There was one particularly interesting bit about New Look’s results announcement yesterday (ok two, given that it’s expanding even further with menswear-only stores and had some stuff to say about Brexit). The thing that really made me sit up was what it said about global trends and social media.
Will Primark succeed in the US long-term? And what effect will that success have on the wider US fashion retail sector? Those are two questions that spring to mind having seen a report from MarketWatch (based on a Morgan Stanley pricing survey) that says US clothing retailer prices are more than triple Primark’s and the…
It’s so boring when brands send out collections season after season that are so darned perfect you just want to scoop everything up and take it home. But that’s what Gucci has done since early last year when Alessandro Michele stepped into the spotlight and became a fashion star. We critics like something to criticise but…
Internet shopping may be the future but it comes loaded with problems. There’s the issue of costs to retailers, which are high – especially if customers return too many goods. And that happens a lot with a recent BBC report highlighting that we’re all serial returners, especially when it comes to womenswear. There’s the issue…
Apple Pay is struggling to gain traction outside of the US market, according to research specialist Timetric. The service launched in the US 18 months ago and has proved relatively strong there with most of its total usage of $10.9bn last year coming from Apple’s domestic market.
If you’re in London in the next few days, get down to Carnaby Street because there’s an interesting new store opening today. True Religion, the premium Californian jeans brand is launching its first international flagship at the same time as unveiling a new UK e-commerce site.
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…
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