- Huw Hughes |
Dutch fashion retailer Scotch & Soda has revealed a new brand identity amid an accelerated store expansion strategy. The brand said its new logo “embraces the symbol of unity at the heart of Scotch & Soda’s name which embodies the free spirit of Amsterdam” and blends its classic ampersand with […]
- Don-Alvin Adegeest |
The annus horribilis for global retailers in the fashion industry is yet to end. Covid-19 has been an ongoing catalyst for transformation and at worst had a Darwinian effect, spurring an international reduction of physical shops. According to Modaes, Spain’s economic fashion news outlet, an estimate […]
- Don-Alvin Adegeest |
Retailers in the UK are anticipating a baby boom post lockdown. Back in March 2020 social media was rife with jokes about an imminent explosion of lockdown babies. Whilst the “boom” has yet to reach the heights of anticipation, maternity ranges have been popping up in the UK’s fast fashion retailers […]
- Huw Hughes |
Work has begun on an “ambitious” renovation of London’s Oxford Street and the surrounding area. Westminster City Council announced plans last month to “revive” the luxury shopping hotspot which has been hit hard by store closures and plummeting footfall during the pandemic. The council said it has already […]
- Don-Alvin Adegeest |
London’s West End, in particular the shopping thoroughfare of Oxford Street, Soho and Mayfair, was, in pre-covid times, a haven for shoppers and fashion. But not anymore. With stores closed and a retail industry facing unsurmountable pressures, the UK’s world-class shopping destination is under threat. […]
- Danielle Wightman-Stone |
Ted Baker has announced a partnership with Bambuser to launch live video shopping for customers in the UK, as part of its strategy to enhance its over customer experience. The new technology will allow Ted Baker to connect with thousands of consumers through interactive, shoppable live broadcasts on […]
- Huw Hughes |
Multi-brand fashion group N Brown has announced new, more sustainable packaging. The British retailer, which owns brands Simply Be, Jacamo and JD Williams, said it will now package its deliveries in Green Polyethelyne (Green PE) dispatch bags, in order to reduce its carbon footprint. Green PE is a bio-based […]
- Robyn Turk |
Bloomingdale’s has launched a two-month activation to introduce its customers to sustainable fashion. The department store opened Stellabration within The Carousel @ Bloomingdale’s - the retailer’s rotating pop-up shop in the 59th street flagship that changes every two months. Stellabration honors Stella […]
- Huw Hughes |
Amazon has opened an Amazon Fresh store in the UK, the first of the retail giant’s cashierless stores to open outside of the US. The 2,500-square-foot grocery store, located in Ealing, London, offers what Amazon has aptly called ‘Just Walk Out Shopping’. Customers use the Amazon app to enter the store. […]
- Don-Alvin Adegeest |
The growth of genderless and unisex fashion brands is a sign of the times that the constructs of who-wears-what is evolving. Gen Z especially has embraced wearing clothing they feel comfortable in rather than what has been designated to them based on their sex. Constructs of masculinity and femininity […]