Tory Burch Hires Morgan Stanley To Explore Options

Retail
Written By Rick Watson

Tory Burch founded the company at her kitchen table in 2004 and quickly became a mainstay in fashion, known early on for her ballerina flats and then for successfully projecting her refined, preppy aesthetic around the world.

Tory Burch has enlisted Morgan Stanley to explore strategic opportunities like a potential public listing, sale, or new investors. Tory Burch prides itself on being private; why is the company exploring opportunities?

WWD: Tory Burch Hires Morgan Stanley to Explore Options, IPO: Sources

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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