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Target Corp., the mass retailer that practically invented the long-term designer marriage, is now seeking only short-term affairs.
Stacia Andersen, president of Target Sourcing Services, said Sunday the retailer is unlikely to form another deal like the one due to expire at the end of this year with Isaac Mizrahi. Or, she said, in a shot at rival Kohl's Corp., like the one that department store chain has with Vera Wang.
Noting that designer brands account for only 5 percent of Target's apparel business, Andersen said, "We don't want to be as long-term as others" in designer partnerships.
Andersen acknowledged the breakup with Mizrahi, who is taking over the design helm for Liz Claiborne, may hurt Target's business when customers loyal to that brand can no longer find the products in Target stores, but "it was time for both of us to move on."
With the departure of Mizrahi, the retailer will concentrate on "in-and-out" relationships with designers to "create more excitement" on the sales floor, she said.
Target will focus on its Go International initiative of tie-ups with young designers, who have included Proenza Schouler, Luella Bartley, Patrick Robinson, Behnaz Sarafpour, Erin Fetherston and, most recently, Jovovich-Hawk. But even that strategy is changing for the latest line, which Target will design in-house.
Prices on the private label collection will range from $16.99 for a tank top to $49.99 for a textured dobby Anorak jacket.
Andersen also revealed Target is seeking sourcing alternatives to China among Pacific Rim and Central American countries.
"We continue to look for opportunities to do business with other countries," she said during a keynote speech at the fourth annual Retail and Luxury Goods Conference at Harvard Business School.
She cited potential apparel business in countries such as Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia, while acknowledging that China, with its large labor pool and "relatively good" infrastructure, will always be a major Target supplier.
"We've always had a good business in Central America because of the lead time advantage," Andersen said. "If they could increase their raw material strategy, that would be helpful."