Kors, Kate & Coach: Battle for the Purse Strings
Since Kate Spade was said to be on the market, speculation swirled about which suitor would be the best fit. Two emerged as likely...
Coach, Kors & Kate: The Handbag Wars
The North American handbag market, which achieved mid-to-high single-digit growth through most of this millennium, saw its 2015 rate cut...
The Business of Fashion is Killing Fashion
The fashion industry won’t get out of its current economic morass by cutting costs and corners, but by creating inspired product that...
At Coach, It’s a New Day
The brand transformation at Coach announced by Victor Luis on June 19, 2014 is gaining traction. We are six quarters into its new modern...
Hindsight is Always 20/20
In April 2011, I read my New Yorker cringing at Reed Krakoff’s comment on his design process at Coach: “I bang it out,’ he said.‘I know...
