19-12-2017 
5 Top Christmas Windows – London 2017
“Sitting in a lecture, I’d heard that Salvador Dali had designed windows. So had Andy Warhol. Now I understood why. These windows were art,...
05-12-2017
POP-TASTIC: THE NEW RETAIL ZEITGEIST
The zeitgeist is what happens when disparate phenomena decide to get together when no-one is looking. Capturing it makes it seem like you were in on...
27-11-2017
Designer Brand Backlash on Black Friday and Cyber Monday
Sustainable fashion brand Tom Cridland is one of several designers to turn his back on heavy discounting during Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2017....
21-11-2017
ASOS.com Makes Market Share History
ASOS.com the 17-year-old online, fashion retailer has been snapping at the financial heels of M&S for several months but last Friday (17th...
01-11-2017
FC Interview: Rachael Proud – Creative Director of Matchesfashion.com
Rachael Proud worked her way through the ranks at Topshop before the plum-role of Design Director for Christopher Kane landed in her lap. Several...
18-07-2017
4 Plus Size Models that Revolutionized the Fashion Industry
There might still be a long way to go before plus-size models can simply be called “models” without the overweight stigma attached to the...
17-11-2015
Internet Retailing Conference 2015
Paul Markevicius discovers the importance of multichannel retail in today’s Internet driven...
14-09-2015
‘Are You Talking to Me?’
Paul Markevicius talks to Bazaarvoice about consumer generated content in all its online guises…don’t get left...
20-03-2015
There’s Something About Mary
Like Marmite, people tend to love or hate Mary Portas and her no-nonsense approach to retail and branding. I am sat in the Guildhall, Bath with a...
28-05-2014
Selfridges Expands with £300 Million Revamp
Iconic department store, Selfridges, has announced a £300 million investment into their flagship store on Oxford...
25-04-2014
M&S Voted Most Ethical High Street Retailer
M&S Tops the Ethical Consumer Survey for...
31-03-2014
Selfridges Embraces Street Sport: Skate
Selfridges, the world renowned department store has introduced an exhilarating new in-store experience as part of Board Games, a spring scheme that...
18-03-2014
Primark Announces a Responsible Pay-Out to Rana Plaza Victims
Primark has just announced that it will begin making long-term payments to the 580 workers (or their dependents) of Primark supplier, New Wave...
12-03-2014
American Apparel Causing Controversy Again
US brand American Apparel have been causing controversy again with their latest campaign, which features a topless, former Muslim, women with the...
05-08-2013
Uniqlo Is Launching Childrenswear In The UK
The japanese high street brand is introducing childrenswear, which is currently sold only Japan and the US is to 10 stores across the...
09-07-2013
Shop Front: Dedicated to Denim
July can be an uninspiring time when it comes to visual merchandising and shop window displays; creativity is often ousted for floor to ceiling sale...
28-05-2013
House of Hackney to Open London Flagship Store
House of Hackney, the luxury British brand that blurs the lines between fashion and interiors, is set to open its first UK flagship store at 131...
28-01-2013
Rihanna for River Island at London Fashion Week
Rihanna is well known for her bold wardrobe choices. The singer is almost as famous for what she wears as she is her music so it's no surprise that...
28-01-2013
Georgia Hardinge for River Island
Young British Designer, Georgia Hardinge, has been selected by high street retailer River Island as the next designer to collaborate with them as...
03-01-2013
John Lewis Achieved Record Sales Over Christmas
John Lewis has done it again with heart-warming festive adverts to opening new stores and announcing massive clearance...
17-12-2012
Will Advances In Technology Kill The High Street?
The amount of people shopping online has definitely increased over the years as the online shopping sector made a 13% annual sales increase from...
10-07-2012
Sales Rise for John Lewis
The department store John Lewis has recently been celebrating their 17% increase in sales after strong trade last week after their clearance...
09-07-2012
Tom Ford Opens Flagship Store in the UK
The American designer Tom Ford is the latest addition to Sloane Street’s lavish retail site and is set to open his first flagship store in the...
27-06-2012
Diamond Jubilee Boosts Retail Sales
It has been announced that retailers have seen the highest rise in consumer spending in a year and half thanks to the Diamond...
