Harvard Business School hosted the 12th Annual Retail and Luxury Goods Conference with a daylong event on February 21. Brands represented at the conference included Richemont, Baume & Mercier, Cartier, Marc Jacobs, Tory Burch and other retailers. The theme of the conference was Reinventing Retail. I attended the conference and felt that the brands I heard were having a message of blending their traditions with insight’s from data. I will include my key takeaways from the two sessions I attended: The Future of Tradition and Innovation with Insight.
The Future of Tradition
Panelists:
- Mercedes Abramo, President & CEO, Cartier North America
- Michelle Giguere, Director of Buying, Tory Burch
- Scott Cameron, Chief Strategy & Business Development Officer , Canada Goose