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- How A Brand’s Ability To Listen Will Determine Its Value StockX editorial director Pete Forester discusses why streetwear is far from dead, and how the resale platform is part of the category's new generation
- How Streetwear Sets The Tone For Today’s Mainstream—And What To Expect Next Jeff Staple of Staple Design talks current retail strategies and themes like the hyper-local and gender-fluid that had their origins in streetwear—and also explains why "vintage curation" will be retail's next wave
- Delivering On A Retail As Service Promise b8ta's co-founder and president Phillip Raub speaks with PSFK to discuss the RaaS store and software provider's evolution over the years, touching on its Forum fashion & lifestyle experience, reinvention of Toys"R"Us, and role in a new decade of retail
- Why Community Is Key To Streetwear’s Consumer Engagement Prowess PSFK sat down with Brendan Dunne, deputy editor at Complex Networks, for his thoughts on why the category has been so successful at generating followings and sustaining engagement—and what other retailers can learn from 'the drop'
Events
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Austin Retail Innovation Week
ATXRIW is an inclusive calendar of industry panels, launch parties, networking soirees and store visits, and which will be centered around the activities at SXSW 2020. Mar 12 -
DTC Retail Pioneers Panel & Happy Hour Drinks
As business transforms, a number of new retail and brand models have appeared and are pioneering a new way to build an engaging experience with the shopper that drives sales, loyalty and profits. Held in Austin's South Congress district, this event is an expert discussing during this this session for Austin Retail Innovation Week during SXSW 2020. Moderated by Scott Lachut of PSFK, the leaders from some of the most progressive brands and retailers will share their new approaches to growing their businesses. PSFK will invite its audience of retail, brand and agency execs to join us as we hear panelists that include Neighborhood Goods co-founder Matt Alexander. Mar 13 -
South Congress Retail Walking Tour
Join Piers Fawkes, Founder of PSFK and Scott Lachut, PSFK’s President of Research and Strategy for a first-hand tour of Austin’s most innovative retail locations. The tour will last roughly 3 hours and will feature stops at several locations in the South Congress district. During this Austin Retail Innovation Week store walk throughs we will get to hear from store owners and managers about how they are providing innovation consumer experiences to their customers. Mar 13