Golden Goose is an Italian luxury sneaker maker known for its high-end shoes priced around 500 euros per pair.
Luxury Italian sneaker maker Golden Goose has postponed a potential Initial public offering (IPO) due to the current financial climate. Luxury companies are in a challenging environment and will likely re-investigate IPOs in 2025.
WSJ: Super-Star Sneaker Maker Golden Goose Postpones IPO Amid Market Turmoil
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.
