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How Carolina Herrera turned a virtual dress into a viral moment

Inside Retail

Roblox is fast becoming a destination for collecting and wearing digital luxury fashion and accessories. The latest designer piece to arrive in the virtual world’s marketplace is a stunning yellow floral Carolina Herrera gown worn by Karlie Kloss during the designer brand’s Spring/Summer fashion show at New York Fashion Week.

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Balenciaga creates $1800 bag resembling Lay’s potato chips

Inside Retail

In what seems to be an attempt at viral fashion, Spanish luxury label Balenciaga has unveiled a new handbag that resembles a bag of Lay’s potato chips. The rumoured retail price for the potato chip bag is USD$1800, a huge difference from a $3.99 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lay’s (@lays). pack of chips.

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How Halara uses machine learning to make just the right amount of activewear

Inside Retail

I started my career in production [at Ralph Lauren], so I know my [production] cost sheets fairly well and how retail pricing works, those costs were just like not possible. How is it possible to have such a quality at US$25?” “I So I thought what was the secret?” What’s next for Halara? They also have beautiful stores.

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The Adoption of Pop-Up Stores by Luxury Brands

Retail Focus

This retail format has a long history, dating back centuries to the earliest known travelling merchants, but has gained significant traction in the early 2000s as retailers and brand manufacturers incorporated temporary locations into their omni-channel strategies. What’s in store for luxury pop-ups?

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Have we reached peak Christmas advent calendar?

Retail Gazette

Boxel notes that this year’s marketing has placed an emphasis on promoting the savings made on the retail price of the items in the calendar to incentivise consumers that they are making significant savings. ” It’s unsurprising that the fashion house didn’t put forward another offer for this year.

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Proudly made in China: How Chinese consumers are reclaiming domestic brands

Inside Retail

Still, many Chinese citizens were unable to afford – or unwilling to pay full retail prices – for foreign-branded items. Premium electric car business Nio ventures into fashion. Subsequently, it took off in the West. The Rich and Humble. CASE STUDY : Perfect Diary.

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Momentum Continues After OFFPRICE Show

Independent Retailer

The 55th OFFPRICE Show , held between August 6-9th 2022 at the Venetian Expo in Las Vegas, kicked-off the summer edition of Las Vegas Fashion Week. Retailers of all sizes came to source excess inventory that is hitting the market to fill gaps in their open-to-buy dollars and preview resort and early spring merchandise. .

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