Retailers like Nordstrom are seeing the potential of offering in-home styling services. Bringing stylists into people's homes comes with its challenges, but retailers studying the cost-benefit analysis of in-home styling like what they see.
The rise of stricter authentication has decreased the amount of counterfeit fashion goods coming through resellers and retailers. But as a result, counterfeits have gotten much better and more difficult to identify, and counterfeiters have begun seeking out other avenues through which to push their fake goods.
As its major luxury competitors all see growth online, Capri Holdings is banking on an aggressive international expansion of Versace's brick-and-mortar presence to help bring it up to the same level of the rest of the big luxury groups. But its lack of major innovation on the ecommerce side may...
From the Fleabag jumpsuit to the Amazon coat, sometimes a single product goes viral, becoming massively popular in a short amount of time. This presents a golden opportunity for brands to significantly increase their profile while also coming with some major logistical challenges. When fashion goes viral, how do brands...
British fashion brands are struggling. The uncertainty around Brexit has lead to British retailers posting big losses over the last year. Yet despite the gloom that has settled over much of British fashion, some brands have managed continued growth. For example, British heritage brand Hunter, founded in 1856 and widely...
In the two years since LVMH launched its multi-brand e-commerce platform 24 Sèvres, the luxury group has learned a lot from its big foray into online shopping and is rebranding the platform to fit. The most important takeaway: international audiences are LVMH’s biggest online consumers.
Late last year, the company posted an annual loss of $14 million. What's more, CEO Philip Green was embroiled in a sexual harassment scandal that caused the company to lose lucrative partnerships, including with Beyonce-owned brand Ivy Park, which Topshop helped launch. Topshop’s failure to sustain itself in the U.S....
The world of department stores is facing rough seas. One company that has been hit particularly hard is Hudson’s Bay Company, the Canadian owner of retailers including Saks Fifth Avenue that announced plans earlier this month to sell the floundering Lord & Taylor brand. Here, a look at the retailer's downfall.
Last week at The Glossy Summit in Miami, fashion brands, both big and small, came together to speak frankly about the challenges they’re facing and what they are doing to evolve.