Founded in 2006, Robert Burke Associates is a New York based consulting firm specializing in retail, fashion, and hospitality. RBA provides services in global and domestic retail development, brand and retail strategy, and investment advisory.
With active projects in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and The Middle East, RBA is considered the foremost luxury and fashion retail consultancy in the world.
RBA has direct and unparalleled relationships with the CEOs, Presidents and executives of all the major luxury and contemporary fashion brands and groups based on frequent meetings held quarterly in Paris, Milan, London and New York.
Based on these deep industry relationships, RBA provides access to the top level of management, eventually facilitating commitments to a group, project or development.
ROBERT BURKE | CHAIRMAN & CEO
Prior to founding Robert Burke Associates in 2006, Robert served as the Senior Vice President of Fashion and Public Relations for Bergdorf Goodman, the world’s leading multi-brand luxury retailer. At Bergdorf, Robert was responsible for overseeing all luxury and fashion. While at Bergdorf Goodman, Robert discovered many of the important designers of today and developed strong working relationships with the industry’s most prominent CEOs and executives.
Robert previously spent eleven years at Ralph Lauren in various managerial roles throughout the retail organization.
Robert is frequently credited as a retail authority in such media as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, Women’s Wear Daily, Bloomberg and Business of Fashion, amongst others.