Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 20, 2022

As prices continue rising, consumers rely on a combination of their wallets and consciences when deciding which fashion industry trends to buy into. Shoppers have been so eager to applaud sustainable apparel production that the eco-fashion industry faces concerns both in terms of greenwashing and stiff competition verging on saturation.

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Forrester eCommerce

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Fashion is the second largest retail category after grocery. A quarter of clothing, accessories, and footwear (fashion) spending already occurs online and is still rapidly growing. In our recently published Online Fashion Retail […]. In our recently published Online Fashion Retail […].

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 17, 2022

This pilot version is part of SHEIN’s larger commitment to address the ongoing issues of textile waste and build a more circular fashion industry. SHEIN also has become a signatory of World Circular Textiles Day, a coalition of organizations with a mission to shift the fashion and textiles industry toward full circularity by 2050. “At

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 17, 2023

Stylitics has purchased Barcelona-based Wide Eyes , a visual AI solution for fashion and retail, to enhance its digital merchandising platform with image recognition and AI tech designed to drive easier product discovery and faster conversion. Stylitics raised $80 million in funding in March 2022. Terms of the deal were not announced.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Claire’s is teaming up with Sony Pictures Television – Kids to develop a new TV series that will expand on the retailer’s ongoing efforts to “build on its brand equity and evolve into a global fashion brand powerhouse.”

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 14, 2023

One of the newest entrants in the space is Shoptrue , which launched in open beta in November 2022. Described as a “constantly learning fashion marketplace,” the platform combines AI and human curation to present each shopper with a personalized selection of fashions from more than 2,000 participating brands.

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Ecommerce Platforms

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Vendy is a fashion-forward Shopify 2.0 It's classy and minimal, making it ideal for luxury fashion stores. For example, a white lookbook for fashion and a lingerie skin in beige for showcasing underwear. Developed for fashion and clothing retailers, Galleria is one of Storefront’s child themes (as discussed above).

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Forrester eCommerce

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

When economic conditions shifted in 2022 and layoffs hit tech and other sectors in a dominolike fashion, we saw some employers pivot to attitudes that reflected the sentiment, “You’re lucky to be working here.” The “great resignation” of 2021 saw many companies step up their employer branding to retain coveted employees and woo talent.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The Retail TouchPoints 2022 Retail Strategy & Planning (#RSP22) webinar series, now available on-demand, offered a wealth of tips and best practices across critical areas including pricing, location-based technology, inventory management and marketplaces. Mastercard Spending Data Reveals 4 Key Takeaways for Holiday 2022.

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Fabric

APRIL 11, 2023

Fashion and apparel storefronts always need fresh supplies of trendy clothes. With all these factors affecting the fashion industry, it’s no surprise that Deloitte finds that only one-third of retail executives are confident about maintaining or improving profit margins in the coming years. Drop-shipping will increase substantially.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 22, 2022

ShopStyle launched in 2007 with an innovative idea: creating a search engine focused solely on fashion. And even as other players are seeing sales and visits slip as the pandemic ecommerce boom wanes, shopper traffic on ShopStyle increased 11% YoY in April 2022, and brands’ investment in the platform is up 47% so far this year.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 8, 2024

Since rebranding from Sports Direct International to Frasers Group in 2019, the company has been steadily growing its slate of fashion and lifestyle brands, which now includes Flannels , House of Fraser , Everlast , Amara Living , Gieves & Hawkes and Slazenger , among others.

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Fabric

MARCH 14, 2023

Welcome to Part 2 of The Modern Retailer’s Guide To Dropshipping Fashion and Apparel. In Part 1, we covered the basics of dropshipping and explored the reasons why every fashion retailer should switch from a traditional retail model to an asset-light dropship model. 5 Tips and Strategies for Dropshipping Fashion and Apparel 1.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 11, 2024

Krans, who will report to Chief Customer and Digital Officer Max Magni, joins Macy’s following his most recent role leading the fashion team at Walmart ’s media division, Walmart Connect. We’re excited to welcome Michael to Macy’s, Inc.,” said Magni in a statement. “He

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365 Retail

MAY 23, 2022

Luxury fashion retailer Club L London has announced the launch of it’s Irish website; www.clubllondon.ie. website launch comes after Club L London saw total Ireland traffic figures increase by 90% within Q1 2022 vs Q4 2021, with growth of 2,169% year on year. Live from Monday 23rd May, the.ie

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 22, 2022

A team of judges — Alicia Esposito, Vice President of Content for Retail TouchPoints ; Anne Kong, Associate Professor, program coordinator for visual presentation and exhibition design at the Fashion Institute of Technology; and Judy Bell, Founder of Energetic Retail — analyzed the submissions and recognized the following brands for their work : .

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 20, 2023

Boyd’s path to founding Olivela — which just celebrated its fifth anniversary in September 2022 — has been a winding one. For example, a new campaign with fashion designer LaQuan Smith will feature two dozen exclusive pieces, dropping over the course of five months, that shoppers won’t be able to find anywhere else.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 27, 2021

Former Coach President and CEO Joshua Schulman has been appointed CEO of the Michael Kors brand and will succeed John Idol as CEO of parent company Capri Holdings in September 2022. I have long admired Michael’s design vision and how the brand creates timeless fashion and embodies jet set glamour,” said Schulman in a statement. “I

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 13, 2023

Rent the Runway’s new branded Amazon Fashion storefront features hundreds of pre-worn styles from 35 brands. “Collaborating with Amazon Fashion brings Rent the Runway incredible brand awareness,” said Jenn Hyman, Co-founder and CEO of Rent the Runway in a statement. million in Q3 2022. million in Q3 2022.

