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…
“Short-term turbulence” is what Billabong’s CEO is calling it. But investors saw it differently. The surfwear specialist gave a trading update and the news wasn’t good. So what did CEO Neil Fiske have to say (and bear in mind that with the share price plunging 23% it must have been pretty bad)?
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…
Instant gratification is likely to hit a new high this Friday, in London at least. That’s conclusion of a new Barclaycard survey showing that Londoners are going to be ‘self-gifting’ like crazy and are more focused on spending their Black Friday cash on themselves, than on friends and family.
Expect some big changes at Warehouse. It looks like Warehouse’s dynamic CEO Liz Evans has scored with the news that Emma Cook is joining design director and brand consultant Alasdhair Willis is taking a seat on the board. Cook and Willis have been tasked with delivering a completely new brand proposition which means changes to…
France’s government may have been encouraging citizens to “go shopping” but it appears many of them aren’t listening, at least as far as physical stores in Paris are concerned. And the fear of shopping appears to have been exported with lower footfall in London too, while Brussels remains a ghost town.
Cyber Monday is now Cyber Sunday. That’s official. Well, at least as far as Walmart is concerned. The company is going to launch its Cyber Monday deals a day early this year. Why? Is the retail giant-of-giants regretting pulling back from Black Friday now that the momentum is really building, or is this a logical…
It’s going to be a big day Friday. Yes, it’s my birthday. Ok, that might not impress you. But how about the fact that shoppers in Britain are set to spend nearly £2bn in a single day. That’s more like it.
Can Gap Inc get its namesake oldest child to ever match favourite sibling Old Navy’s storming performance? Will more sophisticated sister Banana Republic settle down and find her niche? And will little sis Athleta live up to her promise?
My wishlists are usually never-to-be-achieved collections of Belstaff, Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Céline and the like. But my latest object of desire is a (relatively) affordable dress from Cos. It’s an £89 new-in piece that’s striking in its simplicity, even if it’s not overloaded with hanger appeal. The company lets the metallic sheen (achieved by…
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