That’s the shift in direction UK consumers are taking, according to a jointly commissioned ‘State of Retail Report’ by the British Fashion Council (BFC) and buy now pay later service Clearpay.Highlighting the outlook for fashion and beauty in the run-up to ‘Freedom Day’ last week, the data reflects Clearpay customer purchases. Those ‘bounce-back wardrobe’ staples include outfits for “garden parties and beyond”, with the top five dress silhouettes led by ‘Babydoll’ followed by ‘Chiffon’, ‘Tiered’, ‘Floral’ and ‘Frill’.
Meanwhile, the top three prints have been about “making a statement” and include bright, bold and graphic led by ‘Beaded’, followed by ‘Rainbow’, and ‘Logo/script’.Women spent, o…
But while spending overall was up, fears surrounding coronavirus impacted the retail sector particularly, with department stores hardest hit. They contracted 3.6% as shoppers avoided the high street. Fashion was down by less but clothing spend still dipped 1.7% as a result.In fact, as many as 28% of Britons avoided physical shops as they worried about the possibility of being infected with the virus.
At the same time, spending on essential items rose by 1.6%, bolstered by supermarket and fuel expenditure, which grew by 1.3% and 2.5% respectively, with some irrational stockpiling being a factor in this.People still seem to be upbeat though with Barclaycard saying confidence remains reasonably high, some 42% of UK adults feeling positive, up from 32% a year ago.That said, 36% of U…
The letter, addressed to Chief Executive Jeff Bezos, adds to public scrutiny Amazon is facing over the dismissal, at a time when the company is racing to update safety protocols, keep warehouses open and ship essential goods to shoppers who are shut indoors.Amazon employee Christian Smalls came to the company’s Staten Island, New York, warehouse on March 30 for a small protest he helped organize, which in part called for the site’s closure. Workers feared infection after a colleague had fallen ill to the novel coronavirus, cases of which have now been reported among staff at more than 50 Amazon warehouses, according to the New York Times.The virus has infected more than 1.4 million people globally.
Amazon said it fired Smalls, who had contact with the virus patient, after he v…
The Fashion Retail Academy (FRA) commissioned Onepoll to speak to 2,000 people and found that over half (51.4%) of Britons think this way, a 33.8% increase in just 12 months. And almost three-quarters (71.3%) of shoppers would now choose to recycle their clothes rather than throw them away.Additionally, 66% of consumers would buy second-hand clothes, with 15% more women saying they would do so than men.
It’s particularly interesting that we’re seeing such big jumps over a relatively short 12-month period and this reflects both the news flow around sustainability issues, and initiatives from fashion companies and retailers, as well as non-profit organisations, in order to educate consumers on the subject.“The sustainability agenda has made massive strides worldwide in the past …
The move is Amazon’s first joint litigation with a luxury fashion brand and Valentino’s first with an online retailer.The lawsuit regards the Valentino Garavani Rockstud shoes and the fashion group will receive any proceeds from the case, the companies said in a statement.
Kaitlyn Pan did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.Amazon has long been rumoured to be readying a new luxury fashion site to rival Alibaba’s Tmall Luxury Pavilion, but LVMH and other top luxury groups say the risk of counterfeiting is high on such platforms.Amazon said it had shut down Kaitlyn Pan’s seller account on its platform in September 2019.”Despite multiple notices of infringement and a cease and desist order, Kaitlyn Pan continues to import, distribute, sell, and offer infringing …
But messages from friends asking him to join their group purchases of fruits at bargain prices on the website Pinduoduo finally persuaded him to open an account there. “It’s mainly because my friends said the items there are cheap,” he said.”So I’ve started using Pinduoduo more to buy fruits and snacks.”
Started four years ago by a former Google engineer, Pinduoduo has become one of China’s biggest retail disruptors, breaking the dominance of Alibaba and JD.com by persuading users like Wu, who live in China’s smaller cities, to start shopping online.Alibaba and JD.com have for years tried to unleash rural China’s spending power, teaching residents how to use their online platforms and using drones for deliveries to remote spots, with mixed results.But the success of Pinduoduo’s mo…
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A cause of death was not shared.
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"So today is my dad's birthday and back when he was alive, he used to hate anybody acknowledging his birthday," Paris began the Instagram video. "He actually didn't want us to even know when his birthday was because he didn't want us to throw a party or anything like that."
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