February has always been a strange month to me: slow, lazy and cold but also the month I was born, which always means huge celebrations. Big ups and downs, as the news I’m reading in these days. Fashion dancing with diversity and inclusion but at the same time taking false steps here and there; some retailers embracing enthusiastically new trends and consumer’s need and others … Continue reading ICYMI: 5th – 11th of February
Checking the retail calendar, the first event of the year is – traditionally – Valentine’s Day. Supposedly the day to celebrate Love, it probably is one of the most divisive day of the calendar. During the past few years the number of people celebrating Valentine’s Day has decreased. Only 55% percent of Americans revelling the day of Love in 2018 (data from National Retail Federation). … Continue reading Valentine’s Day: all you need is Love. And a capsule collection to celebrate it
Welcome back to another ICYMI episode! January is gone, discounts season is over (is it ever?) and we welcome the shortest , and the less money-worth, month of the year. While redacting an article on San Valentine’s layout and windows’ designs, we just leave you here a few inspiring bits from past week news! Hope you enjoy it! 1.Bad news first: a list of retailers that … Continue reading ICYMI: 28th of Jan – 3rd of Feb
Good morning everyone! Hope you all had a great weekend, here in Berlin the weather was not the best to hang out, meaning it was the perfect one to stay at home with coffee and some good readings. We leave here the most interesting news we bumped into! Enjoy and have a good week! 1. Some data and bright ideas directly from Harvard to all … Continue reading ICYMI : 21st – 27th January
It’s a while that we’ve been hearing about sustainability as the next huge trend in retail, especially in the clothing sector. That does not come in as a surprise: fashion is the second most polluting industry in the world, producing more greenhouse gas emissions than aviation and international shipping combined. And the situation does not seem to had improved in the last years. In this … Continue reading “Sustainable” and “fashion” are finally words we can use in the same phrase?
Coffee coffee coffee please!! #mondaymotivation or #coffeefirst whatever your state is today, we leave you here a few ideas to think about. Sum-up of news and trends from last week, from fashion to Brexit and retail. Have a good day! 1.Macy’s case https://www.retaildive.com/news/macys-on-the-brink/546080/ 2. More opinions on what fashion retailers should expects from 2019 https://www.drapersonline.com/news/2019-a-make-or-break-year-for-fashion-retail/7033785.article?blocktitle=Multiples&contentID=15730 3. How the supply change is going to change … Continue reading ICYMI : 14th – 20th Jan
Good morning! second working week of the year, second post with news you’ve possibly missed from the last days! Enjoy! 1.Self-disruption as a must-go, predictions from BoF: https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/intelligence/the-year-ahead-the-digital-landgrab 2. Brands with a soul: why it is important to support mission-driven companies https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/why-its-more-important-than-ever-to-support-mission-driven-companies 3. Subscription-model is getting bigger, is 2019 the year is going to expand to clothing? https://www.forbes.com/sites/callyrussell/2019/01/10/will-2019-be-the-year-clothing-subscription-takes-over/#7a04215d2675 4. E-commerce growth means … Continue reading ICYMI : 7th – 13th of January
The retail industry has undergone incredible changes in the past decade and more changes are expected for 2019. In 2018 only we guested historic bankruptcies, amazing technological advancements, huge consumers’ data breaches. What else can we expect from the new year? Let’s dive into the 6 biggest trends that are going to shape the industry in the year ahead. GO SUSTAINABLE OR GO HOME … Continue reading 2019 Retail trends predictions: what we expect from the year ahead
Hello everyone and welcome back! After a quite long absence we are ready to kick start the new year! With a few pounds more, some new new year’s resolutions on our agendas, lots of hope and energy for the days to come. Here a few inspiring articles and news from the past week: RETAIL APOCALYPSE CANCELLED? https://www.fastcompany.com/90281205/the-surprisingly-bright-future-of-retail THOUGHTS ON HOW COMPANIES ARE CHANGING THEIR LOYALTY … Continue reading ICYMI : 1st – 7th Jan 2019
December: Black Friday is over, Spotify is pushing festive playlists and the streets are shining with Christmas lights. It’s “the most wonderful time of the year”. And indeed, at least amongst retailers, it is. December is the most important month of the retail calendar: the most valuable in terms of incomes, the make-or-break moment of the year, with several smaller retailers in Australia expecting Christmas … Continue reading It’s the most wonderful time of the year: 2018 Christmas windows display
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