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.
The pre-fall collections moved into a higher gear today as Gucci released Alessandro Michele’s latest collection… and it’s a real ‘collection’. 78 looks, rather than the 20 or so many labels send out for pre-season. It continues the exuberant retro-boho-luxe-dressing up looks that Michele obviously loves (you can never accuse him of being a minimalist)…
Alibaba’s getting serious about the quality of the goods on its platforms and wants to attract more high-end brands. How’s it going to do it? The poacher is turning gamekeeper. The e-commerce giant frequently criticised for allowing counterfeit or low quality goods onto its sites is teaming up with four third-party inspection agencies to boost…
Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger failed to light a fire under owner PVH in Q3 results as the company reported profits down from nearly $226m a year ago to just shy of $222m this time. Or did they? Let’s be fair – the company made $221.9m in profits and revenue of $2.16bn (down from $2.23bn…
The rewards of failure. Tamara Mellon, the woman who turned Jimmy Choo into a footwear phenomenon, has filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. In case you don’t know, that’s a US system that allows companies time to reorganise and hopefully get back on track without the threat of creditors moving in to close it…
I’m a big fan of Moncler (and cold weather clothing in general). So the news that another ski-based brand, Rossignol, wants to boost its fashion credentials, is pretty exciting. The company has named ex-Balmain, Cavalli and Costume National exec Alessandro Locatelli to lead the charge into the fashion arena and will join in with Milan…
The much-hyped Chanel Métiers d’Art event happened today and even this not-usually-Chanel-fan liked it. So what were the key pieces/directions from the show? Cape detail Cape coats and caped dresses were a key part of the collection with the detail working equally well in heavy-but-soft tweeds as in lighter dress silks and cottons.
You know times are tough when high-end brands rein-in their store opening plans and start talking up their web strategies instead. The latest to do so? Hugo Boss. Because the Chinese and US markets will remain challenging next year, the only locations to get shiny new stores will be top global ones. Meanwhile, the digital…
Fashion’s great and good gathered last night to see who’d pick up the top prizes at the BFAs. Jonathan Anderson walked off with both the men’s and women’s prize, Alessandro Michele of Gucci was top international designer, Charlotte Olympia was the winner in accessories and …. Oh hang on, this is getting boring. What we all want to know is – who wore what?
Interesting piece in the Business of Fashion today. Apparently Gucci won’t be marking down Alessandro Michele’s AW15 women’s and men’s collections. Actually, it might. The company could possibly have just enough left over of the collections that Michele designed in a week during January to supply Gucci’s outlet stores. But that’s not a certainty as…
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