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E-Commerce Defines Brick & Mortar Shopping Experience

In this episode, Driven By Digital, we explore the ways in which online shopping has changed how we shop in person. The pandemic accelerated e-commerce sales in 2020. Pre-Covid, e-commerce sales accounted from between 10 to 20% for fashion retailers, depending on the sophistication and reach of their online platforms. At the height of Covid,...

Mar 31, 2021

Business

Launching your fashion brand in China: Advice from Tmall Luxury

“China is a challenge in itself”. This verdict is that of Nicolas Santi-Weil, CEO of the independent brand Ami Paris, keen observer of the Chinese market since 2007 and participant of a webinar organized by Tmall Luxury. Titled "China and luxury: major trends and sharing of experience", this workshop in French was a first for Alibaba's...

Mar 30, 2021

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AAFA supports legislation to protect consumers from counterfeits and stolen products online

The American Apparel & Footwear Association applauded the introduction of the “Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers Act” (INFORM Consumers Act) today. The bill aims to increase online marketplace transparency and accountability to combat the rapidly growing problem of counterfeit and stolen goods sold...

Mar 24, 2021

Retail

How the pandemic boosted online shopping with 183 billion dollars

A full year has passed since the first lockdown swept the global retail landscape, giving an unfathomable boost of 183 billion dollars to e-commerce. As shopping habits shifted to online, a total of 844 billion dollars was spent in the US during the pandemic period of March 2020 to February 2021, according to figures from Adobe’s Digital Economy...

Mar 17, 2021

Retail

Bestseller brands partner with Bambuser for live shopping

Danish fashion group Bestseller has announced that two of its brands, Name It and Vero Moda, have launched a live shopping broadcasting platform in partnership with Bambuser. Name It, a childrenswear brand, will broadcast live several times per week with prominent Danish influencers participating as hosts or guests. The live shopping experience...

Feb 23, 2021

Business

Whitepaper: what has changed in omnichannel retail? Everything.

Almost overnight, we’ve seen a great digital shift in the retail industry. From changing people’s buying habits to transforming the way retailers engage with and support their customers. The pace of change in 2020 has seen retailers rapidly scale their digital operations, expand delivery capabilities, enter new markets and in some cases...

Feb 23, 2021

Retail

ThirdLove personalizes ecommerce with virtual “Fitting Room”

ThirdLove has unveiled a new digital offering to help its shoppers get the most from their online experience. The online intimates retailer has launched “The Fitting Room” - an interactive quiz that builds upon the brand’s original Fit Finder quiz. The Fitting Room helps customers find their best products and fits through a series of questions...

Jan 28, 2021

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AAFA calls for legislation to hold online marketplaces accountable for counterfeit sales

The American Apparel & Footwear Association submitted comments to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today regarding secondary trademark infringement liability in the e-commerce setting. Given the staggering and simultaneous growth in the share of sales by e-commerce, online sales of fake products are a major contributor to the...

Jan 28, 2021

Retail

California retailers to cope with new Covid-19 restrictions. Again

As a stay-at-home order sweeps Southern California, retailers will bear the brunt of the restrictions as Covid-19 cases soar. The state, which counts a population of nearly 40 million people, has some of the toughest restrictions in the U.S. According to Reuters, California has been under a stay-at-home order for all but essential services since...

Dec 8, 2020

Business

Amazon charged with abusing online retail competition

Amazon has been charged with damaging retail competition by the European Union. The company’s sheer size and dominant position in online retail has seen it abuse an unfair advantage over competitors. The BBC said Amazon had used data on third-party sellers that use its marketplace to boost sales of its own-label goods. According to European...

Nov 11, 2020

Business

Corona: we soften your problems

After the irruptions, as consequence of the lock down measures early this year, the “business to business” fashion logistics market slowly started to recover during summer. Nevertheless, sales figures did not manage to reach the levels as expected, since consumers became conservative in their spending, being uncertain about the near future....

Nov 6, 2020

Business

CommentSold launches on-demand live replay

CommentSold, a digital commerce solution that enables small and medium-sized retail businesses to unlock sales growth through live and social selling, has launched a new mobile app functionality that provides enhanced live-selling capability to its merchant partners. The new app features include Live Replay, which enables retailers to tap...

Oct 2, 2020