Retail is Dead; Long Live Retail!
What will the future of retail look like? Is physical retail going the way of the dodo, or will it simply involve us convening around Apple’s Town Halls or perusing Whole Foods for the latest ‘produce’ selection? While retail may be changing rapidly, companies who adopt effective digital strategies – including leveraging machine learning, data analytics and the platform economy – stand a stronger chance of surviving the upheavals in the industry. Here’s what’s happening in fashion and retail that's capturing our attention this month.
Next Edition | January 3, 2018
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Events
SXSW 2018: Future of Fashion

Influencers
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Kris Ferreira
Kris is an assistant professor of business administration in the Technology and Operations Management Unit at Harvard Business School.
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Sunil Gupta
Sunil is the Edward W. Carter Professor of Business Administration and Chair of the General Management Program at Harvard Business School.
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Katrina Lake
Katrina (MBA ’11) is passionate about helping women achieve everyday confidence. She founded Stitch Fix to help women everywhere discover and explore their style through a truly client-focused shopping experience.
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Jennifer Fleiss
Jenny (MBA ’09) is a co-founder of Rent the Runway and is now the CEO (and co-founder) of Code Eight.
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Jennifer Hyman
Jennifer (MBA ’09) is CEO and co-founder of Rent the Runway, a fashion and technology/logistics company that offers clothing and accessory rentals from over 500 designer brands for women via on-demand rentals and subscription.
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Thales Teixeira
Thales researches digital disruption and the economics of attention and has taught courses in marketing models, digital marketing, and ecommerce at Harvard Business School.