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Article Chief Digital Officer of Chico’s on Delivering a Digital-First Mindset
March 9, 2023 | By Meghan Hall
Jay Topper, Chief Digital Officer of women's clothing brand Chico's, gives his insights on developing a digital-first mindset inside a large organization. He discusses failure, communicating with leadership, and trends for consumers and retailers to look for in 2023.
Article LVMH North America CEO on Talent, Emerging Tech, and Travel
January 17, 2023 | By Meghan Hall
Anish Melwani, CEO of Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH) North America, discusses the company's experiments with blockchain, NFTs, diamonds, luxury trains, and cultivating the artisan talent that the company relies on.
Article H&M’s CTO on Scaling Innovation, Privacy, and Thinking Like a VC
December 16, 2022 | By Meghan Hall, Scott Kirsner
H&M Group's Chief Technology Officer, Alan Boehme, shares how the company is moving forward in creating customer experiences; addresses his thoughts on acting like a venture capitalist inside a corporation; and gives advice on creating aligned incentives.
Article The Biggest Acquisitions in Wearables and Home Fitness Tech
September 27, 2021
Apple and Peloton are leading the home fitness boom, leaving the largest companies in tech, retail, and apparel racing to build up their own muscles — largely through acquisitions. Here are the biggest deals made recently in wearables and home fitness.
Article DICK’S Sporting Goods SVP on Finding a Common Language with Designers
June 17, 2021 | By Lilly Milman
Nina Barjesteh breaks down the process behind building the new VRST menswear brand and shares tips on finding the right time to bring ideas to senior leadership.
Video The Year of Athleisure, with Lululemon’s Chief Science Officer
March 24, 2021 | By Kaitlin Milliken
Lululemon’s Chief Science Officer, Tom Waller shares why 2020 created lines out of their store doors and how the retailer keeps customers close when building new products.
Article Converse CEO on Building the Brand of the Future
November 9, 2020 | By Lilly Milman
As part of our recent Impact conference, Scott Uzzell, CEO of Converse, discussed the brand’s relationship with popular culture, its collaborations, and more.
Podcast Leveling Up Customer Empathy at Fitbit & More
July 7, 2020 | By Kaitlin Milliken
How can teams use empathy to understand their customers? Irina Kozlovskaya, Director of Industrial Design at Fitbit, shares how her team uses empathy to design better products.
On Demand Webcast Carhartt on Prototyping and Collecting Customer Insights from Home
May 20, 2020
Carhartt specializes in work clothes for industries including construction. Their Director of Global Product Innovation, Collen Hau, explains how the team is creating prototypes and staying in tune with customers.
Article Racing the Calendar: Inside New Balance’s Test Run Project
November 13, 2019 | By Kelsey Alpaio
The traditional process for creating a shoe takes 18 months. New Balance’s new record, as a result of their Test Run program, is seven months…
Article Four Ways Retailers are Combatting Disruption in 2019
January 25, 2019 | By Kaitlin Milliken
At the National Retail Federation's Big Show 2019, attendees discussed how to vie for attention from customers in the age of Amazon and thousands of options at their fingertips.
On Demand Webcast Does Measurement Kill Innovation?
June 18, 2018
Watch this Master Class to find out the difference between “activity metrics” and “impact metrics,” where to start, and how to evolve your measurement regimen over time.
Article Photos: Inside W. L. Gore’s Silicon Valley Innovation Center
August 18, 2017 | By Kelsey Alpaio
Take a look inside W.L. Gore's new Silicon Valley Innovation Center. In May, the company held the first public event in the space, bringing in startups in to pitch their ideas.
Article Former Lululemon Strategy Manager on Retail Disruption
July 3, 2017 | By Kelsey Alpaio
“[A]s a more established brand, there are a lot of headwinds out there,” Lindsay Angelo says. “[T]hink about how you can take advantage of that turbulence internally.”
Article How Reebok is Thinking Outside the Mold
June 1, 2017 | By Kelsey Alpaio
Bill McInnis of Reebok says the company wanted “a lot more speed, a lot more local, and a lot more custom.” This inspired initiatives like the "Liquid Factory" and "Cotton + Corn."
Article How Lululemon Brings Designers Closer to Customers
September 2, 2016 | By Scott Kirsner
At a new "lab" store in Manhattan's Noho neighborhood, customers are just a few steps away from the designers who work in the back half of the space.
Article Former Gap Exec: Is Innovation Really Everyone’s Job?
July 1, 2016
Michael Perman formerly of Gap Inc. and Levi Strauss & Co. writes, “Yes, everyone needs to have EMPATHY, but in reality, innovation requires talent, passion, and tenacity.”
Article How W.L. Gore Trains Employees to Explore New Business Opportunities
June 3, 2016 | By Scott Kirsner
Friction often exists between innovators and operationally-focused departments. A program at Gore addresses the friction and trains employees to explore market opportunities.
On Demand Live Call Gap Exec on Innovation Training, Co-Creation, Customer Insights
November 18, 2015
Gap Inc.’s Dean of Global Innovation talks about creativity, co-creation, the Mindspark training initiative, and the importance of solving small problems first.
Article Who Wields the ‘Power of No’ at Your Company?
January 12, 2015 | By Scott Kirsner
Stuart Jenkins of Deckers Outdoor, says it's near-impossible to innovate if any one person can shoot down a good idea. Find out more about the power of no here...