Sighs of relief all round on Tuesday at Coach Inc as it gears up for its 75th anniversary year. The American handbag maker finally managed to push its revenue upwards in Q2. It was the first time in 10 quarters (yes two-and-a-half-years) that it had achieved this feat and its shares soared as a result.
Au Jour Le Jour is a label that’s been making an impact in recent seasons and based on the pre-fall 16 offer, it looks set to continue that grand tradition. Here’s why…
The German sports clothing and footwear market is growing and women are key. But they’re buying for fashion not fitness. And Germans are happy to pay 40% more for their sports shoes than the rest of Europe too.
Alberta Ferretti is one of those labels that always comes up with delicious fabric mixes and feminine takes on the trends of the day. Yet it’s not one that you expect to make you say “wow”. This couture season is rather different though. The Alberta Ferretti Limited Edition label has channelled many of the key trends we’ve…
There’s something about a collection that’s put together without a named creative director at the helm. It’s like being given a bottle of perfume in a generic bottle – the smell is the same but it doesn’t feel quite as good. So it was with the Christian Dior SS16 couture collection today.
You’ve got to hand it to Versace. The fashion house has had its ups and downs but it’s back on a roll doing… well, what it’s always done really. Versace knows that sex sells and that’s what it gives it well-heeled clients, specially when it comes to its haute couture Atelier Versace offer.
The world of e-shopping is now global and it’s also mobile. That’s the conclusion of a new report from the British Retail Consortium and Google looking at the last quarter of 2015. In fact, UK retailers are benefitting from a surge in international shoppers browsing their sites on their smartphones in particular. BRC chief Helen…
Sometimes, the season and the pre-season just don’t give us much direction about where particular items are going. And usually, those core pieces – all those little tops, smart or casual pants, career wear skirts et al – that are crying out for change are the pieces most likely to see little of it. But on…
A new global survey has found that all of us are becoming increasingly m-commerce-friendly as our phones get bigger and more powerful, and as shopping apps and responsive websites make small screen shopping a breeze. But consumers in which country are the most obsessed with buying stuff on their mobiles?
There’s a new feeling for volume in the pre-fall 16 collections. It’s not the dominant trend, but it’s there, it’s in lots of collections and it can’t be ignored.
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