SMCP Group, the French holding company for ready-to-wear labels Sandro, Maje, Claudie Pierlot & De Fursac hopes it has found a solution for retail’s store-staffing problem: A training academy for sales associates.
On Jan. 30, SMCP Retail Lab, a year-long programme in partnership with Parisian schools Ema Sup Paris and Institut Français de la Mode (IFM), will welcome 22 students in its inaugural class. The course is designed to train…