Retail
June 14, 2017
Condé Nast cited conflicts between managing editorial and commerce as a major obstacle. Image courtesy of Condé Nast Britain
By Danny Parisi
Media group Condé Nast abruptly closed Style.com this week, after the company struggled to manage the editorial and commerce sides of the site simultaneously.
{"ct":"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","iv":"7b2d67ee5f496fe65877d832a2b0710f","s":"f331280a305cc8c4"}
Share your thoughts. Click here