Identifying problems with store presentation and marketing âis not the first time weâve seen this as a reasoning for softer demand,â Piper Sandler analysts Korinne Wolfmeyer and Sarah Morin said.
BMW has invested in Natural Fiber Welding, which has partnered with brands including Ralph Lauren and was a recipient of funding provided by a Stella McCartney-backed initiative, and said in 2021 that the startupâs bio-based leather alternative Mirum met its criteria for durability, cost, scalability and environmental impact.
âFor SS25, the groundwork for eschewing cores and micro-trends to favour everyday essentials was already laid at Copenhagen, with longline trench coats, classic blue jeans, crisp shirting and simple T-shirts among the no-fuss products on offer by designers including Mark Kenly Domino Tan and Aiayu,â says Marci.
Lomas also notes that âthey [Oasis] didnât even really wear designer (bar the occasional Stone Island or Burberry) and instead offered a laid-back swagger even the top stylists couldnât replicate â Northern authenticity.â For this reason, luxury brands who attempt to enter the market with no previous connection to it should be wary.
Featuring around 50 brands, including internationally renowned names like Ksenia Schnaider and Ruslan Baginskiy, UFW will be centred around the Mystetskyi Arsenal National Art and Culture Museum, where most shows and presentations are due to take place.
âBut, with less impressive numbers coming through and growth virtually flatlining in overall terms, and declining in on a comparable basis, it is raising a question as to whether Lululemon has finally reached its ceiling in the US and Canada.â
Dressing both the dancers and performers like Christine and the Queens, who sang a reworked version of Edith Piafâs âNon, je ne regrette rienâ, meant that Nouchi had to think outside the box and not constrict himself with too-specific themes or concepts.
Announced yesterday, the 2025 winners include Hatra, a brand by Keisuke Nagami that uses AI to inform its futuristic clothing, and Tamme, whose designer Tatsuya Tamada previously worked under Chitose Abe at Sacai.
The Build-A-Bear x Hello Kitty and Friends Workshop, which is located at the Westfield Century City mall in Los Angeles, is expected to open in time for the brandâs anniversary in November.
Walmart continues to bolster the suite of supply chain services it offers to third-party sellers with the announcement of its Multichannel Solutions program.
According to Yems, due to the neglect and active closure of physical third places, accelerated by Covid, coupled with the ubiquity of social media in our lives, the online world began to occupy the role of third space.
Brands and retailers who use a customer-facing chatbot will want to ground the model in their own accurate, specific data to help mitigate results from outside sources or invented content.
