Fashion

Reassessing the product range

As consumers consider their product choices much more carefully, they will ultimately be consuming less. Current excessive volumes are no longer sustainable and there will be a huge reduction in the overall number of products offered in the future. Therefore, careful range planning and execution will become key to the success of a range and...

29 May 2020

Fashion

Paris Haute Couture Week to go digital in July

The Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode, the body responsible for the fashion shows in Paris, has announced it will launch an online AW20/21 Haute Couture event from 6 to 8 July. It comes after the federation announced in March that it had cancelled its July Haute Couture Week as well as its Paris menswear season in June. “This event...

29 May 2020

Business

33 Sustainability efforts of the fashion industry in April and May 2020

While traditional brands and retailers are struggling to manage inventory, overstock and decreasing consumer spending, there are those that are thriving in the current corona crisis: sustainable designs and resale fashion for example. Brand collaborations are also still going strong. If you have missed our sustainability round-up in April (and...

29 May 2020

Retail

Sale of the century: how retailers should approach discounting in crisis

In the UK, the spring summer discounting season is already hailed as the sale of the century. Not since the financial crisis in 2008 has so much product remained unsold. Unsurprisingly retailers are desperate to offload their stock. Many began discounting in March and April, at the start of lockdown when governments ordered stores to be closed....

28 May 2020

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Retail

Will shoppers buy second hand clothes when charity stores reopen in June?

Charity shops are expecting a deluge of donations when retailers reopen from June. But shoppers may be concerned second-hand clothing and accessories are susceptible to Covid-19 and avoid buying used clothing. Charity stores will be introducing extra hygiene to reassure customers, Vicki Burnett, senior consultant at the Charity Retail...

29 May 2020

Business

Prada says May sales are up 10 percent in China

Prada is seeing a rebound in sales as it saw an increase of more than 10 percent in China this month. But while the Chinese market is rebounding, sales in Europe are lagging, specifically in the luxury sector which depends on visitors. In a television interview with Bloomberg, Prada’s chief executive Patrizio Bertelli said: “The European market...

29 May 2020