Spring is finally here! 100% honest: this morning I had to pretend to not notice raindrops very VERY similar to snowflakes…but hey, yesterday I was lying in the park with the sun kissing my white pale face! I love spring way more than I love Mondays, but here we are starting the week with energy, keeping up on the news of the sector and the … Continue reading ICYMI: 18th – 24th of March
This morning you’ve probably had your coffee while reading the news from an online newspaper, been commuting while listening to Spotify, once in the office you’ve commented with your colleague the last episode of that series on Netflix. Without even noticing we are totally immersed in the subscription economy. Subscriptions have been on the rise in the past few years, and today they occupy almost … Continue reading Subscribed-everything: the subscription-based business model continues to grow
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
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
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
Guten Morgen! Last working week before Christmas holidays! YAY! Here a few links with some inspo from past week retail and fashion news. Have a good week everyone! RTP identified the best and worst retailers of 2018 : https://retailtouchpoints.tumblr.com/post/181049911817/year-end-review-retails-top-success-stories-of 2. Starbucks opens the 4th Reserved Roastery https://www.businessinsider.de/starbucks-reserve-roastery-compared-regular-starbucks-2018-12?op=1 3. Amazon’s Whole Foods purchase, one year later: an analysis https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardkestenbaum/2018/12/16/amazon-whole-foods-supermarkets-grocery-massive-change/#79f947f469cc 4. Fashion and racism: here we are, … Continue reading ICYMI : 10th – 16th Dec
Bonjour bonjour! it’s Monday again. Forget about the weekend, we have a week full of adventures, news and trends ahead of us! Here a few interesting news of the past week, just in case you spent the week on a tropical island digital detoxing (lucky you) or just “In case you missed it”. Grab a coffee and enjoy! 1.Pantone colour of the year 2019: Living … Continue reading In case you missed it: 3rd – 9th Dec
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