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“These kinds of big expansion plans, it used to be that you could have a U.S. team go overseas and open up a retail space, but now brands and consumers in other markets really look for that very emotional, on-the-ground consumer interaction and space,” Meagher said. “And being that this would be an L.A. export, Fred Segal has to have the right on-the-ground teams in order to get this going, making sure there’s the right blend of respect to culture and communities. It’s important, from a cultural sensitivity standpoint, each market is treated seriously and it’s not popping up and opening stores based on a cookie-cutter formula.”