Beautiful and Loyal: Developing A Customer Data Foundation for Today and the Age of AI
The Future of Fashion Rental Models
Redefining Retail Media for the Luxury Space
The Future of U.S. Department Stores
2024
Navigating an Evolving DTC Landscape
Maximizing Customer Retention for the Omni-Channel Retailer
Circularity in Fashion: A Versatile and Adaptable Approach
Revitalizing Retail: the Rise of Recommerce in the Circular Economy
Enhancing Customer Experiences Through Artificial Intelligence
Redefining Department Stores
Profits with a Purpose: How Brands can Define, and Execute, a Purpose that is True to Them
The Retail Phenomenon: from E-Commerce to Brick-and-Mortar
From Online to Offline: The Future Role of Physical Stores in the Luxury Retail Space
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
Fall 2025
Keri Taub, Vice President, Business Strategy, Bloomingdale’s
Heather Kaminetsky, CEO, Net-A-Porter
Marc Metrick, CEO, Saks
Michael Brigance, Director, Investor Relations, Walmart
Francois Chaubard, Founder, Focal Systems
Brieane Olson, CEO of Pacific Sunwear
Shea Jensen, President, Urban Outfitters
Sam Lobban, CEO, Thom Browne
Ann Somma, Chief Brand Officer, Tru Fragrance & Beauty
Robert Magliano, Vice President of Strategy and Business Development, Richemont
Thierry Prevost, CEO, Printemps America
Brian Kelley, Chairman & CEO, PearlRock Partners
Spring 2025
Dan Bloomgarden, JPM Consumer Portfolio Manager
Shea Jensen, President Urban Outfitters, former President Good American, and former Executive VP at Nordstrom
Hali Borenstein, CEO, Reformation
Manish Chandra, Founder & CEO, Poshmark
Anthony Choe, Founder, Provenance
Monica Arnaudo, Chief Merchandising Officer, Ulta Beauty
Keri Taub, Vice President, Business Strategy, Bloomingdale’s
Tom Nolan, CEO, Kendra Scott
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