Billie Whitehouse is a self proclaimed Haptic Fashionista. From designing ‘Funderwear’ that connects couples in long distance relationships, to ‘Navigate’...
The U.S. retail market has been responding to the rapid growth of Amazon over the last few years. Most retailers have struggled to respond fast enough with a retail market that is...
The world of fashion retail is wider than most. From luxury to discount, and fast fashion to handmade, fashion is never one-size-fits-all. And this means that retailers’...
It’s been a busy few months in London in terms of retail. With the Westfield White City expansion complete, there was the opportunity for lots of new retailers to move in and...
There have been some fab retail initiatives over the last few months and here are just a few. L’Occitane en Provence L’Occitane en Provence is evolving its...
Billie Whitehouse is a self proclaimed Haptic Fashionista. From designing ‘Funderwear’ that connects couples in long distance relationships, to ‘Navigate’ fashion that literally directs you around a city, she is putting haptic technology firmly on the fashion map...
The U.S. retail market has been responding to the rapid growth of Amazon over the last few years. Most retailers have struggled to respond fast enough with a retail market that is scattered with casualties. Amazon has been on an upward trajectory and doesn’t look like it’s stopping anytime soon. This is down to them...
The world of fashion retail is wider than most. From luxury to discount, and fast fashion to handmade, fashion is never one-size-fits-all. And this means that retailers’ strategies can’t be either. The way we buy fashion is also changing. The physical store is still an important part of the mix, but ecommerce is now a...
It’s been a busy few months in London in terms of retail. With the Westfield White City expansion complete, there was the opportunity for lots of new retailers to move in and move in they have. Here’s the most innovative openings during March and April. Ted Baker: Colour by Numbers Starting with a...
There have been some fab retail initiatives over the last few months and here are just a few. L’Occitane en Provence L’Occitane en Provence is evolving its experiential retail strategy with the launch of the L’Occi Truck – the first-ever travelling shop experience for the brand. The retail store on wheels presents a new...
According to a study by Juniper Research, global spend on artificial intelligence or AI is expected to increase from an estimated $2 billion in 2018 to $7.3 billion per year by 2022. Pair that with the fact that, according to PointSource, 34% of consumers will spend more money online when AI is deployed effectively, and...
Have you visited a shoppable apartment yet? Also known as the apartment store, the spaces are almost like the new pop-up in that so many brands are experimenting with them. As such, they’ve sprung up all over the world. There’s a good reason for this. As experience continues to be an important differentiator for physical...
The Phluid Project Perhaps the first ever gender-neutral store, The Phluid Project, has recently opened in New York. Why so fab? It chimes with the Gen Z mentality. It feels like the discourse around gender and identity has never been so omnipresent and GenZ is arguably the first generation to really embrace gender fluidity as mainstream...
Nordstrom has opened its first full-line flagship in New York City — and its first-ever freestanding men’s store. Located in mid-town Manhattan, the three-level, 47,000-sq-ft. Nordstrom’s Men’s store combines a differentiated merchandise assortment across all categories, custom products, and wide range of services that seek to serve...
Like many countries, Germany has a problem with a gender pay gap. According to a report by the German Federal Office of Statistics, the unadjusted gender pay gap in that country is 21 percent. That is, women are paid 21 percent less for doing the same work as men. Now, German fashion brand Paisley is...
