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JOOR Introduces Fully Shoppable Fall 2024 Women’s Trend Report, Complementing Its Highly Received ‘fashion Month’ Passport Show

Confirming JOOR’s position as the fashion industry’s leading digital wholesale management ecosystem, JOOR’s bi-annual women’s trend report, On Trend: Women’s Fall 2024, is a fully shoppable edit of the most directional and commercial womenswear trends as unveiled across the New York, London, Milan and Paris fashion weeks. JOOR’s vast global...

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JOOR launches industry first fully shoppable Women’s Trend Report for FW23

In an industry first, JOOR is launching its fully shoppable women’s trend report, On Trend: Women’s Fall 2023. Drawing on JOOR’s unique position at the heart of the fashion wholesale market, the trend report enables buyers from across the globe to shop the latest runway trends seen in New York, London, Milan and Paris from an edit of the...

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10 leather trends forecast for 2023

The leather industry is being revolutionised by new materials and finishes, as innovation disrupts its very essence in this era of climate change. Bio-based materials continue to drive innovation, but so is technology, creating previously unimagined finishes and textures. Other alternatives to bovine leather are getting noticed, too, like...

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Westfield identifies trend for larger flagship stores as brands upsize

Brands are continuing to increase their retail footprint at Westfield London and Westfield Stratford, as Nike, Gucci, Tommy Hilfiger, Footlocker and Pull & Bear all sign up for larger stores. Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield UK, which owns Westfield London and Westfield Stratford in London, has signed almost 40 new agreements for either new shops or...

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Nike, Coach, Lululemon rated top brands by US teens

Piper Sandler’s Semi-Annual Generation Z Survey of American teens shows Nike as top footwear and apparel brand of choice. Coach, Michael Kors and Lululemon also score high. Now in its 43rd year, the survey highlights discretionary spending trends and brand preferences from 7,100 teens across 44 U.S. states with an average age of 16.2 years. “Our...

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Global airport retail to reach 41.6 billion dollars by 2027

After two years of stagnation due to Covid-19, the skies are open once again for travellers, a boost to airport retail and tax free shopping. In 2021 during lockdowns and travel restrictions the global airport retail market was valued at 20.1 billion dollars according to data from Research and Market. These figures are expected to more than...

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Ralph Lauren's first catwalk show since 2019 is a showcase of enduring style

Ralph Lauren returned to the world of in-person fashion on Tuesday with the brand’s first catwalk show since 2019. Held in New York’s Museum of Modern Art, Lauren transformed a gallery into an intimate sitting room, replacing seated rows with cozy coffee tables and crisp white banquettes. The atmostphere was less big brand experience than being...

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Valentino showcases new Pantone pink shade at PFW

Valentino creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli turned Le Carreau du Temple into a pinkscape during Paris Fashion Week to present an autumn/winter 2022 collection almost entirely in pink. This wasn’t just any shade of pink, this was Valentino ‘Pink PP’ a bright magenta hue created by Piccioli in collaboration with Pantone. The pink-out was...

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The demand for looser fit jeans highlights new denim cycle

Looser fit jeans are heralding a new denim trend cycle, as skinny jeans are no longer the coolest cut. Levi’s, the world’s largest denim manufacturer, confirmed on an earnings call last week the company was optimistic about the denim category and that Levi’s is in “the early innings of a new denim cycle,” described as “looser, baggier fits” for...

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These are the sneaker trends in 2022

BSTN The past year of 2021 has provided us all with quite a few hot sneakers from a wide variety of brands. Frontrunners Nike and adidas have focused a lot on collaborations with designers or other brands, whereas New Balance, for example, has been able to wow the world with timeless classics and classy vintage models. But what can we all expect...

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Global hair accessories market to grow to 26 bilion dollars

Hair accessories can be a lucrative business, with the global market set to reach 25.9 billion dollars by 2027 according to Research and Markets. Hair pins, clips, ribbons, nets, pearl headbands, extensions are ties are just some of the products rising in a market that is seeing 9.6 percent growth. Factors like an increasing preference for...

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Retail trend 2022: clicks to bricks

Ever changing technologies and the rise of online shopping hasn’t dented the popularity for brick and mortar retail, but mastering in-store experiences alongside user experience online is the pinnacle of future success. Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the British Retail Consortium, wrote in an opinion piece in Raconteur that online shopping...