Weather forecasters can get it wrong. Retail forecasters can get it even more wrong. They predicted an uptick in retail footfall this Easter weekend but what we got was a drop. Not that either can be blamed as forecasting (speaking as a trend forecaster) isn’t an exact science. That’s very true when it comes to…
It’s been a busy few days with news that Whistles has been sold, Versace profits are heading upwards, Ferragamo’s creative head has quit and Sandro and Maje are expanding further. Times are tough with Steilmann going under only five months after its IPO, VF looking at divesting its sports unit, Finish Line profits plunging and…
The recent AW16 collections showed us that sunglasses aren’t just for summer but are a year-round accessory. And that doesn’t mean an 80s-style-too-cool-to-show your-eyes look that channels Magenta Devine or a (slightly younger) Anna Wintour. No, that refusal to remove your shades even at midnight is still a bit too, well, naff.
Last year was tough for retail so how did Next do? If not a spectacular performance it was a respectable one in the circumstances. And a big cultural change as far as the company’s approach to buying product will be key to its performance in the future.
So BHS has won approval for its rescue plan that will allow it to make a huge cut in its rent bill. My mum will be pleased. But that’s BHS’s problem really. My mum’s 89 and I doubt there are that many 29-year-old shouting yippee at the moment.
There were some dire warnings about Jimmy Choo ahead of today’s 2015 results announcement so were the doom-mongers right? Well the release containing its full-year figures is headlined “Continued Strong Performance”. So maybe not.
Move over Gigi, here’s one campaign that another member of the family is fronting. Joe’s, the denim brand, has unveiled its newest ad campaign starring Bella Hadid alongside Matthew Noszka.
It may not be a hugely busy week news-wise as we coast into Easter but there’s still enough going on. Today it’s Bjorn Borg making a stand against racism via his latest underwear launch, QVC scoring a major success with a shoppable music video and the world’s prettiest 10-year-old getting the kind of US work…
India is turning into one of the world’s most dynamic e-commerce markets, so it’s perhaps no surprise that Alibaba is planning to get in on the act this year (more of that later). In fact, a new report says the market has been surging but will really take flight in 2016.
Jimmy Choo’s not having much fun at the moment. Its shares have underperformed the wider luxury market by 15% since their late 2014 listing and ahead of its full-year results on Tuesday, brokers are pessimistic.
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