A few years ago a financial expert asked me whether the eco-friendly fashion platform Reve En Vert would be a future success. I told him “Honestly, I’m afraid customers don’t want to pay more for a garment just because it’s sustainable”. Well, that tide may be turning as their business has just had a successfully …
Read MoreNAVIGATING THE FASHION AND RETAIL REVOLUTION – PART 2
Reading through the morning news every day makes you feel like it’s indeed the end of bricks and mortar retail. Will we lose our high streets forever? No, we won’t. In a recent report by Bain & Company, it is been projected that e-commerce sales, especially when it comes to mid to luxury brands, will …
Read MoreNAVIGATING THE FASHION RETAIL REVOLUTION – PART 1
How consumers shifts have affected creative thinking across the fashion industry. In February, I was invited to speak to a packed house at Pure London Olympia, as part of their programme of industry seminars. I’ve been observing as we all have, the huge shift in consumer behaviour and its effect on the retail sector. I was …
Read MoreTHE BRAVE NEW WORLD OF RETAIL
The shift in the way we shop has impacted fashion retail so deeply a new phrase has been coined. “The Retail Apocalypse” It’s a brave new world for retail and it’s time to sink or swim. Just over a month ago I found myself barricaded in the basement of a pizza restaurant amid rumours that …
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