- Kristopher Fraser |
Supreme Cult streetwear brand Supreme has opened its first store in Milan. The new store has opened in the city’s central Corso Garbialdi in the Brera district. The store officially opens to the public today, and a select group of editors and friends of the brand were allowed to preview it on Wednesday. […]
- Huw Hughes |
Image: Debenhams Debenhams has confirmed its remaining 49 stores will permanently close on either May 12 or 15. It comes after the retailer temporarily reopened its stores in England and Wales when lockdown eased last month to complete its final closing down sale. The fashion retailer had already announced […]
- Veerle Versteeg |
Photo Credits: Courtesy of Pull & Bear Spanish apparel giant Inditex, which owns Zara, Zara Home, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, and Pull & Bear, has ventured into the world of gaming. Via its youth brand Pull & Bear, the company has launched ‘Pacific Game’, an augmented reality (AR) game available on Facebook […]
- Don-Alvin Adegeest |
Image Credit: Pexels Soaring growth in online sales show e-commerce spending is set to rise 11.5 percent this year to 11.6 trillion dollars. New findings from Juniper Research highlight the success of digital solutions during the pandemic spurring consumer behaviour will become increasingly digitally […]
- Danielle Wightman-Stone |
courtesy of ReBound Returns Premium sportswear brand Sweaty Betty is partnering with global returns management platform ReBound to offer rapid returns to a new wave of international shoppers. Sweaty Betty reported triple-digit digital growth in 2020, with total revenues increasing by around 60 percent, […]
- Huw Hughes |
Image: Pexels The number of empty stores across the UK has soared in the first quarter of 2021, new data reveals. The overall GB vacancy rate increased to 14.1 percent in the first three months of the year, from 13.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to the latest BRC-LDC Vacancy Monitor. […]
- Huw Hughes |
Image: French Connection French Connection has teamed up with second-hand clothing platform Thrift+ to offer its customers a takeback service. Customers can now add a Thrift+ bag to their basket while shopping online and use it to return any of their unwanted clothes. Shoppers will receive the bag when […]
- Huw Hughes |
Image: Flannels Flannels plans to introduce 165 new brands for AW21, open new UK stores and introduce new categories as its owner Frasers Group pushes forward with its elevation strategy. The British luxury retailer plans to open a minimum of 10 regional stores each year, with no definitive end date, […]
- Tess Stenzel |
Via Pexels NetVirta, an American-based software company, has released its 3D scanning app called Verifyt, aimed at helping apparel and footwear brands reduce online returns, increase conversions and give consumers a more personalized shopping experience. The app is available on smartphones and enables […]
- Huw Hughes |
Image: Klarna Swedish payments provider Klarna has launched a CO2 tracker to allow its 90 million users to see how much carbon is linked to their purchases. The new feature aims to “democratize access to unbiased climate impact information for consumers” and “help drive awareness around climate change”. […]