Has this been a good festive shopping season for the fashion sector? The jury’s still out on that one. But the latest figures from John Lewis suggest it’s not been spectacular. It seems consumers aren’t exactly rushing to stock up on the sparkly partywear that’s making almost every fashion store into a twinkling wonderland at the…
Three stories have really excited my interest this week. And no, it’s not the Burberry ad campaign nor all those pre-fall collections. Instead it’s: Robots are becoming a significant consumer spending sector. John Lewis is at least one bricks-and-mortar retailer that expects its online sales to be bigger than store sales within four years. And the…
It’s ad campaign season again and the SS16 creative campaigns are going to start coming thick and fast in the next few weeks. First up is Burberry with a line-up of relative newcomers, all shot by Mario Testino. And the campaign is big. No, wait – it’s HUGE. There are 40 shots in total featuring…
The robots are coming… no don’t panic (not yet anyway). But a new report does show consumer robotics growing from 33 million shipments and $3.5bn today (who knew?) to 165 million shipments and $17bn in revenue in 10 years’ time. Will we see robots making up a segment of the luxury goods industry some time soon? You never know.
The presence of the bomber jacket in many pre-fall 16 collections may not be earth-shattering news but it does represent a key alternative to the ubiquitous biker… and a bigger opportunity than the biker to play with colour, texture and fabric.
Too many high-end designer brands are getting it oh-so-wrong when it comes to their e-commerce sites says a new report. And you might be surprised who are the sector stars and who are failing to maximise opportunities online.
We’ve got used to online sales rising faster than physical store sales. But we’ve also got used to the fact that the volume of goods bought through those physical stores is so many times larger than digital shopping that the channel is still way out in front in terms of market share. But not for much…
Animal print lovers like myself should be looking forward to pre-fall 2016 as there’s a strong big cat print and texture trend coming through that’s being seen on coats, skirts, bags and shoes.
One day Russia, next day – the world. Well, Australia, at least. But it’s clear from recent news that Debenhams’ ambitions are pretty global. No sooner has it signed to buy Stockmann’s Russian stores than it’s gearing up for a big push into Australia. The retailer signed a deal with Pepkor’s Harris Scarfe chain and…
Another day, another tech initiative from Burberry. The company has linked up with DreamWorks Animation for a product campaign making use of 3D tech and the world-famous Piccadilly Circus, London, curved screen. Passers-by will be able to design a personalised heritage scarf on their smartphones and the result will appear on the screen, according to…
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