Tommy Hilfiger is the latest luxury brand to move into the ‘show-it, want-it, buy-it’ space as of September with its autumn 16 collection. The brand’s New York Fashion Week show in September will be a multi-media broadcast runway production staged for a consumer and press audience, with all styles immediately available for purchase through retail,…
We may have seen nearly two decades in which denim has been a key fashion product category but we’ve also seen a similar period in which jeans giant Levi-Strauss has struggled. So are Levi’s fortunes still heading in the opposite direction to the denim sector itself? Hmmm. It would appear so on the surface. But maybe…
Christian Dior Couture took in €1.87bn last year. That was a 17.1% rise, which is pretty impressive in a world where luxury is supposed to be hurting. OK, exchange rate effects from the weak euro helped a lot. But even without that, revenue was up 7% and operating profits rose an even-better 20.6% to €240m.…
The Bardot top was big news on the SS16 runways and crept into the high street offer as early as party season 2015. It’s set to hit big for warm weather deliveries over the next few months as part of a general trend for shoulder-baring tops. Come sunnier weather and you won’t be able to move…
Copenhagen Fashion Week street style is always a celebration of Scandi-cool (as well as a desperate attempt to stay warm while channelling key trends). This time though, there was a new edge as colour and accessories jumped into the spotlight.
Can’t wait for Nordstrom to open in New York City? Well the retailer has given us a sneak preview of what its store will look like. Covering four properties in the Columbus Circle neighbourhood of Manhattan along Broadway between West 57th and West 58th Streets, the 363,000 sq ft store should open in 2019.
The world may be getting economic jitters generally but US consumers are going to keep on spending. That’s the option of The National Retail Federation, which released its 2016 economic forecast late yesterday. But the good news comes with a sting as the increase won’t necessarily be about individuals spending more. Instead, falling unemployment means…
Research specialist Gartner is throwing its weight behind smartwatches to make more of an impact in a wearables market currently dominated by low-cost fitness bands. Should Fitbit be worried? Probably not. Gartner expects 274.6m wearable electronic devices to be sold worldwide in 2016, an increase of 18.4% from 232m units in 2015. Sales of wearable…
Well that was unexpected. Jeans brand G-Star RAW and Pharrell Williams have announced a strategic partnership in which Williams will be co-owner of the brand. G-Star said he’s “set to be immersed in the company on many creative levels, from collections, to advertising and business strategy.” Not that he’s a G-Star newbie. The partnership comes after…
New Look had a tough Christmas trading period (didn’t almost everyone?) but it doesn’t seem to be worried. The company said sales grew 5.6% in the nine months to December 26 as its standalone menswear stores proved to be a hit and its web sales surged. Comparable sales rose 4.5%, with a 4.3% rise in…
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