Apparel Retailers

Image Source: Google Strong gender lines in kids items solidified in the 1980s as a way to boost sales.Pink for girls and blue for boys may have been a way to get parents to buy more because their sons and daughters were less likely to share clothes or toys. But things are changing, in part driven by consumers and sometimes kids themselves. Some...

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Image Source: Google The entire retail industry is at such a juncture when retailers are devising out new methods and IT applications to cater to the surging demands. Macy, a renowned apparel retailer, post devastating sales has chalked out a strategic IT plan, recognizing that the future of the stores is dependent on customer interest and that technological innovation may create renewed interest...

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Image Source: Google Forever 21 fashion brand announced its plan to enter on the Romanian market and will open its first store in Bucharest this autumn. Exploring new retail markets is among the global trend for renowned retailers like Forever 21, while in Romania, it is a part of expansion of Teren Management Europe, exclusively franchised to the brand “Forever 21” in 9...

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Combatant Gentleman is set to open its first retail store in Santa Monica. This is a new catching trend in retail industry where the company opens up a website first and then forays into off-line mode. Here too, the menswear company has been providing 100 percent Italian wool suits via its website.But now the company is opening its first brick-and-mortar location on the...

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Google introduces 'Showcase Shopping ads' for Apparel Retailers.Google’s new visual tools will help the entire retail industry including apparel retailers  showcase their products better. The new format allowed retailers to showcase collections rather than individual items. Imge Courtesy: techcrunch.com  Showcase Shopping ads help people further explore and discover what they want to buy and where they want to buy it. For example, if...

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Non-resident Indian businessman Yusuffali M.A. Is mulling over investments in Indian Retail industry. Lulu Group, Abu Dhabi-headquartered retail conglomerate, is investing over Rs.7,000 crore in key sectors including retail. The Group is investing Rs.500 crore for establishing a food processing plant in Telangana and another Rs 900 crore on building a shopping mall in Hyderabad. Image Source: Google The investment is in the...

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