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Are Small-Format Department Stores the New Normal?

What do Macy’s, IKEA, Nordstrom, and Whole Foods have in common? They’re all embracing small-format [...]
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Audience member participating in a real-time poll with a smartphone during the RLC Fashion Summit in Milan.

5 Key Takeaways from the RLC Fashion Summit in Milan

At the RLC Fashion Summit in Milan, global CEOs, investors and leaders convened to explore [...]
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Retail leaders Fahed Ghanim, Amir Awan, Remo Giovanni Abbondandolo, and moderator Nisreen Shocair during a panel at the 2025 RLC Global Forum.

The End of Retail as We Know It?

Traditional strategies that once ensured success are quickly becoming obsolete. In their place, a new [...]
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A man in a white blazer stands in a room, facing luxury shopping bags from Gucci, Dior, Louis Vuitton, Goyard, and Lanvin displayed on the floor.

Luxury’s Moment of Truth: How Tech Enhances Human Connection

Luxury is facing its moment of truth. The top clients are spending more, expecting more, [...]
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Keeping Up With Influencer Culture

Influencer culture has taken us from surprise squeals over “gifted” bags and serums to AI [...]
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Inaugural RLC Fashion Summit Convenes Global Fashion Leaders in Milan

Fashion met strategy at the inaugural RLC Fashion Summit in Milan. Against the backdrop of [...]
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India’s Beauty Market Is Ready for Its Global Close-Up

Move over, Beijing, Paris, and Seoul; the India beauty market is the new runway, and [...]
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How Women Leaders Are Shaping the Future of Business

Agility, empathy, purpose, vision —these are the skills of a great leader. And no, it’s [...]
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Sima Ganwani Ved and Supaluck Umpujh explore how purpose, agility, innovation, and women leaders are redefining retail in 2025.

Women Who Lead: Redefining Leadership, Innovation, Impact

In today’s fast-changing retail landscape, women leaders are reshaping leadership with bold innovation, emotional intelligence, [...]
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Can Retail Branding Survive the AI Era?

It took a Vogue ad to remind us: AI is everywhere, especially in retail. The [...]
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2026 RLC Global Forum to Convene in Riyadh as Global Growth Crossroads Emerge

Against a backdrop of shifting cross-border commerce, evolving consumption patterns, and the global AI imperative, [...]
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Protectionism, Trade Disruptions & Logistics Risk Rewriting Retail Strategy

As trade tensions and freight disruptions escalate, companies are rethinking their retail strategy and shifting [...]
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Case Study: How Ulta Made Its Loyalty Program a Retail Power Tool

Ulta’s loyalty program is an operating system for beauty retail. What started as a rewards [...]
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What Louis Vuitton’s $160 Lipstick Reveals About Luxury Beauty Strategy

With $160 lipsticks and $250 eyeshadows, Louis Vuitton’s beauty line is rewriting the playbook for [...]
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Michael Chalhoub, Michael Ward and Geoffroy van Raemdonck share insights at the main stage of the 2025 RLC Global Forum in Riyadh.

Luxury Retail Today: Personalization, Innovation, Growth

Luxury retail is evolving to meet the expectations of a new generation of high-net-worth consumers. [...]
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