Only 11% of the fashion sector’s market value is on track to meet 2030 decarbonisation goals but new research shows exactly where carbon cuts and commercial value align, and how AI could be the unexpected accelerator for both. It also highlights the importance — and challenges — of secondhand and how crucial it is to influence…
Gen Z is reshaping fashion consumption and brand engagement “through a unique blend of pragmatism and purpose”. That’s the view of global marketing company Dentsu in its latest quarterly Consumer Navigator sentiment report. Photo: Pexels And the age group is achieving this via its “cautious optimism about the economy”, so brands “must align with Gen Z’s values and…
A footfall report from MRI Software this week has already told us that visitor traffic to UK stores was weak in June. And on Friday another report — this time from the BRC-Sensormatic — went further. Photo: Sandra Halliday The report was headlined “Too hot to shop” and it underlined the dilemma facing UK stores…
Recent reports have increasingly been suggesting that UK shoppers are back in a spending frame of mind and a new study agrees with that. But it also says they’re willing to spend “only if the price is right,” and are being more thoughtful about their purchases. Photo: pexels Cardlytics, which operates an advertising platform based…
As fashion drives towards greater sustainability, resale grows in significance and consumers seek greater value from what they buy, a new study claims that digital product passports — or DPPs — could double fashion products’ lifetime value. And it says that consumers (as well as brands) would reap the rewards. Nobody’s Child DPPs are standardised…
As the cyberattack crippled M&S’s webstore in late spring and early summer, the retailer’s fashion peers in the UK saw their fashion sales rising, the latest figures from analysts at Kantar show. M&S.com A report in The Guardian said retailers including Next, Zara and H&M all benefited from M&S customers being unable to order online….
Gen Z aren’t the fast-fashion, impulse shopping aficionados that some people think and actually prefer a gradual shopping experience, discovering brands first over time before making a purchase. Photo: Pexels That’s according to UK research from Snapchat (linked too a forthcoming product launch) and the Portas Agency, which commissioned YouGov to explore the shopping habits…
Delivery giant DHL has released its latest E-Commerce Trends Report and said that “AI and social media are reshaping online shopping”. DHL It said that delivery remains the top “conversion killer” with 81% of shoppers abandoning their carts when preferred delivery options are missing. But there are other issues too with a third of shoppers…
It’s just a few weeks since we heard that Revolution Beauty had received a takeover approach and was putting itself up for sale, so it comes as no surprise that ever-acquisitive Frasers Group has expressed an interest in a potential takeover. Revolution Beauty Neither company has confirmed that fact but it was reported by Sky…
We’re finally seeing a major shift in materials, design, and digital engagement in the luxury packaging sector as “sustainability is no longer an option — it’s an expectation for customers”. That’s according to a new study from Bain & Company and Fedrigoni, the global manufacturer of speciality papers, self-adhesive materials, and RFID. Photo: Bain They…
