A Case Study on Luxury Online Marketplaces
A few weeks back, an announcement was made that has long-term impact for luxury online retail. The news was that Alibaba and Farfetch would be creating a joint venture, Farfetch China. As part of this deal, Richemont and Alibaba will
... read more
A Post-COVID Singles' Day
Early November sees the world's (single) biggest promotional events - 11.11 or Singles' Day. By now, most folks outside of China are familiar with the event which takes place on November 11 and includes live shopping, loads of product
... read more
Retail Under Lockdown Part Two
This week sees France, Germany, UK, and several other European countries going back into full or partial lockdowns due to skyrocketing cases of COVID-19. In this dumpster fire of a year, are we even allowed to say this is the
... read more
Zara Enters a New Category: The State of Intimates
Images courtesy of Zara Last week fast fashion retailer Zara unveiled its latest category - intimates. A compact collection of products, the initial assortment includes bras, bralettes, panties, camisoles, socks, robes, pajamas, bodysuits, and even accessories like headbands and eye
... read more
Four Insights Into The Home Goods Business
If you're like most of us, seeing the same undecorated wall or sitting in a makeshift office chair, every day over the past eight months, has been a prompt to make some much-needed improvements to our living situation. Whether the
... read more
Hello Holiday Season: It's Prime Day
Retailers have been talking for months about how they planned to navigate this most unusual of holiday seasons. The first part of this plan was to start holiday promotions early. The benefits of this were to be twofold: more opportunity
... read more
Prediction: The Top Spring Runway Trends
Images courtesy of Vogue Runway Fashion month is officially a wrap as of yesterday, with less of a bang and more of a quick wave bye. Even though it might have been more subdued in nature than previous seasons, this
... read more
These Fall Categories Are Coming Out Ahead
As we transition into fall, we always think of the shift in wardrobes that comes with the changing of seasons. It goes without saying that this year, while the season may have changed, we're still very much in the middle
... read more