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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Saks Fifth Avenue has debuted its iconic holiday window display at its New York flagship for the 2020 season. The retailer's Fifth Avenue installation takes a more theatrical approach this year: a ten-story-tall light show with a reimagined, one-of-a-kind event concept called "Saks Lights Up Fifth Avenue." The retailer will host Saks Lights Up...
Nov. 24, 2020
Saks Fifth Avenue has revealed a revamped website that includes additional features, improved site speed across desktop and mobile, and enhanced search capabilities. The re-launched site, which marks the company’s first comprehensive website makeover in the past five years, now features a more prominent ‘New Arrivals’ section, an expanded ‘Edit’...
Oct. 30, 2020
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