Yesterday we heard how retail champion Next disappointed on Christmas trading. So what about can-do-no-wrong John Lewis? All I can say is “wow”. Actually that’s not all I can say, but you get the point. In one of the most difficult and volatile Christmas trading periods for years, the company really came through with no…
The first trading statement is out and I can hardly bear to look, especially as it’s a biggie. OK, so what has Next got to tell us about the holiday season? Here goes…
OK, first the apology – this report has some pretty dry figures so don’t expect sexy factoids. Second the excuse – if we really want to see what’s happening in retail, then we need to look at such figures. And as the Christmas season is always a game-changer for the sector, then the figures become…
The holiday shopping season in the US was a success – of sorts – according to the latest figures from MasterCard SpendingPulse. Sales for November and December rose a better-than-expected 4.6% and sales between Black Friday and Christmas Eve surged 7.9%. Yippee. And the force was with fashion as well as furniture with MasterCard’s Sarah…
They called it Panic Saturday, the day UK shoppers would wake up and think “OMG, it’s Christmas on Friday, I must go shopping.” So did it happen? Not really. Stores geared up for retail madness but shoppers woke up and said “yeah, whatever…”
Christmas ads used to be all about selling product. Brands and retailers would dust off the Rat Pack Christmas album, add in some sparkly frocks and set the scene at a dinner party, office party or some other kind of party and there it was. Today though, those Christmas ads are spectaculars that have to…
Britons are going to go on a spending binge in the next four days that will blow the Black Friday long weekend’s spending out of the water. And online will benefit as well as physical stores, despite the delivery drawbridge getting precariously close to being pulled up.
I took a trip down Oxford Street, South Molton Street and Regent Street in London yesterday, fully intending to photograph as many windows as possible. Unfortunately, I was sidetracked by Gap’s “all jeans for £20” one-day-only offer. When you’re weighed down by two pairs of Real Straight 26 waist/short and eight pairs of men’s Slim,…
Is it just me or has the fashion industry’s love of the little black dress (and little black jumpsuit/top/trousers/skirt) gone into overdrive this year? Yes, store windows are also full of sequins but if spangles aren’t your thing, it looks like black’s the way to go. So what’s on offer? Well, the ubiquitous Kendall and…
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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