Tag: Target

Retail Round-Up of the Big Guys: JCPenney’s Hefty Social Media and Mobile Strategy, Including Action Sports; H&M Up; Uniqlo up and Launch of Bangladesh Fair Trade Program; Forever 21’s Designer Collab; Hilfiger’s New Lifestyle Collection for Twentysomethings

Interesting campaigns from the big players reveal innovative ideas for back-to-school, plus financial reports on latest in fast-fashion.

June Retail Sales for Youth Markets Perform Better Than Expected

Zumiez, Abercrombie, Hot Topic, Limited, Uniqlo report better than expected sales based on several factors, however back-to-school may still be a challenge.

Action Sports Round-up: Shaun White to Debut Skate Shoe with Target; Billabong Licenses Plan B; Agenda Snags Winter Sports Brands; Zumiez Up 19.6%

Shifts in action sports properties indicate more consolidations and collaborations.

Retail Round-up: VF Corp Down but Vans is Up; Abercrombie & Fitch Re-Bounds; Hot Topic’s”Twilight” Merch Sinking; Sad Good-bye to Alexander McQueen

This roller coaster round-up indicates what new strategies and brands are working in youth culture, and what’s not.

Youth Culture Shopping Pattern Changes for the Holidays and Q1 2010 -Fresh Report Illustrates Data Results on Where the Market Plans to Shop Mostly in the Next 3 Months

Recession shopping trends regarding changes in preferences for Malls, Fast Fashion, Vintage/Thrift, Exchange, Online, Direct-from-Brand Sites, Ebay, and other options reveal unexpected results and why certain shopping patterns are emerging.

Jean Paul Gaultier X Target -One of the Biggest Collaboration Stories of the Season

Target%uFFFDs Designer Collaboration series continues to create new excitement in fashion despite an increasingly difficult economy for the industry.

Retail Round-up: EA Moves in Online Gaming Indicative of Industry Trends; Plus 2nd Qaurter Results from H&M, Volcom, Urban Outfitters, Target

Retail’s 2nd quarter results indicate consumers are not spending but innovative strategies such as what’s taking place with video gaming may just work.

%u201CRecession” Shopping Patterns Shift-Measuring Where the Youth Market’s Shopping More, Less, and Why

Unique report on preferred shopping destinations reveal forecasts of what retailers and brands can expect as market opportunities from youth culture consumers.

Loomstate for Target for Earth Day; Triple Collab with Arkitip the Ace Hotel Palm Springs and General Surplus Footwear

Sometimes certain collaborations just make mores sense than others. Here are a couple of unique ones to note.

Financial and Retail Round-up: Action Sports Brands in J.C. Penney’s; RS by Ryan Sheckler Launches; Uniqlo Reports 24% Profit

More retailers are getting into the action sports game, but who’s the real winner here?