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ThredUp to power resale for Vera Bradley through RaaS

US apparel resale platform ThredUp has announced it will provide American luggage and handbag company Vera Bradley, Inc. with its Resale-as-a-Service (RaaS). Vera Bradley will give its online and in-store customers the opportunity to fill what it refers to as ‘Clean Out Kits’, with the apparel, shoes and accessories they want to do away with....

May 12, 2021

Retail

Cotton Traders to improve online experience with Dynamic Yield

Lifestyle and fashion brand Cotton Traders is to unify its customer experience with Dynamic Yield’s experience optimisation platform to provide a “more tailored” customer journey online. The British retailer is deploying Dynamic Yield’s A/B testing and personalisation technology to help streamline its online customer experience to aid its...

May 12, 2021

Retail

Selfridges to host wedding ceremonies this summer

Selfridges is to host wedding ceremonies in its grade II listed building on Oxford Street this summer. The high-end department store chain has acquired a wedding licence to host ceremonies in a dedicated Wedding Suite on the fourth floor of Selfridges London. Over the past year, restrictions around ceremonies and receptions have halted or...

May 11, 2021

Retail

Sotheby's launches new retail destination called The Emporium

Sotheby’s, the luxury auction house, has opened a new retail destination to showcase its fine assortment of art, design and luxury items. Called The Emporium, the store is located in its New York flagship galleries as part of the company’s extension into online and offline shopping. Currently on show and sale are over 5,000 authenticated luxury...

May 11, 2021

Retail

A brand is a promise, and you have to fulfill that promise, says Jaclyn Smith

Jaclyn Smith was a pioneer in the world of celebrity clothing lines. She signed with Kmart in 1985 to create apparel and accessories and the line still resonates with consumers today, holding firm as one of the retailer’s most reliable brands. Meanwhile other celebrity lines have come and gone––Sarah Jessica Parker, Miley Cyrus, Avril Lavigne,...

May 11, 2021

Retail

Supreme opens first store in Milan

Cult streetwear brand Supreme has opened its first store in Milan. The new store has opened in the city’s central Corso Garbialdi in the Brera district. The store officially opens to the public today, and a select group of editors and friends of the brand were allowed to preview it on Wednesday. The new space spans 1080-square-feet and occupies...

May 6, 2021

Retail

Debenhams confirms closing date of final 49 stores

Debenhams has confirmed its remaining 49 stores will permanently close on either May 12 or 15. It comes after the retailer temporarily reopened its stores in England and Wales when lockdown eased last month to complete its final closing down sale. The fashion retailer had already announced the permanent closure dates of 52 stores up to Saturday...

May 6, 2021

Retail

Inditex launches AR game for Pull & Bear girls collection

Spanish apparel giant Inditex, which owns Zara, Zara Home, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, and Pull & Bear, has ventured into the world of gaming. Via its youth brand Pull & Bear, the company has launched ‘Pacific Game’, an augmented reality (AR) game available on Facebook and Instagram. The game forms a part of Pull & Bear’s ‘Pacific girls’ collection,...

May 5, 2021

Retail

Digital commerce to exceed 11.6 trillion dollars in 2021

Soaring growth in online sales show e-commerce spending is set to rise 11.5 percent this year to 11.6 trillion dollars. New findings from Juniper Research highlight the success of digital solutions during the pandemic spurring consumer behaviour will become increasingly digitally led, rather than reverting to pre-pandemic norms. The research...

May 4, 2021

Retail

Sweaty Betty partners with ReBound to better serve international customers

Premium sportswear brand Sweaty Betty is partnering with global returns management platform ReBound to offer rapid returns to a new wave of international shoppers. Sweaty Betty reported triple-digit digital growth in 2020, with total revenues increasing by around 60 percent, despite many of its 62 worldwide boutiques facing lockdown closures. It...

May 4, 2021

Retail

Number of empty stores in UK soars in first quarter of 2021

The number of empty stores across the UK has soared in the first quarter of 2021, new data reveals. The overall GB vacancy rate increased to 14.1 percent in the first three months of the year, from 13.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to the latest BRC-LDC Vacancy Monitor. The figure is 1.9 percentage points higher than in the...

May 3, 2021

Retail

French Connection teams up with Thrift+ for takeback service

French Connection has teamed up with second-hand clothing platform Thrift+ to offer its customers a takeback service. Customers can now add a Thrift+ bag to their basket while shopping online and use it to return any of their unwanted clothes. Shoppers will receive the bag when their online purchase arrives, which they can then fill up with...

Apr. 30, 2021