Apple has for years maintained its “walled garden” approach to its hardware, like the Apple Watch, and software, like iOS, letting in brands only sparingly. For fashion brands, however, Google has proven to be a much more accessible partner in terms of the technology it licenses out.
ThredUp, the fashion resale platform, is launching its first clothing line, designed specifically for the resale market.
Richemont, the Swiss luxury group that owns powerhouse e-commerce platform Net-a-Porter, has just announced a joint venture with Alibaba to bring its luxury fashion business to China.
British luxury fashion brands’ popularity in the U.S. market continues to grow. According to a new report from Walpole, the British organization dedicated to the export of British luxury around the world, the export of British luxury goods to the U.S. jumped up by more than 8 percent in the...
Target’s private labels have always been a key part of its brand strategy, but the retailer is now phasing out some of its original core brands to make room for a new wave of more specifically segmented brands.
MVMT, the DTC watch brand that shattered crowdfunding records when it first launched in 2013, has made its way from an indie online brand started by two college friends to a significant player in the global watch market.
H&M is the second largest producer of fashion goods in the world today. It has codified much of the fast-fashion model used by retailers like Zara, Asos and Topshop to quickly and cheaply produce large quantities of clothing meant to capitalize on trends in the fashion market. But by collaborating...
This particular moment in fashion has led men’s and women’s clothing close together. The prevalence of sneakers and athleisure, two categories where men’s and women’s align more closely in terms of aesthetics and trends, has helped foster a feeling of boldness among brands to explore outside of their traditional demographics....
LVMH, which owns 24 Sèvres, introduced the e-commerce platform last year to act as the online extension of Le Bon Marche -- a store that has always been explicitly tied to its physical home of Paris. But recently, LVMH has made more of an effort to position 24 Sèvres as...