SHOPPING MALLS: IS THERE A PLACE FOR THEM IN AMERICA?
Sep 12, 2014
Utilizing retail expertise, offered creative solution to decreasing customer traffic in shopping malls. Through trend awareness and industry experience, offering customers an entertaining shopping experience was suggested. Also discussed the accelerated renovation cycle required by mall developers to remain relevant.
DRAGGING FASHION WHOLESALERS INTO THE DIGITAL AGE
Karen A. Frenkel in Bloomberg Businessweek, Dec 21, 2012
“The traditional way of doing business via shows and showrooms isn’t going away, says Vincent Quan, a former buyer for such brands as Saks Fifth Avenue (SKS) and Perry Ellis (PEBY) who is now an associate professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. ‘In this business we gotta look, see, and touch.’”
URBAN OUTFITTERS LOSING INVESTORS WITH FAILING FASHIONS
Ashley Lutz in Bloomberg Businessweek, Nov 18, 2011
“This is a faux pas in today’s retail market,” Quan said. “Customers have come to expect that similarly priced items will be grouped together and that they won’t have to dig around to find out a cost.”