WWD Voices
Fairchild Fashion Media
Welcome to WWD Voices, where you will find news, commentary, and industry insights as well as behind-the-scenes stories from the world of fashion apparel, retail, luxury, and beauty. Hosted by WWD editors with special guests.
Episodes
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Feb 16, 2024 • 24min
Retail Update with Michael Appel
In this episode, WWD’s Arthur Zaczkiewicz catches up with Michael Appel from Getzler Henrich & Associates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 19, 2023 • 22min
Better Cotton’s Lena Staafgård On a Better World
In this episode, Evan Clark, deputy managing editor of WWD, speaks with Lena Staafgård, chief operating officer of the Better Cotton Initiative, which offers a voluntary standard for the industry to follow, but is calling on the government to offer some more back up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 8, 2023 • 18min
A Path to Greater Circularity
In this episode, WWD’s Arthur Zaczkiewicz catches up with Sim Gulati, co-founder and CEO of Bloom Labs, which is innovating in the fiber market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 23, 2023 • 30min
The Future of Sustainability Talent
Guest host Nancy Miller, dean of undergraduate studies and chair of the Fashion Merchandising and Marketing Department at LIM College, leads a panel discussion about the challenges and opportunities facing companies from a talent perspective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 26, 2023 • 21min
Catching Up With Ken Natori
In this episode, Ken Natori shares insights into current fashion trends, the state of the consumer and the evolution of The Natori Company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 19, 2023 • 38min
Where is Fashion Technology Headed?
In this episode, guest host Deborah Metts, an adjunct professor in the Fashion Merchandising and Marketing Department at LIM College, leads a discussion about fashion tech and where it is headed. Joining her are Anna Bennudriti, LIM College Class of 2004 and vice president of digital marketing at Belk, and LIM College students Cheyenne Monica Hynes, Lillianna Runacres, and Chloe Schmidtbauer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 17, 2023 • 34min
AI’s Arrival, In Retail and the World
This episode of WWD Voices features Jordan Fisher, chief executive officer and founder of Standard AI, which has pioneered the use of artificial intelligence in retail. While Standard AI has worked to bring automated checkout to the convenience retail sector, he said the technology is going to become second nature in fashion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 31, 2023 • 20min
The Company Behind the Fight Against Microplastics
WWD Voices co-host Arthur Zaczkiewicz talks to Dr. Paul Servin, applications development director at Xeros, which is a green tech innovation business “with solutions that transform the performance, impact and economics of the fashion and laundering industry,” the company said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 30, 2023 • 23min
Opportunities in Online Marketplaces
This episode of WWD Voices features Adrien Nussenbaum, co-founder and co-CEO of Mirakl, which is a software-as-a-service solution used by leading brands and retailers to manage their third-party marketplace and drop-ship businesses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 6, 2023 • 42min
Change, Agility and the Power of Connection
In this special episode, guest host Sarah Engel, president of January Digital, talks with Sharonda Weatherspoon, senior vice president of stores and co-chair for diversity and inclusion at Ralph Lauren, and Salima Popatia, chief digital officer at Orveon, about women in leadership today and leading through change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