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365 Retail

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

This year will be no different with retail and fashion brands all competing for the honour of creating an emotional connection with customers and getting those till bells ringing! Have your Elf a Merry Christmas | Asda Christmas Advert 2022. Morrisons Farmer Christmas TV Advert 2022. Aldi | Feast of Football. Boots #Joyforall.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

British online fashion and beauty retailer ASOS has appointed its second interim CFO in four months as current interim CFO Katy Mecklenburgh plans to leave in May 2023 for another role. The company outlined its “Driving Change” transformation strategy in its October 2022 annual report. ASOS experienced a year of declining sales.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 2, 2024

On the heels of its 40th anniversary, Mango Fashion Group has revealed plans to open 500 new stores in key markets, including Canada, France, the UK and U.S., Sustainability Comes into Fashion Double-digit growth is on the horizon for the 2023 fiscal year, largely thanks to Mango’s focus on international ecommerce. through 2026.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 9, 2022

With the potential for new COVID variants, record levels of inflation and evolving consumer preferences, 2022 retail design will change more in the next year than it has in the past decade. Retail is full of opportunities for brands in 2022. The Ongoing Evolution of Retail Spaces. As the major driver of the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Here are three trends that will define the retail industry in 2022 — and likely for years to come: 1. Expediting delivery with last-mile capabilities. If one thing has become clear during the last two years, it’s that consumers value options for convenience.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Business of Fashion reports that Farfetch is considering providing “complete anonymity” to third-party retailers that sell on its marketplace in exchange for the sourcing of certain luxury brands as a workaround to decisions like Kering’s.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 7, 2023

In its latest move to appeal to the masses , Victoria’s Secret is expanding its assortment on Amazon Fashion to include lingerie and apparel. The brand’s Amazon store , which debuted in April 2022 , previously featured only beauty products. in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

has partnered with the global brand management firm WHP Global — which owns the Toys ‘R’ Us and Babies ‘R’ Us brands as well as a stake in Express — to acquire the New York-based fashion brand Rag & Bone. Rag & Bone will continue to be based in New York City and will operate as an independent fashion brand within the Guess?

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The stores had been open for less than two years: the Glendale location opened in May 2022 , although the concept had been reported on as early as January 2022. The store closures are indicative of the caution (and somewhat mixed signals) Amazon has been sending around its brick-and-mortar retail strategy.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

from 2022, while Cyber Week overall sales were $38 billion, an increase of 7.8% vs. 2022, according to the CNBC /NRF Retail Monitor. from 2022 to $222.1 Installs resulting from our ecommerce app install campaigns on Android devices peaked during the second week of November, which was also the case in 2022. billion, up 7.5%

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

million in Q3 2022. The partnership, which began in December 2022, transformed Express into a multi-brand fashion retailer that includes Express, Bonobos and UpWest and included plans to expand the monetization of the Express brand through global licensing partnerships. In Q3 2023, which ended Oct.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 6, 2023

Lululemon has made its products available to European consumers on the Zalando online fashion and lifestyle platform. Lululemon products are now or will soon be available in Zalando Fashion Stores in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, Sweden and the Netherlands.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 12, 2024

For example, the “Gen Zalpha” brand focused on expanding its presence in grocery stores and mass merchants like Walmart in 2023 and forged a shop-in-shop partnership with Macy’s in late 2022.

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365 Retail

JANUARY 12, 2024

‘Muted’ Golden Quarter fashion sales were buoyed by a Black Friday boost to order volumes, while fashion revenues rose +6% compared to 2022 in December, the latest data from True Fit, the leading AI platform that decodes size and fit for consumers and apparel and footwear retailers. Over BFCM, True Fit saw 2.4

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Following the release of parent company Kering ’s Q3 2022 earnings on Oct. 20, 2022, the company noted that, “Balenciaga has no longer any relationship nor any plans for future projects related to this artist,” in response to a question from WWD regarding the partnership. The partnership between Gap and Ye ended in September 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 5, 2023

consumers ( 52% ) shopped secondhand apparel in 2022. Retailers are paying attention to the trend, with branded resale programs skyrocketing in 2022 as 88 new brands launched their own offerings, a 244% increase from 2021. In 2022, U.S. ThredUp launched a fast fashion helpline in 2022. As a result, the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Warner Music Group (WMG) will partner with and invest in digital fashion retailer DressX , gaining a platform for select WMG artists to design their own virtual fashion lines. DressX launched in August 2020, and Meta added the company to its portfolio of virtual clothing designers in July 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 14, 2023

Online fashion retailer ASOS has named Criteo as its exclusive partner for endemic brands’ advertising across its app and web experiences. ASOS is in the midst of its “Driving Change” transformation strategy announced in October 2022. 31, 2022 ASOS saw active customers remain flat at 25.5 For the four-month period ending Dec.

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