For Saks Global, the agenda is huge and challenging.

It’s a matter of winning back the trust of brand partners, catching up on unpaid bills, sharper curation of the assortments, and continuing to integrate Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus while further reducing costs and achieving synergies. There’s a long way to go.

“When we brought these two companies together, the goal was to put something forward to help grow our business and our brand partners along with us, and clearly we are have not delivered on that promise or commitment yet,” acknowledged Marc Metrick, chief executive officer of Saks Global, during his conversation with James Fallon, chief content officer of the Fairchild Media Group, at the WWD Apparel and Retail CEO Summit.

“It’s early days, but we are very committe

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