In episode 408 of Total Retail Talks, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interviews Sarah Townsend, digital experience manager at DVF (Diane von Furstenberg), a global luxury fashion brand renowned for its iconic wrap dress and signature prints. Listen in as Townsend discusses why DVF decided to launch its new ReWrap resale program (0:50), how the fashion brand is enhancing resale listings on its online marketplace (4:18), and the customer experience it's creating for shoppers on the ReWrap platform (6:30).
Furthermore, Townsend shares why third-party resale platform Archive is the right partner to power DVF ReWrap (8:20), how the resale site is integrated into DVF's primary e-commerce site (11:40), and discusses its unique search feature, Missed Connections, that allows consumers to list requests for DVF items (13:40). Lastly, Townsend discusses why a pre-loved model is a great fit for the luxury fashion brand (17:25) as well as the opportunities she's targeting for growth moving forward (21:18).