Authors

The people whose names are on the work

Analysts, reporters and operators, writing from the three cities where this industry is actually run.

The desk

Advisors & contributors

A standing network of senior advisors and outside writers covers brand strategy, retail operations, sustainability and investment banking — people who are still doing the job they write about. To pitch or to join them: [email protected].

Editorial standards

Everything here is independently researched and checked before it runs. Where we have a relationship with a company we write about, we say so in the piece. We take no payment for coverage, and the commercial side of the business sees an article when readers do. When we get something wrong we correct it at the foot of the article and say what changed — amendments are not quietly edited in.