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":"4ddd99481286eb9c30a0557cf7ad3c33","s":"2ecc85471933d8d0"}
Share your thoughts. Click here