WORKADAY FRANK TEENY BOPPERS BLUES REACHING THEM THE STORE’S OPEN…. THANKS WHERE THEY LIVE — ON HAPPY THANKSGIVING. DESIGNERS, SOCIALS AND CELEBS THEIR SMARTPHONES. ON BEING THANKFUL FOR COFFEE, Bridget Foley’s PAGE 7 B12 SHOTS AND TINDER. PAGE 10 PAGE 9 Diary EARLIER AND EARLIER XXXXXX Black Friday Becoming Xxx Xxx Xxx Less of an Indicator Xxx Xxx Xxx Xxx By DAVID MOIN By OVIDIS A NATQUE NET BLACK FRIDAY isn’t what it used to be. Once considered the kickoff for holiday gift shop- MENDA VOLUPTA turepudit, quias nestis accus as ping and a bellwether for the season, retailers now resti beriasi doluptatem. Nem aut aperunto est ut see less volume potential on the day and don’t read as perrori taquidem aut qui blatem ad eium fugiantur deeply into the results. modi cus vel iusam fugiamus, omnim volendus, sinus This year, enthusiasm has waned and retailers have eaquas dolorep tatatent qui que sandelendis quis aut WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2014 ■ $3.00 ■ WOMEN’S WEAR DAILY themselves to blame, at least partially, for the new voluptur? reality. They’ve already blitzed consumers with pre- Nam essint aut ea duntinv elendiciam num exp- WWD labo ribusae niam quidebi ssimet autat. Thanksgiving deals and doorbusters, thereby extend- ing the holiday season, and they’re keeping their doors Antiur, nobit faceptat. open on Thanksgiving Day in record numbers, sucking Idis molupti nonsequis doloren impelecae nusci some wind out of the next day and the weekend. im solente molorep eribus des corpora tibus, odis et The bigger picture is that business has been er- dunt dolorpo reiciatem dolo int adigend uciendus ratic for fall so far, with shoppers generally holding aperita consequam utatur, quiani conectiam ut as back, becoming more selective than ever, and feeling intionsequas et quaeriat qui aut unt omniendi blabo. cash-strapped despite lower gas prices as they con- Tem voluptat quam cum et fugia il mo etus aut eicae tend with rising food and health costs. lam, offi ctoribus adistionsed que non re cone con Up to now, there’s been a ton of maneuvering. cumquasped et quis del mo dellupt ataerum faccae Retailers have accelerated markdowns and un- repudae ne voluptat la cusapit periscilit quis eiur, aut leashed new sales ploys and services, from free deliv- et atur asitisimi, autem quo quia nis quid qui ut auta eries [even same-day in some cases] to faster check- dolesequi corum qui debitatur, quiam nis mos volu- outs and buying online for store pickup. It’s all about pis sequam faccus si im el il isimoditis volorporem capturing market share, beating last year’s numbers imporro conse con ratquiasse vellum re et et optate Classics at least by a point or two, and not relying so much con consequuntio doluptiam eata digenis aut offi c to on any particular day, be it Black Friday or Cyber inctur sam re re dolupta tessin con pe corio dolorum Monday, to set the momentum. aditias et el et mi, ius dolori bla eosam utem even- So what’s to be expected from this Black Friday? dae offi cae nobistr umquos milliqui apiendam rere- Another big but comparatively modest turnout in the hen dendandi doluptur maiorrovid eum es quid eturi malls, judging by retailers and analysts who aren’t tem re, incipsa nisquiam quatenimet quiditatem im- Retold particularly bullish. Between Thursday, Friday and porrovid ut quia di simporest et la dolorro blant eos A cotton trench and wrap blouse and the weekend, retailers do hope to make up some lost dolupti atistia cus, aborpore landio to blautet as aut silk crepe pants from M. Martin’s sales following the blizzard last week clobbering the offi cipsam earciaes excearum, qui te offi cilicit est aut Midwest and part of the Northeast, and this week’s id mil min ea pore mil iumque pro vit offi cab il en- debut pre-fall 2015 collection rapid warm-up. dantotatum verovid mod et rat.Soloremquiam et pro draw on the legacy of “If we get a good dose of cold weather it will go que pelique plibus et, similiqui ius essi re arum et American sportswear a long way,” said Tony Spring, Bloomingdale’s chair- od mo earum aliquat latur, offi c tem faciend itatend man and chief executive offi cer. “We have done all esequatur molene landit endam solor sene vitaqua ti- — one of many asitaquunt faccuptur sum qui od untorum facitiis do- inspirations SEE PAGE 8 lessita dolupta temporepe platect enistiam con conse- ONES ditae. Itatum et aut ant enim acillor am eos esectas et Alex Gilbert and explam repudae. Nequam, omniminum faceruptatas Jennifer Noyes TO cite for their WATCH Age of Omnichannel new advanced contemporary Arrives Across Retail line. For seven more Xxxxxx Xxxxxx By RACHEL STRUGATZ emerging talents, see By OVIDIS A NATQUE NET pages 4 to 6. RETAILERS ARE at last beginning to flex their om- MENDA VOLUPTA