August 2010
Burberry - Runway to Checkout →
@Burberry plans to offer customers a substantial portion of its Prorsum spring 2011 runway collection—to be shown Sept. 21 in London—for immediate online sale, with delivery in six to eight weeks.
ANNA DELLO RUSSO: You’ve only done four collections and already you’re more popular than Tom Ford. How do you think that happened?
JOSEPH ALTUZARRA: [laughs] I think it’s because of the Internet. You can build a brand very fast now, especially with bloggers and how fast images can get out—the message just goes out faster and stronger than ever before.
Retailers deploy digital technology in-store →
Retail stores test interactive mirrors, touchscreen windows, and other technology out of “Minority Report” (WSJ)
@CathyHorynNYT on today’s young fashion consumer: “She’s confident, super connected, and she has shed that old sense of loyalty to one or two designer labels. She’s focused on items, high and low, and is sensitive to value and price. Shopping online and relying heavily on peer reviews on blogs has completely changed her relationship to fashion.” http://nyti.ms/b6iH6g
Condé Nast courts India's affluent →
Condé Nast is poised to open a Vogue Café restaurant in Mumbai next year and is considering the launch of up to six other magazine titles over the next three years. “The more they [rich Indians] see themselves as big players internationally, the more they are starting to want to know about their own backyard,” said Alex Kuruvilla, the Mumbai-based managing director of Condé Nast India.
Why WikiLeaks must be protected →
