The White Company: Living life in the Soft Lane!

There surely cannot be a better example of why online retailing will never replace the physical store than The White Company. The recent opening of the extension of Westfield London sees the latest incarnation of the home retailer, now lifestyle retailer, inviting the customer to literally dive into the sumptuous textures and fabrics that make-up its assortment.   If this is your brand taste then there is nothing to compare,-

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Westfield London: New footprints in Experiential Retailing

The Morning Post:- 27th March Westfield London: New footprints in Experiential Retailing   Fresh back from viewing the advance guard at the extension to the Westfield London centre in White City. It is already impressive and will be spectacular, I have no doubt, when all the stores are open in a month or two. What you see in the first openings from retailers such as Lush, White Company, West Elm, Boots, Currys, and-

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Understated & Effortless: The White Company Eases into Comfortable Commercialism

Never was there such a natural manoeuvre than the one that has seen The White Company ease itself to the forefront of intimate, everyday comfort wear.   The worlds of sleep, home relaxation and selected socialising has created a quiet demand for soft, sensual and comfortable clothing that crosses the divide between personal and public adornment, with an injection of indulgence and casual convenience. The White Company has built its-

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“The Money of Colour”

Put your profits in the black, the blue, the green, the fuschia and even the red, but avoid a retail life of grey… As the most emotional tool in the armoury of retailers, brands and manufacturers it is still sometimes surprising how little strategy lies behind the use of colour. And for sure the ways to use colour are many & varied, from building category authority through to dazzling customers-

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