Lucky Shake-Up Puts Focus on E-Commerce

January 17, 2013

Lucky magazine, the Condé Nast shopping-focused fashion title, is shaking up its strategy and its executive ranks. Today, the company announced that Lucky is launching a new e-commerce platform and putting at its head a general manager, Condé Nast corporate svp of brand development Gillian Gorman Round.

Round, a former Lancôme USA exec, will oversee both business and editorial at Lucky while reporting to Condé president Bob Sauerberg—a major departure from convention at the editorial-driven company where editors have reported to editorial director Tom Wallace. Marcy Bloom, Lucky’s vp and publisher...