WWD Voices

Welcome to WWD Voices, where you will find news, commentary, and industry insights as well as behind-the-scenes stories from the world of fashion apparel, retail, luxury, and beauty. Hosted by WWD editors with special guests.

Fashion & Beauty
Business
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From the Newsroom: Fashion Week Wrap-Up
20 min
52
How Fabletics is Reinventing Activewear
Adam Goldenberg, co-founder and CEO of Fabletics, explains how the brand's highly data-driven strategy is driving category expansions and growth.
28 min
53
Tariff Turmoil: What Now? What Next?
Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal’s features editor and resident tariff expert, details where things stand now, where they might go, and all the implications in between.
15 min
54
Keying Into the Spending Power of Generation Z
19 min
55
A Bold New Chapter: Macy's Challenges the Statu...
In this episode for Retail Rx, Nata Dvir, chief merchandising officer of Macy's, discusses her career trajectory from executive trainee to C-suite as well as the retailer's Bold New Chapter initiative..
30 min
56
Obstacles & Opportunities: Highlights from Sour...
Glenn Taylor, logistics editor, Sourcing Journal, discusses the SJ Sourcing Report and challenges facing the industry.
18 min
57
Reimagining the Jewelry Shopping Experience
In this episode of WWD Voices, Nicole Wegman, founder of Ring Concierge, explains how the brand is elevating fine jewelry shopping.
15 min
58
Big Box Backlash: A Guide to Shopping Small
Lauren Parker, director of Fairchild Studio, chats with Caroline Weaver, small business expert and founder of The Locavore Guide on the growing trend of online directories and content platforms powering the shop local movement.
22 min
59
Demand Planning Insights with Logility’s Roger ...
18 min
60
This Former Fashion CEO Now Fights Retail Plast...
Fairchild Studio Director Lauren Parker chats with Jeff Yurcisin, CEO of purpose-driven retailer Grove Collaborative.
25 min
61
Anthropologie Bets Big on Vacations
Anu Narayanan, president, women's & home at Anthropologie Group, on why vacation/resortwear is the next new niche.vacation.
19 min
62
The Inside Scoop on Transforming Retail Tech wi...
In this episode of WWD Voices host Arthur Zaczkiewicz chats with Jeanette Duke, director of marketing at Sky IT Group.
15 min
63
A Journey to Success with Odyssey Retail Advisors
In this episode of WWD Voices, host Arthur Zaczkiewicz met with Rick Strauss and Rich Johnson, principals at Odyssey Retail Advisors.
30 min
64
The Changing Landscape for Valuations and Loans
Ben Nortman, co-chief commercial officer at Hilco Global, explains how there has been tremendous change, creativity and ingenuity over the years from the capital markets to help retailers access more capital.
24 min
65
Gita Mirchandani on the Power of Positive Inten...
18 min
66
How WWD Documented Black Fashion Over the Past ...
In this episode, Lauren Parker, director of Fairchild Studio, chats with cultural historian and archivist Tonya Blazio-Licorish, the co-author of “Black in Fashion” and Archives Editor/WWD and Fairchild Media Group.
24 min
67
How Outcast Clothing is Going Beyond Selling Bi...
Lawrence Lees, co-founder of Outcast Clothing, talks about the evolution of the Australian fashion brand.
17 min
68
Tariffs, Trade and Turmoil: Highlights from the...
Peter Sadera, Sourcing Journal’s editor in chief, chats with Lauren Parker, director of Fairchild Studios, about the recent SJ Fall Summit, industry issues and how stakeholders are rising to the occasion, despite the challenges.
14 min
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F.I.T. President Discusses Her 26-Year Legacy
Dr. Joyce F. Brown, president of the Fashion Institute of Technology (F.I.T.), chats with Lauren Parker, director of Fairchild Studio about her 26-year tenure, which will end when she steps down from her role at the end of the 2024/2025 academic school year.
25 min
70
How Millennials and Gen Z are Rebranding Consum...
Credit Karma’s Courtney Alev discusses the shopping trends that have staying power for today’s young consumers.
28 min
71
A Handbag Designer's Next Act
Emily Blumenthal, founder of Handbag Designer 101, The Handbag Awards, and all-around handbag industry connector, chats with WWD Voices host Lauren Parker, director of Fairchild Studio, about the business of bags.
35 min
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Dick's Sporting Goods
In this special episode of WWD Voices hosted by FN, Emily Silver, chief marketing officer and chief athlete experience officer at Dick's Sporting Goods, chats with FN senior business editor Shoshy Ciment.
16 min
73
Gap Inc. President & CEO on Reinventing an Amer...
In this panel discussion at WWD's Apparel & Retail Summit on October 29, Richard Dickson, Gap Inc. president and CEO talks with Booth Moore, WWD executive editor, west coast, about revitalizing the beloved brands under the Gap umbrella.
24 min
74
Catching Up With Coco Rocha
Coco Rocha talks 20 years in fashion, model mentorship and the Importance of “thoughtful art."
23 min
75
What Will Trump 2.0 Mean for the Fashion Indust...
We’ve seen this movie before. Or have we? Lauren Parker of Fairchild Studio chats with Kate Nishimura of Sourcing Journal on what a second Trump presidency might mean for apparel, footwear, textiles and retail when it comes to tariffs, trade and taxes.
18 min