Vernon Proper

Results from St. John's performance in 2024 are in. The business contracted 12 percent as parent Lanvin Group's entire brand portfolio saw revenue decline on a tough operating environment for some luxury businesses. The annual results come a few days after St. John announced a new chief commercial officer and chief merchandising officer. #stjohn #lanvingroup #luxury #retail More details:

Gap continues the marketing momentum ahead of next week's earnings update, with the launch of its Spring 2025 campaign featuring Parker Posey. #gap #gapinc #retail

After a $1B year in 2024, Revolve Group Inc.'s still pulling a number of levers as it seeks further expansion. Luxury's showing signs of life, a new Los Angeles store is coming online in the fall and beauty is one of several categories the company thinks can continue down a growth path. More on the company's quarterly update: #revolvegroup #revolve #fwrd #retail #luxury #ecommerce

Several pieces of retail news out of Revolve Group this week. The company's gearing up for festival season with a special edit online. Meanwhile, it confirmed its pop-up shop at The Grove will become a permanent store. It will be the company's second after it inked a long-term lease for its Aspen location last year. #revolve #revolvegroup #retailnews #thegrove

Levi Strauss touts ratings agency upgrade amid projection of $6.5B in revenue by 2028. #levistrauss #levis #denim #fashionbusiness

As Liberated Brands' assets head to auction, who steps up to buy? #bankruptcynews #chapter11 #actionsports #liberatedbrands

Trademark infringement? Meghan Markle's rebrand to As Ever wades into trademark rights tussle. #trademarklaw #asever #meghanmarkle #apparellaw #fashionlaw

NikeSkims. New brand announced today from Nike and Skims. Can the new label help boost Nike's numbers? #nike #skims #nikeskims More Details:

University CityWalk landlord looks to collect amid Liberated Brands' bankruptcy. The Billabong store at the CityWalk is one of many in the process of liquidating and closing as Liberated winds down its business. #bankruptcy #liberatedbrands #retailnews More Details:

What went wrong at Liberated Brands? Deep dive into the licensing company's Chapter 11. #actionsports #chapter11 #liberatedbrands #quiksilver #billabong #rvca #retail