Dao-Yi Chow Appointed Creative Director of New Era
The former Public School and DKNY designer will launch the cap brand’s first apparel line.
The DTC bust of the past two years has casted a cloud on the sector, but emerging fashion brands with a better handle on supply, demand and customer retention are seeing profitable growth.
Warby Parker, Everlane and other brands are partnering with small, but buzzy fashion labels as an inexpensive way to find new customers, and regain some status with shoppers who have moved on.
Founder Michael Preysman and his investors are back in growth mode after implementing cost cuts and changes to the product mix last year. Whether Everlane can find a new leader to make it the sales juggernaut it's always dreamt of being will be a test case for whether late-stage start-ups can escape the direct-to-consumer curse.
Founder Michael Preysman and his investors are back in growth mode after implementing cost cuts and changes to the product mix last year. Whether Everlane can find a new leader to make it the sales juggernaut it's always dreamt of being will be a test case for whether late-stage start-ups can escape the direct-to-consumer curse.
The cost to advertise on Meta — once digital brands’ primary marketing channel — has finally come down. But start-ups will continue to decrease their reliance on social media, including investing more in offline advertising and in targeting customers on Google, where the intent to buy is higher.
The cost to advertise on Meta — once digital brands’ primary marketing channel — has finally come down. But start-ups will continue to decrease their reliance on social media, including investing more in offline advertising and in targeting customers on Google, where the intent to buy is higher.
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With the direct-to-consumer funding heyday now over, DTC brands need to turn a profit. Unlike their revenue-obsessed counterparts, DTC pioneers Marine Layer, Meundies and Trinny London offer a blueprint for achieving both top- and bottom-line growth.
With the direct-to-consumer funding heyday now over, DTC brands need to turn a profit. Unlike their revenue-obsessed counterparts, DTC pioneers Marine Layer, Meundies and Trinny London offer a blueprint for achieving both top- and bottom-line growth.
As digital marketing becomes less effective and more costly, brands will embrace creative campaigns and channels such as retail media networks and the metaverse to achieve greater returns on investment and deepen community-led customer engagement.
As digital marketing becomes less effective and more costly, brands will embrace creative campaigns and channels such as retail media networks and the metaverse to achieve greater returns on investment and deepen community-led customer engagement.
Trunk shows, niche newsletters and old fashioned word of mouth are creative ways to reach your target audience without relying on traditional advertising.
In a saturated market where customer acquisition costs are on the rise, fashion and beauty start-ups are exploring ways to boost repeat business.
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Apple’s new privacy settings weren’t the first move to limit data companies have access to and won’t be the last, meaning brands can’t rely on their old playbooks to target new shoppers.
Abundant data and advanced analytics are helping brands create new models of their customers’ lifetime value. The aim is to gain better insight into which shoppers are worth investing in.
From the shift to storytelling to user generated content, Shopify Plus’ Head of EMEA Shimona Mehta and Ilia Beauty CEO Lynda Berkowitz joined BoF’s Robin Mellery-Pratt to discuss customer acquisition strategies and how e-commerce can build consumer relationships that last.
From the shift to storytelling to user generated content, Shopify Plus’ Head of EMEA Shimona Mehta and Ilia Beauty CEO Lynda Berkowitz joined BoF’s Robin Mellery-Pratt to discuss customer acquisition strategies and how e-commerce can build consumer relationships that last.
Companies are investing in new strategies to speed consumers along the path from product discovery to purchasing.
The former Public School and DKNY designer will launch the cap brand’s first apparel line.
Nordstrom shares rose 6 percent on the news, giving the company a market value of about $3.3 billion.
A double-digit decline was attributed to the brand’s distribution changes.
Spatch will debut on May 4 with a nine-piece collection of skin-perfecting products designed for professional and consumer use.
The Danish company, which makes more pieces of jewellery than any other in the world, said organic sales are projected to rise 8-10 percent this year.
Despite a brief uptick in sales, up 24 percent between 2021 and 2022, the brand’s growth has stalled.
The move comes as System owner Mike Obenson aims to turn what began as a bi-annual print title into a global media brand with a stronger digital offering.
Former Under Armour COO Colin Browne has been appointed to lead the industry organisation formerly known as the Sustainable Apparel Coalition.