So Kate Spade’s Q4 results are out and they look good, given the challenging backdrop last year. Not perfect but enough good news to continue to suggest make me think it’s a shame that this quirky, individual company feels the need to sell itself. But that’s life. Some shareholders want to get more value from…
Luxury handbags may not be doing as well as they used to at the moment but expensive not-quite-luxury bags with cute stuff one them seem to be holding their own. At least Kate Spade’s are – just. The company said yesterday that its net sales rose 14.1% in Q3, which is a lot better than…
We all want to know what it is that rocks certain consumer groups’ world and US teens are one of the key groups whose heads brands want to get inside. So it’s good news that investment bank and asset manager Piper Jaffray has asked them. The latest twice-yearly Piper Jaffray Taking Stock with Teens Survey…
All company results are interesting but some are undeniably more interesting than others. Which is why the premium-to-luxury handbag trio of Michael Kors, Kate Spade and Coach is such a fascinating roller coaster read. The story so far: Coach really owns premium accessories for much of this century but then falters and brings in Stuart…
There are several popular excuses for companies not doing so well at the moment. Brexit (but that only really counts if you’re UK-based). Lack of tourists (popular with with companies in ‘destination’ markets worldwide). The weather (available for use by anyone). And fashion mis-steps (the one chosen by those who really want to admit their…
In a fashion industry with fairly liberal returns policies, one of the biggest problems for brands is not knowing whether the item you just sold really had been, well, sold… Or whether it might come winging its way back in the next 30 days. Another problem is when a category around which so many big names…
How serious do women et when it comes to buying a new bag? Very. At least according to researcher NP Group, which said this month that the Millennial customer treats a handbag purchase as a multi-step process, and 41% start thinking about their most recent handbag purchase more than a month in advance. Basically, it…
Instagram, the fashion and beauty sector’s favourite social media channel, is taking a leaf out of parent Facebook’s advertising book with reports that it’s building specific profiles for businesses (just like Facebook’s Brand Pages), data on the performance of brand posts, and extra functionality to boost advertising through mobile devices.
I was given a Kate Spade handbag once. It was linked to the brand’s first fragrance launch and the press kit came wrapped up in a beautiful tote bag package. Having at first assumed it was one of those not-quite-so-good promotional specials, my realisation that it was a real high-end bag practically had me hyper-ventilating.…
Print and pattern specialists have gone head over heels for flora and fauna this pre-season which means there’s a surefire way to update key pieces. Choose your motifs from among our feathered friends or get the butterfly effect.
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