On December 10, 2019, the board of Ted Baker plc, the global lifestyle brand, announced several actions focused on addressing underperformance and improving efficiencies across the wider group. Since that announcement, the group’s management team has conducted a wide-ranging review of Ted Baker’s operational efficiency, costs and business model.Pic: Ted BakerIn conducting this operational review of the business, the management team has identified a number of key strategic priorities. These inclu

M&S launches a new tool to connect more with their customers through personalised recommendations.Image Source: www.drapersonline.comThe tool stores the customers’shopping history to give more accurate and better recommendations.Also,it provides appointment reminders and suggestions for new products.The customer-booking details will now be available just through a scan. As the tool is linked to the M&S Spark loyalty card, it allows customers to scan their cards at store, which retrievest

If you are waiting for spring, which is a monthaway, Prada’s store in SoHo is a breakaway to feel those vibes!Yes, you hear it right!Prada debuted its ‘Hyper leaves’ at Galeria Lafayette in Paris. Drawing inspiration from nature, the blend of ‘reality and imagination’ creates a subtle background for the mannequins wearing designer labels spring/summer collection.The oh-so-pleasing neon structures perfectly twin with the real plants and a ceiling high tower on the lower level. Graphics of ferns a

While London Fashion Week may be known for its experimental and creative designs, one thing that has shined through, quite literally this season is the ultra-glam, with tulle, sequins, feathers and couture techniques bringing a touch of red carpet luxury to autumn/winter 2020.Tulle galoreTulle was seen in abundance at Molly Goddard, the London Fashion Week favourite has become know for her sugary tulle ballgowns and this season she added menswear for the first time, inspired by her boyfriend, To

Paris - Dior designer Maria Grazia Chiuri raided her teenage diaries for a sometimes touching Paris fashion week show on Tuesday that made the personal political.The Italian -- the first women to lead the mythic French fashion house -- dived back into the 1970s when the women's liberation movement was shaking the world and fashion with it.The day after Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein was finally found guilty of rape by a US court, Chiuri sent her models out under three traffic light-coloure

Primark, the fast fashion brand from UK, may face scarcity in the supply of clothes in the second half of the year if the situation doesn’t improve in China soon.Image Courtesy: metro.co.ukAs the world is aware by now, there has been huge production delays in China owing to the outbreak of Coronavirus that has so far killed around 2,400 people in the country and is impacting global economy in a big way.Confirming ablout the possible shortage of clothes in the second half of 2020, Associated Brit

Mega retailer H&M has inked a deal with P.E. Nation, the Sydney-based activewear brand,for its latest fashion collaboration collection.Image Courtesy: penationSlated to release on 5 March, the collaborative collection will feature a range of apparelsincluding leggings, T-shirts, bicycle shorts and sports socks,swimwear, undergarments and accessories.In a press release, Pip Edwards and Claire Tregoning, Co-founders,P.E Nation, said “With the H&M collaboration, we want women all over the w

Be it conventional retail, recommerce industry or luxury market, sneakers are taking all spheres by storm. Wondering which trends retailers are adopting to appeal to the millennials?Sneakers, a staple in every wardrobe for years, has brought the accessory market close to parity with the growth of apparel market, which has been the crowning glory of the fashion industry for years. The sneaker market is thriving on the back of some of the hottest products and collaborations that have made the mill

Indian fashion designer, Shweta Kapur of 431-88 opens up on what it takes to create a niche in the fashion industry, how to start your own clothing label, and a lot more!by19-February-2020 | 14 minsreadReckoned among the top trailblazers of the fashion industry today,Shweta Kapur of 431-88is known for her immaculate tailoring and silhouette rendering that can make any woman feel good about herself.An alumnaof London College of Fashion (LCF), Shweta credits the inspiration behind starting her own

The new decade is one of uncertainty and complexity, but also of limitless possibilities. It is these social tensions which will determine the trends of spring-summer 2021, according to trend analyst Christine Boland. Boland presented an extensive trend breakdown for the season this week during a seminar organized by Appletizer in Pakhuis de Zwijger."This decade will be decisive," Boland said. "The world can go two ways: towards power display, exclusion, polarization and black-and