As part of a robust section on Fashion from the Spring Youth Culture Study 2011, we take a look the results to one question on in-store influences and what’s most important to youth when it comes to shopping.
Category: Retail
When you go into a store to buy clothing, what influences you the most in your purchasing decisions? -Fresh Data from Label Networks’ Spring Youth Culture Study 2011
AP Sues Urban Outfitters, Zumiez, and Nordstrom Over Fairey HOPE T-shirt Sales
Even though Shepard Fairey and the AP are now BFF’s doesn’t mean that the retailers who made money off the Obama Hope Poster T-shirts are in the clear.
Youth Culture’s Sourcing of New Music and Bands Correlate with Where Trends Are Headed for Connecting with the Marketplace-Fresh Data
Given the influence of music on youth culture and their search for sourcing new finds, fresh data from Label Networks’ Spring Youth Culture Study 2011 reveals where the new connections with the marketplace are now happening.
Planning for the Next $5 Billion: VF Corp Outlines Strategy for Growth and What This Means for Brands Like Vans, The North Face, Lee, John Varvatos, and 7 For All Mankind
Emphasis on their Outdoor and Action Sports categories, and international growth indicate where VF expects their greatest market opportunities lie.
American Eagle’s 4th Quarter Is Up, But Speculation Surfaces As Target Acquisition and New CEO Prospects Underway
Changing tides for this popular brand indicates shifts in the marketplace for youth retailers overall, as higher costs of cotton and other things are forcing new changes for 2011.
Japan Round-Up: Tokyo Girls Collection 2011 Attracts 25,000, Partners with Google for Live Stream; X Japan’s Yoshiki Brings Marilyn Manson to Walk Runway for Yoshikimonos Collection
Latest trends from Japan reveal what’s going to be predominate this Summer.
Retail Round-up: VF Announces 11% Increase; Abercrombie and Fitch Announces Increase and More Hollisters; H&M Launches Taps Into Unisex with New AIDS Benefit Collection
Many youth culture retailers are figuring out new ways to stay profitable. Here are the ones on top.
MAGIC Fashion Trade Show, S.L.A.T.E., and Street -Complex Elements of Streetwear, Sports Inspired, Goth, Urban Presents a Memorable Experience
Like many trade shows doing more to create a unique atmosphere, MAGIC got creative with the addition of skate-influences, cool street art exhibitions, top DJ’s in heavy rotation, even a fixed-bike give-away. And yes, it was a working show: buyers wrote orders.
Extreme Americana -Haute Military, Eclectic Camo, Great Outdoors-Inspirations, and Japanese Re-Interpretations Outline a Growing New Subculture
One of several specific trends emerging from the fashion trade shows last week include a new, more extreme take on Americana fashion providing a unique angle within heritage.
Pendleton -Discovery Made That Puts This Heritage Brand in the Category of an O.G. of Surf Culture
The Beach Boys actually used to call themselves The Pendletones based on wearing this heritage brand after surf sessions.