- Huw Hughes |
Amsterdam - With over 11,000 stores, 270 million customers a week and a turnover of half a trillion dollars, Walmart is without a doubt a powerhouse in the world’s retail landscape. Founded in 1962, the company now operates over 11,300 retail units under 58 banners in 27 countries. Judith McKenna, president […]
- Marjorie van Elven |
10 Corso Como is packing its bags and leaving China, WWD reports. The Italian concept store is set to close its retail space in Shanghai at the end of May because its partner in the country, Trendy Group, no longer wants to renew the license of the 10 Corso Como brand and the lease of the five-story […]
- Huw Hughes |
British handbag and accessories brand Radley is to allow in-store customers to access its entire product range via a new ‘Order In-Store' app feature. The brand, which currently operates 32 stores in the UK, has collaborated with omnichannel order management specialist OneStock for the new feature which […]
- Dale Arden Chong |
Hot off of the announcement that influencers can sell directly to their followers on Instagram, the photo-sharing platform is expanding with their own e-commerce curation of product suggestions. With its new account simply named “@shop,” Instagram will be sharing various fashion, beauty, and home brands […]
- Don-Alvin Adegeest |
OPINION London - With an unmanageable surplus of clothing garments being produced each year, estimates show the value of unused clothing to be around 30 billion pounds, not including the 140 million pounds worth of clothes that end up in landfill. According to Impossible, a group aiming to guide global […]
- Marjorie van Elven |
By now it’s no secret to anyone that Facebook wants to transform Instagram into a shopping platform. After allowing brands to make shoppable posts, the social network is extending the functionality to influencers as well. Starting next week, Instagram users will be able to shop the looks of their favorite […]
- Marjorie van Elven |
Streetwear-focused online publication Highsnobiety is set to launch its long-awaited e-commerce platform on May 22 with an exclusive partnership to carry Linea Rossa by Prada, a sportswear line first released in the 1990s and relaunched last year, Business of Fashion reports. According to Highsnobiety […]
- Robyn Turk |
Mulberry is expanding its network of brick and mortar stores. The British luxury brand has announced two new store openings, in New York City and Dubai. Each conceived as immersive spaces, the new Mulberry locations complement its existing e-commerce and wholesale businesses in their respective cities. […]
- Marjorie van Elven |
The European Commission has accepted an offer by Visa and Mastercard to significantly reduce the fee European retailers need to pay to the cardholder’s bank when a tourist or online shopper makes a payment using a credit card issued outside the bloc. Known as Inter-regional interchange fees or inter-regional […]
- Marjorie van Elven |
With 51 percent of the world’s population using the Internet, it’s crucial for retailers to take a look at the latest digital trends and developments shaping the way consumers interact with their favorite brands and stores. Here are three trends likely to gain traction in 2019, according to a recent […]