Remove Concept Remove Curate Remove Fashion Remove Perspective
article thumbnail

“Running is on trend right now”: New Balance expands hybrid retail model

Inside Retail

Melbourne’s fashion capital Chadstone has been tapped as the second Australian location for New Balance’s UCC format store. The New Balance UCC (uncommonly common concept) store is redefining the traditional retail experience by placing people, not products, at the forefront of the retail experience.

Balance 264
article thumbnail

From product to practices: how fashion “sustainability” is finding its natural place in brand management practices.

Retail Focus

For many years, sustainability has been tied to ethical, circular, slow, or mindful fashion. Naturally, fashion brands have embraced sharing on their methods. They changed their perspective by doing business by including clients in their practices. Fashion brands and sustainability.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Showfields and the bankruptcy of the ‘most interesting store in the world’

Inside Retail

However, Steve Dennis, president and founder of SageBerry Consulting, a firm that provides strategic advisory services to the retail, fashion, and luxury industries, is skeptical of the impact that Covid had on Showfields’ financial situation.

article thumbnail

“Impossible to ignore”: Witchery MD’s plans to capitalise on digital growth

Inside Retail

During the pandemic, the Australian womenswear brand Witchery turned 50, but rather than kicking back to party, the retailer revved its omnichannel strategy and worked on a new physical store concept. IR: How would you describe the impact Covid has had on customers and what they want from fashion?

Planning 246
article thumbnail

Crafting luxury brand narratives through popup stores

Retail Focus

With the customers’ increased demand for novelty and uniqueness, brands could be inclined to present concepts that meet their needs. Their pop-up experiences range from presenting fashion collections to immersive installations that give life to the brand’s iconic designs and the vision of its founder, Christian Dior.

article thumbnail

How livestreaming is driving e-commerce sales in China

Inside Retail

The concept is not new. Livestreaming is a concept of selling or sharing products with customers who are joining remotely to watch, chat, and buy. The main host will tend to sit on the left side, since from a viewer’s perspective, our eyeballs will usually glance from the left to the right when reading across a screen.

Curate 130
article thumbnail

All things bright: Behind the evolution of Mimco

Inside Retail

It was curated by the former editor of Harper’s Bazaar , Kellie Hush. They were going through all of our archives, pulling out all the campaign imagery, the old sketches, even the old runway shots from when we were at the Australian Fashion Festival way back 20 years ago. SR: Yes, I think it comes from the fact that we’re design-led.

Concept 130