Category: accessories
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Discussing Sustainability & Ethical Retailing: Elvis & Kresse – ‘Masters of Slow Fashion’
in accessories, branding & visual communication, brave-words, disruptive retail, fashion accessories, ladies fashion, meaning in the retail madness, new retail, omni-channel retailing, personalisation, recycling, renting, retail, retail brand heritage, retail businesses, retail management, retail organisations, retail strategy, social savvy, supply-chains, sustainability, telling product storiesListen to myself, Tim Radley, on the Louise Lally podcast, discussing the world of retail sustainability, from diverse shopping channels, rental & second-hand resell, to on-demand manufacturing & the virtual inventory, and how sustainability, ethical governance and diversity are intrinsically linked. Join the free podcast now through this link…https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-ua8ca-1307ed8 The podcast features a discussion on…
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Discover a ‘Five-Star Christmas: “Meaning in the Retail Madness”
in accessories, analytics, assortment structure planning, branding & visual communication, brave-words, customer experience, customer service, customer-engagement, disruptive retail, fashion accessories, food & drink, footwear, health & beauty, high street planning, home, impulse retailing, in-store services, internationalisation, jewellery, kids fashion, ladies fashion, leisure & sport, location strategy, luxury, meaning in the retail madness, menswear, multi-category, new retail, omni-channel retailing, packaging, personalisation, Pinterest Gallery, pop-up stores, product suppliers, recycling, renting, retail, retail brand heritage, retail businesses, retail management, retail organisations, retail strategy, retail-regeneration, sales promotions & events, social savvy, space management, space planning, store experience, store layout, store operations, store operations audits, store operations compliance, store theatre, store-videos, supply-chains, sustainability, technology & electrical, telling product stories, town centre planning, value retailing, visual merchandising, visual merchandising operations, vm compliance, vm operations, VM Selling Toolkit, VManalytics, website excellence, windows“An excellent read *****” “Valuable reference for anyone in retail *****” “This book is more relevant now than ever! *****” ‘Meaning in the Retail Madness’ explains how touchpoints have replaced channels, how linear supply chains will become circular, why assortments are increasingly virtual, how physical is turning to local, and why products and shops are…
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‘The Good Store’ – A product of the sustainable community
in accessories, customer-engagement, disruptive retail, fashion accessories, health & beauty, home, ladies fashion, meaning in the retail madness, menswear, multi-category, new retail, packaging, pop-up stores, product suppliers, recycling, retail, retail businesses, retail management, retail organisations, retail strategy, retail-regeneration, store experience, supply-chains, sustainability, telling product stories‘The Good Store’ – A product of the sustainable community For those wishing to buy sustainably the problem of finding genuine brands takes time and commitment. The Good Store is a department store in central London that has curated 600sqm of space dedicated entirely to products made from recycled materials and upcycled into attractive things…
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So, ‘clothing rental’ is only commercially viable for expensive outfits worn on posh occasions? Think again!
in accessories, customer service, disruptive retail, fashion accessories, impulse retailing, ladies fashion, meaning in the retail madness, new retail, omni-channel retailing, product suppliers, recycling, renting, retail, retail businesses, retail management, retail organisations, retail strategy, supply-chains, sustainability, value retailingSo, ‘clothing rental’ is only commercially viable for expensive outfits worn at posh occasions? Think again! To make clothing rental work it must be a commercial success for both the retailer and the customer. If either party loses out, then the business model will simply not work. With that in mind, perhaps you’ve been under…
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Remake – circularity for the beauty & indulgence of fabric
Let me introduce Remake to all you fashion followers. This brand lacks nothing in innovation and creativity but has an extraordinary backstory. Remake STHLM started in 2002. It designs and produces fashion that is sustainable for both people and the environment. The materials they use come from gifts donated to the Stockholm City Mission. All…
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The 6 Best Retail Strategies: No.2 Product Assortment Strategies
The Product Assortment. ‘The Crowning of the King’ ‘The Product is King’ or so the old-adage goes. It seems strange to doubt this statement. After all, retail is the process of bringing the product and the customer together. Product is still at the heart of retail, of course, but its role as ‘absolute king’ is…
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What are retail’s 6 ‘Astute Strategies‘
in accessories, analytics, assortment structure planning, branding & visual communication, customer experience, customer service, customer-engagement, disruptive retail, ethical retailing, fashion accessories, fast fashion, food & drink, footwear, health & beauty, high street planning, home, impulse retailing, in-store services, internationalisation, jewellery, kids fashion, ladies fashion, leisure & sport, location strategy, luxury, meaning in the retail madness, menswear, multi-category, new retail, omni-channel retailing, packaging, personalisation, pop-up stores, pre-loved, preorder, product suppliers, pureplay, re-sell, recycling, renting, retail, retail brand heritage, retail businesses, retail management, retail organisations, retail strategy, retail-regeneration, sales promotions & events, secondhand, shop of the future, social savvy, space management, space planning, store experience, store operations, store operations audits, store operations compliance, store theatre, supply-chains, sustainability, technology & electrical, town centre planning, value retailing, visual merchandising, visual merchandising operations, vm compliance, vm operationsCreating a balanced organisation, flexible process flows, and a culture for change will benefit you little, unless you channel these attributes correctly into the brightest opportunities. Every retailer will have different opportunities that will depend on the product and service sectors that they inhabit, the markets in which they operate, their level of ambition and…
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Zara: moving stylishly from linear to lateral processes
Zara: moving stylishly from linear to lateral processes Linear processes push product through the system and into shops. They make money from buying & supply efficiency. Lateral processes consider at every stage the qualitative attributes of the product. They enhance and add-value to the assortment. They make money from selling. From selling more, and selling…
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Toms “One-for-One” Love: Fashionable Philanthropy
in accessories, assortment structure planning, branding & visual communication, customer service, customer-engagement, disruptive retail, ethical retailing, fashion accessories, footwear, internationalisation, omni-channel retailing, personalisation, Pinterest Gallery, retail, retail brand heritage, retail strategy, sales promotions & events, social savvy, sustainability, visual merchandisingInvention may be born from necessity but inspiration and originality comes from the addition of a commercial heart. In the rarefied atmosphere of true originality there are few names to pollute the pure air of brands such as Toms selling products to improve the world with every purchase. Its new stores are not only presenting…
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Fossilisation: A Personal Investment
in accessories, assortment structure planning, branding & visual communication, customer experience, customer service, customer-engagement, fashion accessories, impulse retailing, internationalisation, jewellery, luxury, packaging, personalisation, Pinterest Gallery, retail, retail brand heritage, retail strategy, space planning, store experience, store layout, store theatre, town centre planning, visual merchandisingFar from remaining in the history of time, Fossil’s latest incarnation inhabits the modern world of customisation and personalisation, with new products, new services and a whole new store with a clear focus on the “his” & “hers.” An investment in individual identity. Most noticeable in the latest concept is the introduction of the “Personalisation…
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