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Inditex details its US roadmap: 20 projects, including a first Bershka store in New York

In summary • The US has been [Inditex](https://fashionunited.com/tags/inditex)'s second most important market, surpassed only by Spain, since 2021, and the company is planning an ambitious growth plan in the country through to 2027. • The strategic plan is revealed as a second phase of the one that has been in place since 2023, covering, between...

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JCPenney's Michelle Wlazlo on optimizing footprint and investing in experience: 'We still believe stores matter'

Michelle Wlazlo spent nearly 22 years in merchandising at Gap, Old Navy, and Target before joining JCPenney in 2019, and she initially turned down the call. What changed her mind was walking the stores and experiencing the business firsthand. “I realized this was an opportunity to help write the next chapter of an iconic American retailer. That’...

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MZ Wallace's founders on 25 years of staying independent

Over the past 25 years, most of the accessible luxury handbag brands that came up alongside MZ Wallace have taken outside investment or sold to a conglomerate. Monica Zwirner and Lucy Wallace Eustice have done neither. The New York brand they co-founded in 1999 remains independent and self-funded, and its founders say that is precisely what has...

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Jimmy Gabriel on Aerosoles' biggest expansion yet: ‘Within three years, I want Aerosoles to be a truly global brand’

When Jimmy Gabriel joined Aerosoles as its new president and chief brand officer in September 2024, he set out to fix the company’s women's footwear business. “We had to get the product right, edit the assortment, get back to the right balance of fashion, comfort, quality and value, and make sure Aerosoles stood for something again,” Gabriel...

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