The metallic pleated skirt is a perfect example of slow-burn item trends meeting faster-moving colour/material trends head-on as retailers and brands add newness without scaring the customer off with anything too radical. The pleated skirt is a keeper – popular for a while, it’s also set to be a biggie for SS16 (that Gucci leather…
The problem facing the watch sector came very clearly into focus yesterday. First, Fossil reported sales down 17% in the latest quarter and lowered its outlook for full-year sales as its watches business proved weak. Second, it said it was paying $260m to buy wearable tech company Misfit to boost its presence in smartwatches. And…
One of the things people outside the fashion and beauty industries like to say about trends is that they’re “getting faster” these days. Hmmm. That’s one of those claims that always bugs me. The fact is, trends move as slowly as they always have done. Many of the most commercial silhouettes and key items today…
Is it just me or does it seem like there are an awful lot of Christmas scare stories in the press at the moment? Two of the scariest? , The Daily Express reported discount site Voucherbox.co.uk saying copycat websites – replicas of sites offering great deals – could steal a lot of money from discount-focused…
What’s gone wrong at Bebe? Quite a lot actually as it looks like product missteps, too many stores, markdown fever and a reorganisation process all combined in Q1 to make its results statement grim reading. The fashion retailer said Thursday that Q1 comps fell 4.1%, total sales fell 5.7% to $96.3m, the gross margin fell…
US households plan to spend an average of $576 on gifts this holiday season, up from $538 last year, business research group The Conference Board said late Thursday. Should you care? Well, yes, because the fact is that though shoppers expect to spend more, they also expect to get more for their money – a lot more. Those…
What’s the biggest problem with ‘wearable’ technology? No, not the tech. It’s just not as wearable as it likes to think, especially when it comes to selling it to women. You may be able to convince men something’s cool just because it’s got Bluetooth (yes, I know that statement was outrageously sexist and stereotypes half…
It’s a challenging time for the luxury sector as profits take a dive due to… well, you know, the usual suspects – Russia, the Middle East, China – all those places that used to be the very reason luxury did so well. So how about Burberry? Well, on Thursday the UK luxury leader said its…
News emerged today that the Yoox and Outnet buying effort will be combined. But with both selling product from previous seasons to a similar set of customers and with the Italian Yoox.com easily dwarfing smaller Outnet.com, can it continue to exist in its current form? Of course, there are differences between the two as well…
Everyone knows by now that Yasmin Sewell has been named Fashion Director of Style.com as Condé Nast shifts it from a runway-meets-street-style editorial platform to an e-commerce powerhouse that lets readers buy the products they see in the publishing giant’s print editions. She started yesterday, reporting directly to Style.com president Franck Zayan. So, on the…
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