The worst quarter in the history of the modern luxury business was also its best ever for digital sales.

This week, Felicia Mayo, former head of diversity at Tesla, replaced Kellie Leonard in a similar role at the American sportswear giant.

The joint venture between Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Inc. and Hearst Magazines marked its 20 year anniversary in April and is known for covers featuring the media mogul and its annual Oprah's Favorite Things gift guide.

Companies aiming to maintain a tight hold on brand perception must reckon with the fact that those who feel they’ve been wronged are now empowered. Instead of covering up, brands must actually do better.

The yet-to-be-named replacement for Young, who was the subject of a recent New York Times exposé documenting alleged lewd comments and other inappropriate behaviour, will be left to reckon with advertising-based publishing’s challenged business model.

"Former employees say Hearst Magazines president Troy Young made sexually offensive remarks."

Currently Vanity Fair's executive fashion director, the stylist will succeed Glenda Bailey as the magazine’s first black editor.

Print’s challenges might not matter to some who dream of following in the footsteps of Liz Tilberis and Glenda Bailey. But many of today’s editors have other aspirations.