We asked ChatGPT to give us “unique Instagram post ideas for a millennial-oriented shoe brand” and the chatbot offered unique campaign and partnership ideas, even drilling into specifics of what one of these campaigns—a “sDZ of the week” feature—might look like. 2. Create more content. For better or worse—but probably for worse—volume matters when navigating platform algorithms.
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| Mar 31, 2023
At Stitch Fix, we intentionally create moments to deepen engagement and generate feedback on items, which fuels our ability to produce highly personalized recommendations, as well as update designs, buy new styles, or expand clothing lines.
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| Mar 28, 2023
Nike is the most valuable apparel brand in the world for a reason. 2. Shein vs. Temu. The play-by-play: Shein made big waves on social media with its low prices and wide variety of styles. But consumers got wise to the fast-fashion brand’s wasteful nature and harmful labor practices, dimming the TikTok darling’s shine.
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| Jul 24, 2023
Snapchat has a variety of virtual try-on features for shoes, eyewear, makeup, and accessories. Brands have flocked to add products with these features.
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| Apr 18, 2023
Pricey senses are tingling: Middle-tier shoppers have traded down on clothing, and TJX is reaping the rewards. “TJX really epitomizes what’s going on,” said Stambor. “The clothing-oriented stores T.J.Maxx and Marshalls did well. Their sales were up 7%, but HomeGoods’ home fashion business saw sales decline 7%.”. Bonus trend?
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| Mar 16, 2023
Apparel fared well. Electronics did not. Clothing sales increased by 4.4%, while electronics and jewelry sales decreased by 5.3% and 5.4%, respectively, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse. Spend is shifting to essential goods and services, noted Lipsman. “It was not to the benefit of those traditional holiday categories.”.
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| Jan 13, 2023
Video games (up 115%) and apparel/accessories (up 94%) also saw strong demand. In another unsurprising turn, online discounts hit record highs as consumers sought the best deals. The highest discount rate was on toys (34% versus 19% in 2021), followed by electronics (25% versus 8%), computers (20% versus 10%), and apparel (19% versus 13%).
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Source: The Harris Poll; Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA)
So far, Amazon has held off competition from Temu and Shein, but the upstarts could stunt future growth in categories like apparel, footwear, and accessories. Read the full report, US Amazon Ecommerce Forecast 2024.
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| Apr 5, 2024
So we're talking about a long time ago, did this program called Fashion Star where they had fashion designers that were kind of new but not really well known. So it's kind of the same idea pre-Shark Tank-ish. And the Macy's buyers that were on stage were supposed to decide if they liked the designs or not and then buy it.
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The feature is currently available for searches involving women’s fashion and wedding ideas; Pinterest plans to roll it out more widely to men’s fashion and other categories and geographies later this year.
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| Mar 12, 2024
Last November saw Amazon’s two Style clothing stores shutter, including one in Los Angeles and one in Columbus, Ohio. The stores had integrations with the Amazon app, where customers could send an item to the fitting room without having to sift through clothing racks. “The idea that consumers want to have a more tech-enabled experience is new—but execution matters,” our analyst Suzy Davidkhanian said.
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| Jan 2, 2024
The fast-fashion retailer is expanding its third-party marketplace to see more brands in stores and online in order to help it double its revenues by 2023, CEO Helena Helmersson told Reuters.
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| Oct 4, 2023
The shifting retail landscape: Adobe’s report found that shoppers chose cheaper products across a number of categories, including personal care, electronics, apparel, furniture, and grocery.
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| May 9, 2024
But it may not be enough to save David’s Bridal, as the retailer struggles with intensifying competition from mainstream clothing and online retailers and diminishing demand for formal wedding attire.
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| Apr 18, 2023
Clothing/apparel (64%) and gift cards (62%) will be the top product categories for holiday 2024, up 4% and 3% , respectively, per LG. Toys, books, video games and media was the third biggest gift category (54%), down 2% YoY. They’re making a list. More than seven in 10 CTV shoppers (73%) keep a wishlist of possible holiday gifts.
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| Aug 6, 2024
While the retailer previously made some efforts to compete on price—including lowering seller fees on cheap apparel—it mostly chose to emphasize its delivery speeds and reliability as a counterpoint to the lengthy shipping times and hit-or-miss experiences that its competitors offer.
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| Jun 26, 2024
Only 1,837 pairs of the shoe were produced, a play on the year that Tiffany & Co. was founded. Since the launch, the shoe has been seen on celebrities like Mark Wahlberg, BTS band members J-Hope and RM, musical artist Ciara, and LeBron James.
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| Feb 28, 2024
It’s also partnering with Diane von Furstenberg on a collection spanning apparel, accessories, beauty, and home categories, with most items will be under $50.
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| Mar 5, 2024
Beginning in September, the retailer will stock the eponymous line from veteran beauty product developer Sarah Creal, formerly the CEO and co-founder of Victoria Beckham Beauty, per The Business of Fashion. The brand is aimed at consumers over the age of 40, and is the first Gen X-specific line to be found at Sephora.
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| Aug 27, 2024
A large percentage of consumers reported making unplanned purchases of clothing (35%), groceries/food (30%), and household items (29%), according to an April 2022 survey from Slickdeals. Retailers should make sure the right impulse-purchase items are stocked around pickup counters. The pickup location should also be a point-of-sale.
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| Feb 23, 2023
Foot traffic to Nike stores is outpacing the overall sports goods apparel segment by a significant margin. Monthly visits to Nike and Nike Factory stores rose by 8.2% YoY, 21.8%, and 6.0% in December, January, and February, respectively, per Placer.ai. By contrast, sports apparel retailers saw visits fall 3.6%, 5.5%, and 7.6% in the same periods.
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| Mar 21, 2023
For example, up-and-coming fashion designer Ashlyn So wears her own design in campaign photos while Maggie Sophie Brown, co-founder of the Pad Project and producer of an Academy Award-winning documentary, contributed to behind-the-scenes photography and film.
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| Mar 13, 2024
“We can especially see this paradox at work when it comes to ڲDz,” said our analyst Sky Canaves. “Even with less money to spend, Gen Z consumers are more likely than older generations to say they’re willing to spend more on sustainably produced apparel, but they’re also the driving force behind the rise of ultra-cheap, ultra-fast fashion from brands like Shein.”. Another possibility?
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| Jan 12, 2023