Category: value retailing
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“UFO lands in NYC!”: Uniqlo’s Universal Appeal
Uniqlo is on an international mission from its Japanese heartland to become truly an international fashion destination. It is already the 4th biggest fashion retailer after Inditex, H&M and the GAP. The new 5th avenue store is as impressive a brand statement as you could ever wish to see. The store is spread over…
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Sports Direct, Oxford Street: A Pinterest Gallery
Sweet music for sports brand fans in the site of the old HMV on Oxford Street as Sports Direct opens its new flagship store. The discount sports brand retailer has big stores already but this three floor testament to sporting testosterone celebrates every activity from fitness and training, through to trekking and fishing with a…
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Sports Brands: Go Direct to Oxford Street
Sweet music for sports brand fans in the site of the old HMV on Oxford Street as Sports Direct opens its new flagship store. The discount sports brand retailer has big stores already but this three floor testament to sporting testosterone celebrates every activity from fitness and training, through to trecking and fishing with…
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Proposition Primark: Added-value retailer
Even the lowest prices in the world command detailed scrutiny when it comes to value for money. Whilst an advised adornment, a prudent personalisation, or an essential embellishment can turn an anonymous basic into a soaring best-seller, an equally ill-judged adjustment can make even the most miserly mark-up a step too far for the…
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Primania: Primark’s Personal Promotion Machine
E-commerce is not for every retailer, but social marketing certainly is. Primark has experimented with online selling in collaboration with ASOS, but with an average item value so low the economics just didn’t add up. So how can the Primark retail powerhouse engage with the digital world and sell to a wider audience? Along…
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Lefties Labelling with Love: Pinterest Gallery
There may be devil in the detail but the rewards will definitely come well before heaven. Value retailing continues to expand its expertise and grow competence in areas traditionally well outside its remit. See the image board: Click below: RetailMeaning Pinterest: An inspirational showcase of brand new, retro, and vintage shop designs, visual displays &…
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Lefties Value of Digital Communication: Pinterest Gallery
Not so long ago Lefties was at the periphery of the Inditex empire, viewed generally as an outlet for the unsellable assortment cast down from Zara, Stradivarius and the like. Now Lefties is at the vanguard of value fashion, with its same low prices, but with an assortment that is now fashionable and desirable to…
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Left of Centre Fashion: The Value of Digital Communication
Not so long ago Lefties was at the periphery of the Inditex empire, viewed generally as an outlet for the unsellable assortment cast down from Zara, Stradivarius and the like. The poor relation, with a poor proposition for the poorer end of the fashion market. Now Lefties is at the vanguard of value fashion,…
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Balancing Act Up and Running: Go Directly to Sports
She Runs. He Runs.” is a new proposition on the footwear floor of Sports Direct, the discount leader in the European sports market. Regularly criticised for its level of expertise and service, particularly in the footwear world where technical information and brand communication is essential in the buying process, it has teamed up with…
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Penneys Pinterest: Primarks Palace in the Heart of it’s Empire
No excure for any girl not to look her best with the recent multi-million refurbishment of Pennys in central Dublin. For Pennys in Ireland read Primark for the rest of us, but the fashion, fun and fabulous prices are familar to all. However here Penneys show another facet with the structural work not only creating…
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