Valentine’s Day: all you need is Love. And a capsule collection to celebrate it

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

It’s the most wonderful time of the year: 2018 Christmas windows display

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

ICYMI : 10th – 16th Dec

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

Amazon hit the high street again: Home of Christmas pop-up store

If you are living in or visiting one of the European capitals this month, you have probably noticed a “popping up” of Amazon stores. In 2018, as in the past years, with the approaching festive season, the ecommerce giant moved from the computer screens towards the physical world of the high street. Several pop-ups opened from mid November all around Europe, touching the most important … Continue reading Amazon hit the high street again: Home of Christmas pop-up store