In the face of climate change, the Spanish fashion retailer is focusing on transitional pieces and adaptable clothing to help customers cope with changing weather patterns.

Christian Dior has postponed its Men’s Fall fashion show in Hong Kong, landing a blow to the city who is trying to revive it’s former status as Asia’s World Ciy.

It’s a sad day for eco-friendly and sustainable beauty, as The Body Shop has officially gone into administration and made a plan to close multiple shops in the UK and Germany, leaving in limbo stores in France, Sweden, and Austria.

VF Corp has been downgraded by S&P after posting negative sales growth for the second quarter in a row. Vans is leading sales decline for VF, but the pressure to offload other underperforming brands is mounting, and activist investors are pushing for not just “non-core divestitures”, but also aggressive cost-cutting.

Online luxury retailer MyTheresa is staying strong through the industry’s upheaval and spree of mergers and acquisitions.

Net sales grew by 8.3% in Q2, with the US market exceeding performance expectations, which indicates the return of American aspirational consumers

Persistently high inflation has pushed retailers to innovate on how to not only keep their existing customers, but also winning new ones. Whilst some brands have chosen to go the shrinkflation route, Target has decided to introduce a new private label brand, and to revamp Up and Up, their USD 3 billion brand.

Abercrombie & Fitch crashes the so-called “Magnificent 7’ party. The retailer is outperforming most tech stocks, and downright putting stocks like Apple and Tesla to shame.

DTC brands under bankruptcy watch. Rent the Runway is still expected to fail this year, and brands such as Peloton and Beyond Meat are also being closely monitored by financial investors after several rounds of layoffs.

I was running a couple of errands last week when I decided to go into Petit Bazaar on Queen’s Road Central. As per usual, product range was simply incredible and well curated, and I noticed quite a few new items. I then made my way to the basement where larger items are usually displayed. This is where I first came across Lorena Canals.

I was running some errands a couple of days ago when I decided to go into the Zara flagship store on Queen’s Road to see if they Christmas collection was already in store, so I made my way to the third floor towards Zara Home.

The first Christmas items had indeed arrived (be on the lookout for that post), but what really caught my mind was their Kids Halloween Range.

Supply chain disruptions, interest rate hikes, high inflation, political uncertainty, and the war in Ukraine have transformed consumers’ preferences and purchasing behavior, putting retailers already under strain at risk of bankruptcy.

Last October I took the Eurostar from London To Paris to finalise the AW2023 collections for Sergent Major and Du Pareil Au Meme. We had over 100 SKUs in development and some last minute details had yet to be worked out, I had only left Hong Kong for London a few days earlier, and I was jet lagged, not to mention exhausted, yet I had to go do some much needed comp-shopping and off I went. The first store I visited was Bonton.

I was trying to find my way within the unbelievable confusing airport of Madrid when I stumbled upon this cute little store I had never heard of before: Mr. Wonderful. I was drawn by the playful typography, the pastel colors, and the inflatable pool floatie in the shape of a joyful daisy.

This summer I spent about 2 months in Europe this summer. It may seem a bit too much for some of you, but at the time it seemed like just about enough time to rest and relax. Whilst in and out of museums, I could not help but wonder into stores. Some of them well-known, and some others a pleasant surprise. The first store I visited whilst in Barcelona was Ale-Hop.

A detailed look into Zara Home Kids’ toy range