Category: renting
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Can the ‘cost of living’ educate us on the ‘price of owning?’
in customer-engagement, disruptive retail, food & drink, ladies fashion, meaning in the retail madness, menswear, new retail, packaging, product suppliers, recycling, renting, retail, retail businesses, retail management, retail organisations, retail strategy, store operations, supply-chains, sustainabilityThe ‘cost of living’ crisis affecting all of us, is an opportunity to educate everyone on the wider sustainable issues around the things we buy and own. There are of course so many powerful and compelling reasons why we should think more deeply about the repercussions of what we buy. The environment, climate change and…
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Why disruptive retail models must still implement good old-fashioned inventory management?
Why disruptive retail models must still implement good old-fashioned inventory management? The worlds of sustainability and the circular supply chain are clashing headlong with traditional retail principles and processes. This new wave of businesses specialise in, and operate, a variety of models across renting and re-selling. Some of these models still rely on a controlled…
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Delivering successful sustainable retail: Bringing ‘Meaning to the Retail Madness’
Retail is balancing on an unprecedented tightrope of change. Between the precipice of exploitative disaster, and the leap to sustainability and a commercially viable circular future. Where do you begin as a sustainable retailer? Opportunities are emerging for businesses of all sizes, scenarios and origins, to engage with the growing customer sentiment for products made…
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Should ‘recyclable trump recycled’ in the product design & buying lottery?
in assortment structure planning, disruptive retail, fashion accessories, footwear, home, kids fashion, ladies fashion, leisure & sport, luxury, meaning in the retail madness, menswear, new retail, product suppliers, recycling, renting, retail, retail businesses, retail management, retail organisations, retail strategy, supply-chains, sustainability, value retailingShould ‘recyclable trump recycled’ in the product design & buying lottery? Surely, as customers we must educate ourselves, and teach the businesses that make our ‘stuff’ that truly and literally ‘enough is enough’ It is correct to prioritise ‘keeping product out of landfill’ This is most important. That is why the evolution of resell, remaking,…
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Is there another Zara? Or is it running out of ‘fast-fashion time?’
in assortment structure planning, brave-words, disruptive retail, fashion accessories, footwear, ladies fashion, meaning in the retail madness, new retail, product suppliers, recycling, renting, retail, retail businesses, retail management, retail organisations, retail strategy, supply-chains, sustainabilityZara is extraordinarily successful. But will it become a victim of its own success, so long as sustainability remains a victim of Zara. Zara has become the most amazingly successful fashion retailer ever. It perpetually fills its stores with new and exciting styles, that customers across the world constantly fall in love with. To achieve…
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Is ‘Rental’ becoming the new ‘Must-have proposition’ for retailers struggling with customer loyalty, falling sales volumes and profits?
Is ‘Rental’ becoming the new ‘Must-have proposition’ for retailers struggling with customer loyalty, falling sales volumes and profits? What has been until recently a niche offering, largely restricted to luxury goods, and offered by specialist rental businesses, is now being adopted across different categories. It is certainly a growing trend, and what is most interesting…
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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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Are we finally going to see sustainability transparency in fashion retailing?
in branding & visual communication, fashion accessories, footwear, ladies fashion, meaning in the retail madness, menswear, new retail, omni-channel retailing, product suppliers, recycling, renting, retail, retail brand heritage, retail businesses, retail management, retail organisations, retail strategy, sustainability, telling product stories, value retailingAre we finally going to see sustainability transparency in fashion retailing? Retail Week has just reported that ASOS, Boohoo and Asda george are to be investigated by the CMA, into their misleading sustainability claims. Will we get to the truth behind Greenwashing? Firstly, i have no pre-defined view or vested interest in any of these retailers being cleared…
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“The Little Loop’ and the Dragon’s/Dinosaur’s Den Dilemma”
What an amazing episode of the BBC’s Dragon’s Den which saw a children’s clothing rental start-up split the opinions and sentiments of the five resident dragons straight down the middle. Charlotte Morley, founder and ceo of shared children’s wardrobe, The Little Loop, entered the Den and came away with investments from two Dragons and twice the…
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“Encouraging Lifecycles with the Customer” – Re-commerce & the Circular Economy
Tim Radley:“Re-commerce & the Circular Economy”World Consumer Goods & Retail Forum 2022 23rd – 24th June 2022Amsterdam, Netherlands The re-commerce model, also known as the circular economy, has become an important strategy for many retail verticals, especially as physical retail continues to lose its footing. But it’s not without its challenges.In this session, Tim Radley…
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