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Published: Friday, November 18, 2005
Burke to Exit Bergdorf's
By David Moin
NEW YORK — Robert Burke, Bergdorf Goodman's senior vice president of fashion and public relations, is leaving the store on Jan. 15 to start his own luxury consulting company based here, Robert Burke Associates.
Burke has been Bergdorf's fashion voice for the past six years, and was a key player in several a reas, helping to attract younger customers to Bergdorf's women's and men's stores, repositioning Bergdorf's men's store to become more fashion-driven, selecting fashion for ads and the Bergdorf Goodman Magazine and generating greater press coverage and buzz around the business.
No successor has been named. The parent company, the Neiman Marcus Group, also is searching for a successor to Joan Kaner, who retired last month as senior vice president and fashion director for Neiman Marcus Stores.
In an interview Thursday, Burke said his first client will be Bergdorf Goodman. In the weeks ahead, he plans to announce other clients, both designers and brands. He also expects to work with an investment banking firm to advise it on acquisitions and expansion potential of brands and designers.
"He was a valuable player," said Burt Tansky, president and ceo of the Neiman Marcus Group. "He made a major contribution, helping the team at Bergdorf Goodman to focus on the right fashions, styles and trends. He has had very strong relations with designers and a number of very key vendors."
"Robert's primary focus was helping to position the store from a fashion standpoint, in terms of vendor assortment, fashion in the windows, the advertising, the quarterly Bergdorf Goodman Magazine and on the mannequins," said Gold. "He provided the fashion direction for the store on a macro basis and got very involved in editing the assortments for the quarterly Bergdorf Goodman Magazine. He also played an instrumental role in the product positioning of the men's store.
excerpt from wwd.com
i don't know what to think...
Published: Friday, November 18, 2005
Burke to Exit Bergdorf's
By David Moin
NEW YORK — Robert Burke, Bergdorf Goodman's senior vice president of fashion and public relations, is leaving the store on Jan. 15 to start his own luxury consulting company based here, Robert Burke Associates.
Burke has been Bergdorf's fashion voice for the past six years, and was a key player in several a reas, helping to attract younger customers to Bergdorf's women's and men's stores, repositioning Bergdorf's men's store to become more fashion-driven, selecting fashion for ads and the Bergdorf Goodman Magazine and generating greater press coverage and buzz around the business.
No successor has been named. The parent company, the Neiman Marcus Group, also is searching for a successor to Joan Kaner, who retired last month as senior vice president and fashion director for Neiman Marcus Stores.
In an interview Thursday, Burke said his first client will be Bergdorf Goodman. In the weeks ahead, he plans to announce other clients, both designers and brands. He also expects to work with an investment banking firm to advise it on acquisitions and expansion potential of brands and designers.
"He was a valuable player," said Burt Tansky, president and ceo of the Neiman Marcus Group. "He made a major contribution, helping the team at Bergdorf Goodman to focus on the right fashions, styles and trends. He has had very strong relations with designers and a number of very key vendors."
"Robert's primary focus was helping to position the store from a fashion standpoint, in terms of vendor assortment, fashion in the windows, the advertising, the quarterly Bergdorf Goodman Magazine and on the mannequins," said Gold. "He provided the fashion direction for the store on a macro basis and got very involved in editing the assortments for the quarterly Bergdorf Goodman Magazine. He also played an instrumental role in the product positioning of the men's store.
excerpt from wwd.com