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Saks names ‘The New Wave’ emerging designers

Saks has launched the second year of its emerging designer accelerator programme, ‘The New Wave,’ featuring eight new brands including Claude Kameni, Keeyahri, Ludovic de Saint Sernin, Nalebe, Sunni Sunni, Undra Celeste, Who Decides War, and Zeynap Arcay. The accelerator programme was launched last year to develop and support high-potential...

May 25, 2022

Business

Saks Fifth Avenue e-commerce to operate as standalone entity

Following a new minority equity investment by Insight Partners, Saks Fifth Avenue’s e-commerce site is set to become a standalone entity, known simply as Saks. A partnership between the growth capital firm, which made a 500 million dollar investment in the retailer, and Saks’ owner Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) has valued the business at two...

Mar 15, 2022

Fashion

Saks Fifth Avenue holiday campaign partners with the Obama Foundation

This year, Saks Fifth Avenue’s holiday campaign will support the Obama Foundation’s Girls Opportunity Alliance. The campaign kicked off with the unveiling of Saks Fifth Avenue’s holiday window display and ten-story-tall theatrical light show at its New York flagship, featuring a special appearance by former First Lady of the United States and...

Nov 26, 2021

Retail

Saks Fifth Avenue launches holiday campaign in support of The Obama Foundation

Retailer Saks Fifth Avenue has launched a holiday campaign in support of The Obama Foundation’s Girls Opportunity Alliance. The Girls Opportunity Alliance is a program that aims to empower adolescent girls around the world through education. Saks Fifth Avenue has committed to donating 1 million dollars to The Obama Foundation in support of the...

Nov 23, 2021

Retail

Ginger and Smart debuts in US with launch at Saks Fifth Avenue

Australian label Ginger and Smart has launched in the US at Saks Fifth Avenue. The luxury retailer has also presented The Lumiere Collection, designed by Alexandra and Genevieve Smart and will be available only at select Saks locations. The collection merges the graphic with the botanic, exaggerating the brand’s signature prints. The brand...

Nov 11, 2021

Fashion

Saks unveils holiday schedule for Saks Live

Luxury ecommerce platform Saks has unveiled its holiday schedule for its virtual events platform, Saks Live. Saks Live, which was launched earlier this year, will offer a series of virtual events that revolve around gift-giving and dressing for holiday celebrations. The platform is aimed at bringing Saks Fifth Avenue shoppers into the worlds of...

Nov 3, 2021

Fashion Featured

The most iconic department stores around the world, ranked

Department stores have long been a staple in the shopping world. They are the markers of a downtown shopping area, the axis upon which one plans their day out on the town. And despite the rise in online shopping, and downfall of many department stores during the Covid-19 crisis, there are certain giants that continue to be seen as truly iconic...

Nov 1, 2021

Business

Saks raises 1.7 million for mental health initiatives

The Saks Fifth Avenue Foundation hosted a cocktail fundraiser to honour its commitment to mental health support, raising over 1.7 million dollars to support the Foundation’s mission to prioritise mental health throughout communities. “It is no secret that the past year and a half have posed unprecedented challenges on the physical, emotional and...

Oct 21, 2021

RetailFeatured

Jabs for jobs: These retailers are requiring office workers to be vaccinated

As Covid passports and proof of vaccinations and negative tests become criteria for attending events and traveling, they are also becoming mandatory for some of America’s biggest retailers. For a small but growing sector of companies, vaccinations for its employees are obligatory, iterating a controversial “jabs for jobs” requirement. At TJX...

Aug 16, 2021

Retail

WeWork to launch co-working spaces at select Saks stores

Hudson’s Bay Co, the parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue, will be converting some of its department store space into WeWork co-working spaces. This comes as more companies are looking for hybrid models of combining remote work with office space, and are taking a different approach from leasing long-term office space. Five co-working office...

Aug 11, 2021

Retail

Saks Fifth Avenue goes fur-free

American luxury department store chain Saks Fifth Avenue has announced it will stop selling products made using animal fur from both brand partners and private label merchandise sold online and in-store. The company stated it would phase out all animal fur products by the end of 2022, including products made from animals raised to use their furs...

Apr 8, 2021

Retail

The first 'Barneys at Saks' opens at Saks Fifth Avenue flagship

Saks Fifth Avenue has debuted its 'Barneys at Saks' retail experience in its New York flagship, after gaining licensing rights for the retailer back in 2019. This marks the first time Barneys has occupied brick-and-mortar retail space since the closure of its stores at the beginning of 2020. Authentic Brand Group purchased Barneys after the...

Jan 18, 2021