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6 Areas you Need to Get Right in Your Footwear and Apparel Stores

Compliantia

This is particularly true for footwear and apparel retailers. Research cited by RetailDive indicates that consumer spending on goods like apparel, accessories, and footwear declined by 15.7% Visual merchandising. Visual merchandising is one of the most powerful conversion tools for brick-and-mortar stores.

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China stitches up Western apparel makers for quality issues

Inside Retail

All eyes are on Canadian athletic apparel brand Lululemon, after it was fined for selling poor quality down-feather vests in China. Just earlier this year, luxury shoe and accessories brand Bally faced a similar penalty over defective products sold at its Beijing boutique.

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How a doctor turned a Twitter joke into a retro-inspired apparel brand

Inside Retail

Founded in 2022, Queensland Football Club is a fake footy club with a very real line of merchandise that has taken on a life of its own. The opportunity then came up to make merchandise for this player that I created, which sold really well. It’s a rambling story, but now I basically create merchandise for this club I made up.

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Under Armour continues to struggle although decline softens

Inside Retail

Athletic apparel brand Under Armour posted revenue of US$1.6 Direct-to-consumer revenue rose 3 per cent to $596 million after the company managed to control the sales experience and tell a story around its merchandise. Apparel revenue increased 3 per cent to $1.1 Accessories sales rose 3 per cent to $114 million.

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Retailers, are you ready for it? Swift’s Eras tour a gold rush of economic karma

Inside Retail

Airport jewellery retailers including Colette are accommodating the gold rush by stocking up on friendship bracelets, cowgirl boots, accessories and Taylor Swift reading materials. Other accessory trends given cult status by the singer, such as heart-shaped sunglasses and cowboy boots are also up by 55 per cent and 45 per cent, respectively.

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Is Woolworths leading industry change by not stocking Australia Day merch?

Inside Retail

Woolworths Group’s announcement earlier this month that it will no longer sell Australia Day-themed merchandise for the upcoming national holiday due to “a decline in demand” has been met with praise by supporters and calls for a boycott by critics. For a lot of people, myself included, January 26 is considered a day of invasion.

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Analysis: Nike speeds up to enter the metaverse

Inside Retail

The most valuable apparel brand in the world has its sights set on being prepared for shoppers in online virtual environments. These trademarks will come into effect only when virtual apparel and accessories are in commercial use. There’s no metaverse yet, but when it comes, you can expect Nike to be there waiting.

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