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Mickey Drexler

CEO

Bronx native Mickey Drexler has spent his entire career in retail. The "merchant prince" is credited with turning around Ann Taylor and Gap's massive expansion in the '90s. At J. Crew, he's successfully turned the mid-priced preppy clothing line into a more upscale global brand.

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Struggling J.Crew is getting left in the dust by Madewell, a brand of its own making

While Madewell was able to adapt to the tastes and shopping habits of today’s consumer, J.Crew has proven unable to successfully evolve.

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J.Crew unravels further, losing its longtime leader Mickey Drexler

The blows keep coming.

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J.Crew is falling apart, and right before New York Fashion Week

More turbulence is afoot at J.Crew. In April, Jenna Lyons, the brand’s longtime creative director, suddenly announced her departure from the company. Somsack Sikhounmuong, who had been designing for J.Crew since 2001, would replace her. But right at the start of New York Fashion Week, Sikhounmuong has announced that he is also leaving the company. Business of … Continue reading “J.Crew is falling apart, and right before New York Fashion Week”

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J.Crew’s Mickey Drexler Helped Invent “Luxury For Everybody”–Then Failed To Deliver

J.Crew once made products of premium quality. I was a fan—until the company lost its way. With its longtime CEO out, the brand is fighting for its life.

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“Social Media Doesn’t Sleep”: How This Local Shop Cranked Sales From $63K To $7 Million

From tweeting to photographing models herself to customer service, Diana Harbour is re-defining what it means to be hands-on. Here are the secrets to social selling she’s learned with The Red Dress Boutique.

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Tackling The Tricky Balance of Marketing to Women

Lululemon’s founder got it so very wrong. Here’s how some male executives are striking the right notes with female colleagues and consumers.

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Warby Parker’s Retail Stores Are Pacing 75% Ahead Of Schedule

Inside Warby Parker’s New York City headquarters, there is a corner of the office that serves as a retail showroom. Shoppers can peek through an opening to see the inner workings of the company while scheduling a $50 eye exam or picking out a pair of frames. This retail petri dish gives Warby employees regular exposure to customer feedback, and it also “funds the rent many times over,” says Warby Parker cofounder and co-CEO David Gilboa.

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J.Crew CEO Mickey Drexler Joins Warby Parker Board Of Directors

Drexler had already been serving as an advisor to Warby Parker’s founders and personally invested in the eyeglasses startup earlier this year.

Work Life

Can Don Draper Pivot? Lessons From Second-Chance CEOs Howard Schultz, Steve Jobs, And Mickey Drexler

Draper’s dark past and debaucherous present finally caught up with him on Sunday’s season finale and he was shown the door. But if he follows the lead of these three business legends, then please do call it a comeback.

Tech

Warby Parker Gets More Big-Name Investors In American Express And J. Crew CEO Mickey Drexler

The fashion glasses maker adds AmEx and J. Crew’s Drexler to its latest $41.5 million funding round.

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J. Crew CEO, Apple Board Member Mickey Drexler Reveals Steve Jobs’ iCar Dream, Confirms “Living Room” Plans

J. Crew CEO and Apple board member Mickey Drexler offers an insider’s perspective on Steve Jobs’s vision: “Steve’s dream before he died was to design an iCar.”

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Mickey Drexler

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Stories about Mickey Drexler

Struggling J.Crew is getting left in the dust by Madewell, a brand of its own making

While Madewell was able to adapt to the tastes and shopping habits of today’s consumer, J.Crew has proven unable to successfully evolve.

J.Crew unravels further, losing its longtime leader Mickey Drexler

The blows keep coming.

J.Crew is falling apart, and right before New York Fashion Week

J.Crew’s Mickey Drexler Helped Invent “Luxury For Everybody”–Then Failed To Deliver

J.Crew once made products of premium quality. I was a fan—until the company lost its way. With its longtime CEO out, the brand is fighting for its life.

“Social Media Doesn’t Sleep”: How This Local Shop Cranked Sales From $63K To $7 Million

From tweeting to photographing models herself to customer service, Diana Harbour is re-defining what it means to be hands-on. Here are the secrets to social selling she’s learned with The Red Dress Boutique.

Tackling The Tricky Balance of Marketing to Women

Lululemon’s founder got it so very wrong. Here’s how some male executives are striking the right notes with female colleagues and consumers.

Warby Parker’s Retail Stores Are Pacing 75% Ahead Of Schedule

J.Crew CEO Mickey Drexler Joins Warby Parker Board Of Directors

Drexler had already been serving as an advisor to Warby Parker’s founders and personally invested in the eyeglasses startup earlier this year.

Can Don Draper Pivot? Lessons From Second-Chance CEOs Howard Schultz, Steve Jobs, And Mickey Drexler

Draper’s dark past and debaucherous present finally caught up with him on Sunday’s season finale and he was shown the door. But if he follows the lead of these three business legends, then please *do* call it a comeback.

Warby Parker Gets More Big-Name Investors In American Express And J. Crew CEO Mickey Drexler

The fashion glasses maker adds AmEx and J. Crew’s Drexler to its latest $41.5 million funding round.

J. Crew CEO, Apple Board Member Mickey Drexler Reveals Steve Jobs’ iCar Dream, Confirms “Living Room” Plans

J. Crew CEO and Apple board member Mickey Drexler offers an insider’s perspective on Steve Jobs’s vision: “Steve’s dream before he died was to design an iCar.”

Impact

By 2030, the U.S. plastic industry will pollute more than coal

When these solar farms need their grass cut, they call in some woolly landscapers

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Draper’s dark past and debaucherous present finally caught up with him on Sunday’s season finale and he was shown the door. But if he follows the lead of these three business legends, then please do call it a comeback.