Inverse relationship: As Amazon Fashion trends up, department stores trend down.
Breaking down Racked’s lengthy report on Amazon’s bold luxury ambitions, whose upward trajectory worryingly coincides with Nordstrom, Bloomingdale’s, and Macy’s big slump. (1,100 words)
Nordstrom’s off-price strategy is becoming a problem.
Is the department store prioritizing short term gains over long term stability and brand equity? (274 words)
Nordstrom: Jack Erwin’s New Nationwide Marketing Channel.
Some DTC upstarts are now using wholesale deals as marketing tools. As such, the retailer-brand power dynamic has been turned on its head.