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How The Jacket Maker aims to redefine the leather outerwear category

Consumers today are as demanding as ever, expecting more variety, superior design and quality next to fair prices and long-term value when shopping for fashion - especially when it comes to leather goods, like outerwear, accessories and footwear. As we enter a new season, many shoppers are on the lookout for fall essentials, like a new leather...

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Phoebe Philo announces collection's second drop

British designer Phoebe Philo, who last month debuted the initial offerings from her new namesake fashion house, has confirmed the second drop of her inaugural A1 edit. New styles will be available on the brand’s website on 28 November, as confirmed by a newsletter, although specifics of the second release remain undisclosed. A later third...

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Phoebe Philo drops first collection online

Phoebe Philo unveiled the first drop of her new collection on the brand's e-commerce site on Monday. The British designer, whose collections spoke of quiet luxury long before it became a fashion byword, first announced the launch of her namesake label in July 2021. Last month, a newsletter to subscribers revealed initial campaign images and the...

Wholesale and retail explained: Definitions, examples, and pricing strategies

Entering the fashion industry and deciding on how to distribute your products can be complicated. What is retail and wholesale? Who uses them and why? What are retail and wholesale prices and why are they different? In this short background piece, FashionUnited dives into all the above and more. The difference between retail and wholesale 1....

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Global fashion brands shifting investments to wholesale channels - Joor report

Global fashion brands are investing in wholesale over DTC channels as they expect a 27 percent growth in wholesale channels this year, according to a new report. Nearly three-quarters of brands (74 percent) reported wholesale currently making up over half of their sales, with the majority of brands (51 percent) stating that wholesale ranks ahead...

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Will a new open-source marketplace revolutionise direct to consumer platforms?

Shopify’s sacking of 10,000 employees last week, the equivalent of 10 percent of its workforce, has left questions, if not holes, in the future of DTC platforms, where soaring costs, supply chain bottlenecks and a slowdown in consumer spending is hampering sales. For many small fashion businesses, advertising on Instagram and Facebook is no...

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Direct-to-Consumer Model Poises Challenges for Brands and Retailers

This month’s Fashion Friday podcast series by Euromonitor International takes a closer look at the direct-to-consumer model in the fashion industry. An industry which has always been characterised by several intermediaries between manufacturers and consumers and now is being challenged by consumers paying a lower price by circumventing these...

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Luxottica Alum and Finance Pro Team Up to Launch Inclusive Sunglasses Brand: Yunizon Eyewear

New York, NY–May X, 2020–Yunizon Eyewear, the pioneers behind Global Fit Technology, is proud to launch their core line of innovative, gender neutralsunglasses. Co-Founded by eyewear industry vet Kimberly Van Schoyck-Riojas and corporate finance expert Rebecca Lay,the brand is positioned to become atop global, all-inclusive brand. The first to...