The State of Saks Fifth Avenue

Retail’s Bleak Holiday Forecast; Can Brands See Beyond Bollywood in India? ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnQCYJP0SLaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYnVzaW5lc3NvZmZhc2hpb24uY29tLz91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXJfZGFpbHlkaWdlc3QmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249RGFpbHlfRGlnZXN0XzIyMTEyMyZ1dG1fY29udGVudD1ib2ZfbG9nb1cFc3BjZXVCCmVVCaFdZStNkatSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAJA~~ ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnQCYJP0QWaHR0cHM6Ly9iaXQubHkvM1NLYzRIRFcFc3BjZXVCCmVVCaFdZStNkatSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAJA~~ WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2023 - Saks Fifth Avenue’s owner [raised $340 million to fund retail operations](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnQCYJP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYnVzaW5lc3NvZmZhc2hpb24uY29tL2FydGljbGVzL3JldGFpbC9zYWtzLW93bmVyLXJhaXNlcy0zNDAtbWlsbGlvbi1hZnRlci1yZXRhaWxlci1kaWRudC1wYXktdmVuZG9ycy1mb3ItbW9udGhzLXNvdXJjZXMtc2F5Lz91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXJfZGFpbHlkaWdlc3QmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249RGFpbHlfRGlnZXN0XzIyMTEyMyZ1dG1fY29udGVudD1pbnRyb1cFc3BjZXVCCmVVCaFdZStNkatSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAJA~~). Sources say the store had fallen months behind on payments to certain vendors. - Analysts are [predicting a gloomy holiday shopping season](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnQCYJP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYnVzaW5lc3NvZmZhc2hpb24uY29tL2FydGljbGVzL3JldGFpbC9ob3ctbG93ZXJlZC1jb25zdW1lci1zcGVuZGluZy1pcy1hZmZlY3RpbmctcmV0YWlsZXJzLXRoaXMtaG9saWRheS1zZWFzb24vP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlcl9kYWlseWRpZ2VzdCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1EYWlseV9EaWdlc3RfMjIxMTIzJnV0bV9jb250ZW50PWludHJvVwVzcGNldUIKZVUJoV1lK02Rq1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAk) as inflation-squeezed consumers buy less. - Global fashion brands need to [widen the net beyond Bollywood](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnQCYJP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmJ1c2luZXNzb2ZmYXNoaW9uLmNvbS9hcnRpY2xlcy9nbG9iYWwtbWFya2V0cy9pbmRpYS1jZWxlYnJpdHktcGFydG5lcnMtZmFzaGlvbi1iZWF1dHktYnJhbmRzLWJvbGx5d29vZC1kZWVwaWthLXBhZHVrb25lLXByaXlhbmthLWNob3ByYS1qb25hcy8_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1uZXdzbGV0dGVyX2RhaWx5ZGlnZXN0JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPURhaWx5X0RpZ2VzdF8yMjExMjMmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9aW50cm9XBXNwY2V1QgplVQmhXWUrTZGrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACQ~) to include other celebrities for India partnerships, say marketers. - American mall retailer Abercrombie & Fitch [defied the consumer slowdown with 20 percent sales growth](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnQCYJP0SxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYnVzaW5lc3NvZmZhc2hpb24uY29tL25ld3MvcmV0YWlsL2FiZXJjcm9tYmllLWVhcm5pbmdzLXJlc3VsdHMvP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlcl9kYWlseWRpZ2VzdCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1EYWlseV9EaWdlc3RfMjIxMTIzJnV0bV9jb250ZW50PWludHJvVwVzcGNldUIKZVUJoV1lK02Rq1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAk) in its third-quarter earnings. - Plus, with just under a week to go, join us at [BoF VOICES 2023](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnQCYJP0SaaHR0cHM6Ly9wYWdlcy5idXNpbmVzc29mZmFzaGlvbi5jb20vYm9mLXZvaWNlcy0yMDIzLz91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXJfZGFpbHlkaWdlc3QmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249RGFpbHlfRGlnZXN0XzIyMTEyMyZ1dG1fY29udGVudD1pbnRyb1cFc3BjZXVCCmVVCaFdZStNkatSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAJA~~), our annual gathering for big thinkers. 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