tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894592758133607797.post8541252050551833873..comments2024-02-29T02:24:29.922-08:00Comments on The Fashion Investor: Is Rock & Republic In Hot Water?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894592758133607797.post-70944028810466591152008-03-18T11:25:00.000-07:002008-03-18T11:25:00.000-07:00I agree with your thoughts about Rock and Republic...I agree with your thoughts about Rock and Republics expansions... I believe they need to focus on their core products and build slowly... they are trying to be too much... they do not have the experience and expertise to handle the expansion pace and are damaging the brands presence with their existing clients by offering products that do not meet their comparable standards in denim or deliverables. <BR/><BR/>On a positive note I have seen an increase in their denim products at retail level and on consumers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894592758133607797.post-54469641153990939342008-01-25T08:11:00.000-08:002008-01-25T08:11:00.000-08:00Good call on R&R's overexpansion...it should be a ...Good call on R&R's overexpansion...it should be a textbook example of how NOT to branch off of a successful denim line.<BR/><BR/>What should R&R have done, though? Focused on the premium denim market, and slowly experimented with accessories by seeing if they could float superior product outside their proven niche?<BR/><BR/>It's a tough road, but I wonder who will be the first jeans designer in the post-Seven world to successfully branch out into a full -fledged design house.Cameron Newlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04468106279404230589noreply@blogger.com