How constant promotions have plagued Banana Republic

Banana Republic is banking on a buzzy capsule collection, co-signed by a celebrity, to help pull itself out of a retail cycle reliant on promotions.

At the retailer’s presentation at New York Fashion Week, a selection of the Spring/Summer 2017 products were designed with fashion personality Olivia Palermo, its newly hired global style ambassador. The items in Palermo’s collection — an off-the-shoulder eyelet top with matching skirt, a cream tie-bow blouse — went on sale alongside the presentation online and at Banana Republic’s Flatiron store in a continuation of the retailer’s see-now-buy-now showing at fashion week, which it first launched in February.

To read the rest of this story, please visit Glossy.

More in Marketing

In graphic detail: The long road to accountability for social media platforms

Last week’s social media addiction rulings signal a fundamental shift: the platforms can now judged, not just on their content, but on how they are built and designed.

What AI disruption means for experimental ad budgets

The 2026 ad budget is now a lab experiment as marketers boost experimental budgets for AI and emerging channels.

AI influencer discovery tools are changing how agencies cast creators

As creator spending grows among brand advertisers, agencies are using AI to automate much of the influencer marketing workflow. Now, that includes casting.