I really like the Dior brand. Always have done. I’ve got a Dior coat (bought in a sale), some Dior Fusion trainers (bought on eBay) and a Dior shirt (bought in a vintage store). The first grown-up skincare I bought 38 years ago was Dior. I loved what John Galliano did there and I loved…
Burberry has launched a new ad campaign. Tell me something new I hear you say. Well this is something new actually because the luxury brand is hitting a new trail by combining Mario Testino portraits of its star models alongside matching model and still-life illustrations by interior designer-turned-Next Big Thing British artist Edward Hall.
All the money Burberry and the rest of the luxury sector are spending on digital advertising had to come from somewhere and now we know where. It’s print, and more specifically newspapers that are suffering. A new Zenith Luxury Advertising Expenditure report shows that digital adspend will continue to rise during this year and next…
The rich spend more time partying than the rest of us. Actually, maybe they don’t. But they do spend more time partying in seriously expensive eveningwear than the rest of us. That’s why designer collections are often skewed more towards ‘after-dark’ looks than than the average high street offer. It’s also why it’s so refreshing…
What on earth is going on with consumers and retail at the moment? In the US and UK, and many parts of Europe, we’re a long way from the recession, unemployment is lower and salaries are rising. It may not be some golden age in which we’re all skipping around feeling rich. But in circumstances…
It always irritates me when fashion writers use the word ‘futuristic’ about some new style statement. It usually means it’s either a) silver, b) a jumpsuit with a zip or c) something that looks vaguely like a retro sci-fi character would have worn.
Now this is interesting. Debenhams (you know, the big department store chain) has named an executive from Amazon (you know, the e-tailer currently sucking sales from big department store chains) as its next CEO.
Following the news that Adidas is to open its robot shoemaking factory for full production next year, I was browsing the new Campaign magazine website and found this gem. Apparently Pepper, the undeniably appealing humanoid robot is starting work at Pizza Hut. I then came across a piece in an Australian newspaper saying that two…
Last December, I published a piece about Adidas unveiling a prototype robot-based factory to make sports shoes. It all seemed a bit sci-fi but this week it became more real with the company saying it will start production in Germany next year.
M&S released its full-year results this morning. But before we go into the figures. Let’s look back. In the financial year 1997/98, M&S had a clothing market share approaching 14%, pre-tax profits of almost £1.2bn on sales on £8.24bn and was the UK’s most profitable retailer. The company’s decline started in the following financial year…
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