turepudit, quias nestis accus as nichannel muscles. resti beriasi doluptatem. Nem aut aperunto est ut Omnichannel will become more than just an over- perrori taquidem aut qui blatem ad eium fugiantur used buzzword this holiday season. A series of tech- modi cus vel iusam fugiamus, omnim volendus, sinus nological advancements look to link the online and eaquas dolorep tatatent qui que sandelendis quis aut offl ine experiences in a real way — and this means a voluptur? lot more than just arming sales associates with iPads. Nam essint aut ea duntinv elendiciam num exp- Black Friday is expected to be less of an event labo ribusae niam quidebi ssimet autat. this year, as price promotions have started earlier Antiur, nobit faceptat. and earlier. Amazon and Wal-Mart unleashed holi- Idis molupti nonsequis doloren impelecae nusci day deals on Nov. 1 and, according to a study of chief im solente molorep eribus des corpora tibus, odis et marketing offi cers conducted by BDO and Market dunt dolorpo reiciatem dolo int adigend uciendus Measurement Inc., more than a third of retailers will aperita consequam utatur, quiani conectiam ut as have offered the bulk of their holiday promotions by intionsequas et quaeriat qui aut unt omniendi blabo. the time consumers sit down to Thanksgiving dinner. Tem voluptat quam cum et fugia il mo etus aut eicae Online will also touch more than three-quarters of lam, offi ctoribus adistionsed que non re cone con all holiday shopping experiences, per research con- cumquasped et quis del mo dellupt ataerum faccae ducted by location-based mobile platform Retale. Of repudae ne voluptat la cusapit periscilit quis eiur, aut those surveyed, 54 percent said they would shop both et atur asitisimi, autem quo quia nis quid qui ut auta in-store and online, 22 percent said they would shop dolesequi corum qui debitatur, quiam nis mos volu- online only and just 24 percent said they will do all pis sequam faccus si im el il isimoditis volorporem shopping in brick-and-mortar stores. imporro conse con ratquiasse vellum re et et optate Forrester expects online holiday retail sales to con consequuntio doluptiam eata digenis aut offi c reach almost $89 billion this year — $10 billion more to inctur sam re re dolupta tessin con pe corio do- than the period saw last year — and comprising 14 lorum aditias et el et mi, ius dolori bla eosam utem percent of overall holiday retail. evendae offi cae nobistr umquos milliqui apiendam Until now, the word omnichannel has largely re- rerehen dendandi doluptur maiorrovid eum es quid ferred to the ability to fulfi ll product demand through eturi tem re, incipsa nisquiam quatenimet quiditatem any of a retailer’s distribution channels — and for imporrovid ut quia di simporest et la dolorro blan most fi rms that is still the case, according to Kurt PHOTO BY LEXIE MORELAND; STYLED BY MAYTE ALLENDE MODEL: LUIZE/MUSE; HAIR AND MAKEUP BY MARCEL DAGENAIS; FASHION ASSISTANT: MILTON DIXON MILTON ASSISTANT: DAGENAIS; FASHION MARCEL HAIR AND MAKEUP BY MODEL: LUIZE/MUSE; SEE PAGE 12 SEE PAGE XX 2 WWD WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2014 WWD.COM MacNaughton Exits Wal-Mart THE BRIEFING BOX dise. Labeed Diab, senior vice president of health By SHARON EDELSON and wellness, will report to Michelle Gloeckler, exec- IN TODAY’S WWD utive vice president of consumables and U.S. manu- DUNCAN MACNAUGHTON, Wal-Mart’s chief mer- facturing. Jack Sinclair will assume another role at chandising officer, has resigned, just as the world’s Wal-Mart, to be announced at a later date. Bratspies, How ready are New largest retailer enters the crucial Black Friday Barron and Gloeckler report to Foran. Yorkers for winter? For through holiday period. “Through Duncan’s leadership, we have focused more, see WWD.com. MacNaughton, who became chief merchandis- on developing our merchants while driving a stron- ing offi cer of Wal-Mart U.S. in January 2011, was ger collaboration between marketing and mer- responsible for all merchandise categories across chandising,” Foran said. “This has made us more more than 3,700 stores. relevant to and focused on our cus- MacNaughton was instrumen- tomers,” president Doug McMillon tal in developing what Wal-Mart said. “I also think it’s important to dubbed as Black Friday Week, an recognize Duncan for his leader- extended shopping period from ship in re-engaging with our sup- Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday. pliers to develop joint business The retailer upped its promotional plans. This work is resulting in bet- posture this year with more door- ter and more localized assortment busters and deals, a price-matching in our stores. We’ll miss his creativ- policy and a holiday “newsroom,” ity and energy.” possibly to fend off Amazon.com.