Global Business: Retail Shoplifting sees more Organized Efforts
Christopher Lacy shares his expertise on retail operations as it relates to the uptick in shoplifting, including how organizations plan for loss versus perception.
Fashion & Racism + Special Episode of "Retail Revolution"
In this special episode of Fashion Consort News Bytes, founder Joshua Williams shares his thoughts on the current issues of racial injustice and how they effect the fashion industry. This episode includes the Retail Revolution episode “Fashion & Racism” with Sabrina Lynch.
Press Release: Retail Revolution Podcast
Retail Revolution is a new podcast series based in New York City which delves into fashion retail, it’s current systems and new systems, in order to create a better and more sustainable future. Produced by Joshua Williams and hosted by Christopher Lacy, the Retail Revolution podcast features in-depth conversations with experts in omni-channel retailing with myriad perspectives: technology, consumer engagement, data analytics, merchandising and more. Expert guests include Ron Thurston, Vice President of Stores, Intermix; Meisha Brown, Vice President of Department Stores for Kering Eyewear; Brandon Roe, marketer and author of Why Fashion Brands Die; and Noam Levavi, Chief Executive Officer of ByondXR.
MPS Fashion Management Course Pivots to Online Learning, Complete with New Podcast and Experts
For “Retailing and Service Design,” the final 5-week course in the MPS Fashion Management program in the School of Fashion at Parsons School of Design, professors Joshua Williams and Christopher Lacy had always planned to teach students about retail from an omnichannel perspective in order to help them find spaces to innovate after graduation. The current global health crisis has forced them to alter the curriculum, which now includes lecture videos, a weekly online seminar, and a podcast, “Retail Revolution,” where they interview experts about the impacts of Covid-19.