Saks Global
Lauren Sherman
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November 24, 2025
A Nightmare on High Street
It’s shaping up to be a challenging holiday season for plenty of megabrands and multibrand retailers, but the stakes seem especially high for Saks Global, which is staring down a growing mountain of expensive debt and frustrated vendors still owed back payments.
Lauren Sherman
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November 17, 2025
Emily Weiss’s Stoop Sale & Saks Global’s Vendor Therapy
News and notes on Saks Global’s push to mend relationships with brands, Jonathan Anderson’s first Cruise show for Dior, and Emily Weiss’s surprising stoop sale in Brooklyn Heights.
The Bloomingdale’s-Nordstrom Turf War
With Saks preoccupied with post-merger integration and financial restructuring, Nordstrom and Bloomingdale’s are battling it out to scoop up as much of its market share as possible. That means retail talent is up for grabs, brands are being wooed, and the fight for number two is heating up.
Chip Wilson’s Lululemon War & A Saks Global Shake-Up
A potpourri of fashion intel: Why Lululemon founder and former C.E.O. Chip Wilson decided to go nuclear against the company’s current management team; the surprising departure of Saks Global’s president and chief commercial officer; and how Estée Lauder Cos.’ fragrance bets are paying off.
Let’s Talk About Saks
As Saks Global C.E.O. Marc Metrick tries to kiss and make up with brand partners, there’s familiar griping about payments, anxieties about the future, and a growing awareness that everyone needs everyone else as Q4 beckons. Meanwhile, what is Richard Baker up to?
Ssense’s Bankruptcy Shocker & A Saks Gut Check
A tidy primer on the latest fashion news: Ssense files for bankruptcy protection, a narrative twist in the Saks Global saga, and Michael Atmore’s debut as WWD’s editor in chief.
Saks Global’s Layoff Countdown & Naadam’s Botched “Soft” Launch
A tidy roundup of fashion world intel: What to expect from the next round of layoffs coming to the deeply challenged luxury retailer; how credit card companies are evolving their Fashion Week activations; and the shaky debut of Matt Scanlan’s new Naadam sub-brand.
William D. Cohan
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August 3, 2025
Saks’ Gunpoint Consensus
The latest Wall Street scholarship on Saks Global—from the heralded ‘Grant’s Interest Rate Observer’ to ‘Pari Passu’ to ‘Covenant Review’—offers a tragic and epic narrative of decadence and “consensus at gunpoint.”
Big Luxury’s Earnings Anxieties & A Fashion Documentary Boomlet
News and notes on LVMH, Kering, and the Prada Group all missing analyst expectations this earnings season; the wave of fashion documentaries in the works, including Sofia Coppola’s Marc Jacobs project; and a fashion-friendly annotation of Saks Global’s $2.2 billion exchange offer with bondholders.