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The WSJ Shake-Up & Saks Collateral Damage

News and notes on Sarah Ball’s expanded role at The Wall Street Journal, the potential suitors circling Jimmy Choo, and the fallout for beauty brands after Saks Global’s bankruptcy filing.

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Sarah Ball, editor of WSJ. magazine, is a master of managing up, and this week she pulled off a maneuver that was long expected. Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for WSJ. Magazine Innovators Awards
Lauren Sherman
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Rachel Strugatz
January 15, 2026

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