Artificial Intelligence in Fashion Retail
Fashion Retail is adapting it´s business model at the pace of digitalization. As Darwin said, it is the most adaptable…
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Nike´s Direct Consumer Offense
by Alfonso Segura As I commented in a previous post at fashion retail news, Strategic Acquisitions: Walmart vs Amazon, M&A…
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A few words with a Sales Export Manager at Boboli
Clara Bertrana, 27 years old, degree in Business management and economics in IQS and Loyola University of Chicago. Currently, studying…
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Why is there a lack of excitement when Millennials visit Department Stores?
The Bird’s Cage Strategy is over. Millennials are running away from Department Stores. A day in the life of a…
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Is Data killing creativity in Fashion?
ANALYTICS IS KILLING CREATIVITY The Fashion Industry is evolving as retail landscape is also in reconstruction. Big data, machine learning…
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A few words with a Master in Fashion Operations
When people hear about fashion, they expect a guru or a designer wearing funny clothing. This is part of it,…
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Sustainable Fashion
Patagonia‘s famous ad in 2011. Don’t buy it if you don’t need it. by Alfonso Segura Millennials are driving companies…
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The Customer Journey of a Millennial
Last October, I spent a few days in NYC exploring the retail environment: Mostly new concept stores. I did a…
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Strategic Acquisitions: Amazon vs Walmart
M&A is one of the main strategic options for companies that want to ensure their success in a very competitive…
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Niche fashion is the new black for investors
Who says retail is dead? It´s the retail apocalypse for many department stores or fashion retailers in USA that couldn´t…
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A few words with a Kids Accessories Manager at Mango
A day in the life of Carlota, Kids Accessories Manager at Mango. Carlota Casals. Mango Kids Accessories Manager. 30 years…
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Uniqlo, the fashtech retailer, opens in Barcelona
Uniqlo, the fashtech (fashion technology) japanese retailer opens its first store in Barcelona, next Zara and H&M flagship stores. “For all…
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Sports and Fashion in the ironman era
Sports, Fashion and Society: A sociological approach Sport is as old as humanity. Cave paintings have been found in the Lascaux caves in…
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Capsule Collection in Fashion
From Capsule Wardrobe to Capsule Collection What is a Capsule Collection? According to Wikipedia, Capsule wardrobe is a term coined…
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Amazon opens shop-in-shop inside Kohl´s deparment stores
Everybody is expecting to see pure players going offline with experimental point of sales or pop-up stores. This was the…
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The Fashion Retail Value Chain Revolution
The Evolution of Supply Chain in the Fashion Industry Traditional Supply Chains are based on made-to-stock model, economies of scale…
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A few words with a Merchandiser at Foot Locker
Kristina Buivydaite is strategy consultant at Accenture. Previously worked at Foot Locker European headquarters as a Merchandiser. Lithuanian, 28 years…
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Adidas Originals x Alexander Wang
Chatbot Retail: Adidas is COOL In US retail apocalypse, creativity and innovation is on top. New fashion retail business models,…
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Louis Vuitton, World of experiences
Louis Vuitton is one of the most prestigious luxury fashion houses in the World. In a previous post, I analysed…
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Everlane goes Offline
Everlane is a brand built upon an awareness of a new kind of consumer. The kind of person who cares…
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The State of Global Fashion Retailers
The State of Global Fashion Retailers: analysis of the latest financial results of Inditex, H&M, Fast Retailing and GAP
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A few words with an Expansion Manager at Mango
Jorge Gay de Montellá Estany is Expansion Manager at Mango. 32 years old, bachelor´s degree in Law and MBA from…
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H&M invests in supply chain as fashion rivalry intensifies
Cost controls helped H&M (HMb.ST) to limit a drop in quarterly pretax profit but the fashion chain said it was…
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A few words with Brownie’s Head of Operations
Cecilia Cano is Operations Manager at Brownie. 31, degree in Business Administration, fitness fan, fashion retail and cooking passionate. Cecilia…
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Le Tote, fashion based on customer data
Millennials are prioritizing experiences over tangible products. More than 75% of Millennials would choose to spend money on an experience…
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Fast Fashion, the art of liquidity
by Alfonso Segura The Fashion disruption Polish-born sociologist Zigmunt Bauman described our modern life as “liquid modernity“, where change is occurring…
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The Fashion Retail Long Tail
by Alfonso Segura Growth evolution: Dinosarus and aliens in Fashion Industry Long Tail The chart above shows the Compound Annual…
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Future proofing: Inside LVMH’s under-the-radar beauty brand incubator
Do you know what Kendo is? Based in San Francisco, Kendo creates or acquires beauty brands and focuses on developing…
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Michael Kors to shutter up to 125 stores in next 2 years
Is Michael Kors a luxury brand any more? As I mentioned in a previous article about the luxury fashion pyramid ,…
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Diversification and Segmentation in Fashion retail
by Alfonso Segura Many brands have evolved into groups that focus on different customer profiles. On the one hand, we…
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24 Sèvres, LVMH new digital experience
It´s time for the digital awakening of luxury brands. During the last decade, many market places took the lead of…
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A few words with a Marketing Manager at Birchbox
Albert Botet is Marketing Manager at Birchbox Spain. 33, Casual, cool Millenial, degree in Business Administration, Advertising & PR, Master…
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Report: ‘Ultra-fast’ fashion players gain on Zara, H&M
First, Benetton´s garment dye, second Zara´s fast-fashion based on excellent operations. Now, it´s time to Ultra fast-fashion, and pure players…
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How Fashion Can Fight Amazon
TORONTO, Canada — Amazon recently posted its eighth straight quarter of growth. In fact, in the first quarter of 2017…
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Maslow, evolution and Luxury Fashion
by Alfonso Segura Consultants like tables, diagrams and charts… Fashion is not a science (some might disagree…) but using this…
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Walmart sales skyrocket
Walmart sales skyrocket as a results of their acquisition strategy (e.g.ModCloth, Shoebuy and Moosejaw) lead by e-com CEO Marc Lore
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Interviews: A few words with
This section will present interviews to people in the fashion business. Do you know what is the "Day in the…
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Why Retailers Should Consider Gamification to Boost Engagement
Gamification is the application of game-design elements and game principles in non-game contexts. How retail is using it?
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Nike, not shoes but lifestyle
News on Fashion retail: Nike is leading the experience Economy with its app...
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Fashion Luxury elite meets at IESE
IESE Business School celebrated the 17th edition of Fashion and Luxury Goods industry meeting created by Professor Nueno seventeen years…
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Nowness, LVMH online media platform
LVMH, from exclusive fashion and luxury goods to exclusive media content