From Retail Collapse to Amazon Growth: How Shy Iland Rebuilt Through Handbags | Emily Blumenthal & Shy Iland
About this episode
Shy Iland discusses his transition from retail to handbag manufacturing following the 2008 financial crisis.
What happens when the retail world you built no longer works? In this episode, Shy Iland, founder of Daisy Rose and former owner of the indie-boutique chain Big Drop, shares how the 2008 financial crisis reshaped his entire approach to fashion. After watching handbags outperform most retail categories during the downturn, Shy pivoted from brick-and-mortar retail into handbag manufacturing, sourcing, and private label production. He opens up about the realities of running multi-store retail be...
People in this episode
Host: Emily Blumenthal
Guest: Shy Iland
Topics covered
- retail collapse
- handbag manufacturing
- fashion industry
- entrepreneurship
- financial crisis
Keywords
- retail
- handbags
- entrepreneurship
- financial crisis
- Daisy Rose
- Big Drop
- fashion
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Daisy Rose, Big Drop
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