Tag: retailer

Retail Round-up: The Differences Between Abercrombie & Fitch and Aeropostale Are Just the Beginning of How Volatile Things Really Are

From Hollister to H&M, Abercrombie to Aeropostale, it’s a mixed bag of tricks as certain brand strategies work while others don’t based on changes in consumer preferences and spending.

Retail Round-Up: Second Quarter Results Indicate Lower Results for Uniqlo and Volcom, and Quiksilver Secures Financing; Adidas Drops 93%

Ups and downs and bank loan consolidations equal a pretty exciting retail round-up for the second quarter for some youth culture brands.

Retail Round-up: Amazon Buys Online Retailer Zappos; PacSun Lowers Expectations; CIT Tells Fashion Industry to Brace Themselves

The roller coaster ride of retail continues with big highs and lows. Second quarter results, buy-outs, and banking trouble add fuel to the fire.

Urban Outfitters Goes M-Commerce, Setting Standards for the Wave of the Future of Retail

Things are headed in this direction with the colliding of youth culture’s digital lifestyle including mobile habits, content, and shopping patterns. Now it’s not just the Japanese that are on it.

Financial Round-up: Nike Fiscal Report Including Hurley, Converse; H&M Posting Strong; Active Ride Shops Purchased; Quiksilver Lay-offs; Express Sues Forever 21

End of the 2nd quarter brings out another round of fiscal reports illustrating whose strategies work and where others are changing to make it work.

Musical Chairs: Pacific Sunwear Brings in Former Vans CEO as New President; Rossi Snags Former VP of K2

Troubled youth and action sports-inspired retailer shakes things up, this time with the former “turn-around” man from Vans. Rossignol picks up the former VP of K2.

Uniqlo’s Unique Fashion Map of Tokyo Combines Interactive Shopping Experience and Launch of Spring Parka Campaign

New media and marketing at its interactive best comes through with yet another cool Uniqlo campaign.

%u201CWhich website is your favorite to buy apparel from?” Fresh Data on Youth Culture Online Retailer Preferences

As online retail increases, Label Networks tracks changes in top preferences and where the market is shifting alliances, shopping more, and less. From Label Networks’ North American Youth Culture Study 2009.

Gap Profits Fall, But Pushes Ecomm Plan and Return of Khakis; Aeropostale Blows Doors (in a good way); CFDA Announces Retail Revitalization Event; IMG and 505 Games to Produce Fashion Week Game

Retail reports indicate several different strategies, plus fashion gets into gaming.

Retail Round-Up: Uniqlo Shines with 19.2% Increase; Hot Topic Shares Drop Despite 3.1% Increase; Zumiez Sales Down; Plus Other Top Youth Retail Reports

April financials for same-store sales provides excellent indicators of the retail landscape. Quick round-up of top stores/chains to watch.