Showfields Files for Bankruptcy

Retail
Written By Rick Watson

Showfields, which was founded in 2017, opened its first store in Manhattan’s NoHo neighbourhood in 2019 as a physical retail destination for consumers to discover emerging digitally-native fashion, beauty, wellness and home goods brands.

Do you remember Showfields, the immersive retail location for direct-to-customer brands? They have filed for bankruptcy protection. This is just another reminder that retail/commerce is complex.

The Business of Fashion: Showfields Files for Bankruptcy

Rick Watson

Rick Watson founded RMW Commerce Consulting after spending 20+ years as a technology entrepreneur and operator exclusively in the eCommerce industry with companies like ChannelAdvisor, BarnesandNoble.com, Merchantry, and Pitney Bowes.

Watson’s work today is centered on supporting investors and management teams incubating and growing direct-to-consumer businesses. Most recently, in partnership with WHP Global, Rick was a critical resource in architecting the WHP+ platform, a new turnkey direct to consumer digital e-commerce platform that powers AnneKlein.com and JosephAbboud.com.

Watson also hosts a weekly podcast, Watson Weekly, where he shares an unbiased, unfiltered expert take on the retail sector’s biggest players.

In the past year alone, Rick has spoken at many in-person and virtual events as well as podcasts on topics ranging from retail/ecom to supply chain/logistics and even digital grocery including CommerceNext IRL, ASCM Connect, and Retail Innovation Conference.

https://www.rmwcommerce.com/
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