The Indicator | June 6, 2025
The Indicator | June 6th, 2025 By Sonal Gandhi Chief Content Officer at The Lead In this week’s highlights, Peloton has now launched its own secondary market place, Disney and Gap are partnering on loyalty rewards and perks, and Brooks Brothers has a new flagship store in NYC. ‘INNOVATION MOVES’ Disney and Gap Inc. are deepening their partnership. […]
The Indicator | May 30, 2025
The Indicator | May 30th, 2025 By Sonal Gandhi Chief Content Officer at The Lead Tariff whiplash continued this week as the fight moved to courts. Gap Inc. estimated the cost of tariffs to be $100M – $150M to the company’s balance sheet this year. Meanwhile, e.l.f. Cosmetics acquired rhode skin and Nuts.com moved into […]
The Indicator | May 23, 2025
The Indicator | May 23rd, 2025 By Sonal Gandhi Chief Content Officer at The Lead Big M&A activity continued this week with Authentic Brands acquiring Dockers from Levi’s. Meanwhile, Nike is back at Amazon after six years and beauty brands are hoping to cash in on WNBAs popularity with a slew of partnerships. ‘INNOVATION MOVES’ […]
The Indicator | May 15, 2025
The Indicator | May 16th, 2025 By Sonal GandhiChief Content Officer at The Lead M&A activity dominated the news this week with Dick’s Sporting Goods purchasing Foot Locker, Chobani buying Daily Harvest, Andie Swim buying Richer Poorer, and Church & Dwight buying hand sanitizer brand touchland. In other news, retailers restarted shipments from China due […]
The Indicator | May 9, 2025
The Indicator | May 9th, 2025 By Sonal GandhiChief Content Officer at The Lead A few big financial headlines this week starting with private equity firm 3G Capital buying Skechers and food delivery startup Wonder raising $600M in capital. Meanwhile, catering to a value-driven consumer in the coming months remains top of mind for services […]
The Indicator | May 2, 2025
The Indicator | May 2nd, 2025 By Sonal Gandhi Chief Content Officer at The Lead In an unexpected twist, Saks Fifth Avenue is opening a storefront on Amazon. In tariff related news, spring sales events are happening earlier than usual, de minimis loophole ends today and Prime Day is back on in July despite some […]
The Indicator | April 25, 2025
The Indicator | April 25th, 2025 By Sonal GandhiChief Content Officer at The Lead Zales is wooing Gen Z with a new campaign – “Own it” – encouraging them to wear fine jewelry every day. Target has another buzzworthy partnership, this time with DTC brand home brand, Parachute. Meanwhile, US port activity has declined, consumers […]
The Indicator | April 18, 2025
The Indicator | April 18th, 2025 By Sonal Gandhi Chief Content Officer at The Lead This week’s headlines center around how the industry is coping with tariffs. Some brands are adding tariff surcharges at checkout while others are launching tariff sales encouraging customers to shop now before prices go up. Resale platforms are gearing up […]
The Indicator | April 11, 2025
The Indicator | April 11th, 2025 By Sonal Gandhi Chief Content Officer at The Lead Brands like Under Armour and Vans showcased their latest innovations at Milan Design Week, normally a destination for luxury and furniture brands. Prada group is acquiring Versace from Capri, even as luxury brands face potentially another challenging year due to […]
The Indicator | April 4, 2025
The Indicator | April 4th, 2025 By Sonal Gandhi Chief Content Officer at The Lead Price conscious consumers are switching away from brands to private label products, according to the EY Future Consumer index report. Brands will have to get creative to get them back – case in point, Kate Spade will have a large […]