Premium vs Luxury Branding: What's Actually Earned With Brad Alband and Royal White

Premium and luxury are not the same thing, even though both cost more and hook you emotionally. Luxury sells status. Premium sells trust. In this episode, Brad Alband (Founder of Autumn Headwear, Creative Director at 32 Snowboards) and Royal White (Senior Area Manager, Burton Snowboards) join us to unpack what those two words actually mean and why the retail landscape has gotten so loose with both of them.

We get into why anyone can call themselves a brand now, how fast fashion and DTC channels bypass the quality checks that used to happen at wholesale, why premium is a title that has to be earned through consistent performance, and why luxury can't be claimed, only bestowed. We also talk about what happens to a brand's standards when ownership changes hands, why Reddit has become the new sales floor, and why in-store shopping is starting to pull customers back in.

Thanks to Brad and Royal for a conversation packed with real experience from both the product and retail sides.

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