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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. Riding on China’s new-found obsession with health after the pandemic, Lululemon built a new cult following among Chinese consumers. Fortunes turn quickly.

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What Forever 21 CEO Winnie Park thinks about the Gen Z consumer

Inside Retail

Winnie Park has quite the resume in apparel retail, having worked as senior director of merchandising at Levi Strauss & Co and executive vice president of marketing at DFS Group. Inside Retail : How would you describe the average Gen Z consumer today? Instead, Gen Z looks for an ally in their journey of self-expression.

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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 The dip in North American sales continues to be a concern as this is Under Armour’s largest market by some margin, and is also a region where consumer spending has, generally, held up quite well.” Apparel revenue increased 3 per cent to $1.1

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Retail’s tech revolution sets laser-like focus on the consumer

Inside Retail

This is not just a transient trend but a robust response to the changing consumer, who now craves the tactile satisfaction of in-store shopping along with the personalisation and convenience of online commerce. Today’s consumers might browse products online and then feel, try and buy them in physical stores.

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2021 IVC First Place: “Market by Macy’s” (In-Store Apparel Presentation)

VMS

Unique amenities and experiential moments compose the space, inspiring consumers to engage with others and the products as they shop.”. Other notable visual elements, like feature walls and brand story cards, help shoppers connect with local brands and merchandise through storytelling, Novak explains. Photography Steve Wrubel, Dallas.

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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.