Nike. What’s Up?!
A few days ago, BoF published an interesting article by Daniel-Yaw Miller about the situation of Nike. The multinational from…
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Luxury, a long term story
Many things can be highlighted about globalization and the internationalization of capitalism, but in the fashion sector, the multiplication of…
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Reasons To Be Cautious On Luxury (2)
Do you know how much a Rolex was in 2010? This is the second part of the report – RBC Luxury…
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Retail Zoom: Middle East
Despite the overall boost in e-commerce driven by Covid, retail companies are returning to a focus on growth based on…
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Sustainable Fashion case study: SHEIN. 1
I hope you enjoyed the holidays! Vacations are a good time for reading, staying updated, or continuing our education. In…
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Fashion Retail: Supply Chain Trends
by Alfonso Segura It is a pleasure to publish my latest contribution in the RBC Capital Markets Expert Call, a…
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Amazon and the Retail outlook x Miya Knights
Latest expert speaker call with Miya Knights and hosted by RBC contained interesting thoughts on how Amazon’s strategy has progressed…
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Retail Trends, by Placer.ai
My collaboration with Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) started a few years ago and this is an interesting interview about…
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Fashion Goes Tech: The Rubik Model and Patagonia
Part II of Supply Chain in Fashion by Alfonso Segura The Rubik Model Today, retail is not only about the…
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Fashion Goes Tech: Supply Chain
by Alfonso Segura This article is the continuation of Planning in Fashion, where design meets operations, described in Fashion Goes Tech. According…
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Physical Stores are back: key elements for success
I’m very excited to announce my latest collaboration with Drapers magazine, a leading authority on fashion retailing that has been…
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UncategorizedRetail and Luxury Outlook by Paco Underhill
Last March, Paco Underhill was guest speaker during the Retail and Luxury Outlook organized by RBC Capital Markets. By the…
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In-Store Transformation
by Alfonso Segura Covid-19 restrictions are being eased while vaccination rates are rising (e.g. 76.8% of the population in Spain…
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A few words with Nina Brener-Hellmund, founder of Cult Mia
A few words with Nina Brener-Hellmund, Founder & CEO of Cult Mia Nina Brener-Hellmund (Nina): Raised between Mexico, Texas, and…
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Retailtainment and Enterprise Ecosystems
Last week, I listened to an interesting podcast from Business of Fashion: 10 Retail Archetypes of the Future featuring Dough…
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How to deal with Planning Volatility in Fashion: New Marketing Merchandise Calendar
As described in Fashion Goes Tech, my latest book, retail hasn’t changed much in the last century but, over the…
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My New Book! FASHION GOES TECH
by Alfonso Segura I’m thrilled to announce the publication of my second book: Fashion Goes Tech: How Technology is empowering…
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A few words with Bobbie Ttooulis, Marketing Director at GFS
Bobbie Ttooulis (BT) has more than 20 years of experience in senior roles with companies ranging from global market leaders…
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Retail, culture and brands ethics
When I was 16 years old, I didn’t know what to study at university. I spent some time soul-searching about…
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Global is boring, retail goes local
I usually prefer to mention niche players success stories because writing about big players making the right moves is not…
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Who said Streetwear is dead
I enjoy analyzing patterns of motivation, connecting the dots that will impact on new trends. Where are we coming from?…
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A few words with Morten Mogelmose, co-founder and CEO of Zliide
While I was writing how technology is impacting the retail business (book to be published in the coming 2-3 months),…
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A few words with Rene Fang, CEO of iStaging
A few words with Rene Fang, iStaging CEO Rene Fang (RF) is the Chief Executive Officer of iStaging Corp. Previously,…
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Urban Fashion Deserts?
Dollar Stores, Urban Deserts, Sustainability and Black Lives Matter I’ve been following Dollar Stores (Retail store that sells general merchandise, such…
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A few words with a Retail Management Expert
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about The Future of Stores (part 1). But stores are continuously evolving, from…
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A few words with VIPO Group CEO and Founder
William Bernal is the CEO and founder of VIPO Group, a new company that is changing the way people shop…
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The Future of Stores (1/2)
Nowadays, we are living the “Retail Apocalypse volume 2” (phenomenon that started around 2010 in USA) and this won’t be…
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Coronavirus and Fashion (2/2)
by Alfonso Segura This article is the continuation of Coronavirus and Fashion (1/2), an overview of the short term strategy…
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Coronavirus and Fashion (1/2)
TFR latest post was a sociological perspective on Coronavirus, a virus that has the potential to destabilize the pillars of…
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From product to experience
A few months ago, TFR commented on how a few companies are redefining the way we shop. I meant the…
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Hyper-customization
As introduced in the previous post Co-Design: Innovation at the intersection, hyper-consumption and hyper-individualism enabled by technology in the phygital…
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Co-Design: Innovation at the intersection
Last week, I met a friend that works at Istituto Europeo di Design (IED), a well-known design education center in…
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Why Nike and Amazon are breaking up
As reported by Bloomberg (November 2019), Nike is breaking up with Amazon and will stop selling its apparel and sneakers…
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Redefining the way we shop and consume
Looking back to the latest retail news regarding sustainability and Fashion as a Service, and putting together the pieces of…
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Fashion Retail Safari on Amazon
Proud to announce my first publication: FASHION RETAIL SAFARI, a personally curated selection on industry trends, insights and conversations with…
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Fashion Retail Safari @innovatours
Last 25th of October, I was guest speaker at Innovatours at the Movistar Center in Barcelona. The event revolved around…
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New Retail: Curated Fashion Boutiques
Last March, I described how fashion retail will change its store format strategy. As an example, I explained how grocery…
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The Strategy behind Banky´s Merchandising
“The urge to destroy is also a creative urge” as Bakunin said. Consumerism in the liquid era is fast, compulsive…
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Fashion pivots to Technology
A “Tech” exec to replace a “design” exec as Nike CEO… From Design to Technology When I started this blog…
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2018 Retail Design Store of the Year
L’Occitane en Provence at 555 Fifth Avenue, New York City, is the Retail Design Institute’s 2018 Store of the Year.…
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Resale Fashion
The Resale Fashion business should be considered in relation to the landscape of Fashion as a Service (FaaS), or how…
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Fashion as a Service (2)
Continuing Fashion as a Service – subscription boxes model previous post, the following article comments on rental clothing. Millennials are prioritizing experiences…
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Fashion as a Service (1)
Fashion as a Service (1/2) – Fashion Subscribtion Model Last month, I brought my DVD collection to a recycling drop…
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2019 Top 100 Omnichannel Retailers by Total Retail
Total Retail announced the 2019 top 100 Omnichannel Retailers ranking that reveals the list of publicly traded retailers and brands…
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Macy´s to launch new Story concept stores across the US
A retail love story: Macy´s embraces ephemeral experiences as part of their value proposition According to Coresight Research, in the…
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Fashion Connect: Bonprix Omnichannel concept
If you think about what retailers are “reinventing” the fashion retail business and also leading the omnichannel era, you will…
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The future of fashion store formats
The future of Fashion Retail – New concept stores: finding inspiration in the Grocery industry In my previous job as strategy…
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A few words with a Retail expert and founder of Wemuse
Iván Abad Iglesias lives in Barcelona with his family, he is 40 years old and has more than 15 years…
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Nordstrom reinvents retail stores
The role of the store is evolving and going beyond sales transactions (See a list of stores with the best…
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Nike, the new high-end fashion brand
The fashion industry nature stresses the balance sheet, very sensitive between days of payment (days of payables) and collection period…