Month: December 2019

7 Customer Retention Predictions for 2020

We’ve seen our fair share of shocking headlines recently: tenuous IPOs, the “retail-pocalypse” and a fickle market have served to reset the way we size up subscription businesses. Recurring revenue models have their pitfalls and 2019 has certainly taught the industry a few lessons. In the new year, retention is set to be a top […]

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Bella Freud Dresses Little Simz in a Periwinkle Tux for Matches Show

CIAO, BELLA: “Ginsberg Is God,” according to Bella Freud’s cult, slogan sweaters, but the crowd celebrating the designer’s spring 2020 collection at the Matchesfashion town house in London had other ideas: On Thursday night, they worshipped at the musical altar of Little Simz. Dressed in a periwinkle Bella Freud corduroy tux, the British rapper and […]

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H&M Group Gets Into Growing Rental Apparel Market With Cos

Rental clothing is going viral. This time it’s going to China by way of the H&M Group.  The Stockholm-based retailer, parent company to H&M, announced on Thursday that it is launching a three-month rental pilot program in China with its brand Cos and the Chinese subscription rental platform YCloset.  “Subscription rental has been on our […]

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J.C. Penney Cozies Up With Hallmark in Hopes of a Better Holiday

The holidays are in motion at Hallmark Channel and J.C. Penney Co. Inc., with the companies announcing a strategic partnership this week as part of Hallmark’s 10th anniversary of its “Countdown to Christmas.” It seems the retailer is hoping to bolster last year’s “conspicuous” holiday slippage. What proved to be a good holiday sales season […]

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Art Basel Miami Beach 2019: ArtNews and Swizz Beatz Celebrate ‘Deciders’ Issue

Swizz Beatz had an important message for the crowd at the Surf Lodge’s pop-up in Miami on Thursday night. The musician and producer was tapped by ArtNews to guest-edit its “Deciders” issue, which got an Art Basel welcome during a poolside dinner and after party. “What we did in this issue was we opened it […]

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How Sunnies Face Is Universalizing Filipino Beauty

A Filipino cosmetics company has the world buzzing about Southeast Asian beauty. Sunnies Face is a makeup brand born out of the country of a thousand islands. A sibling to sunglasses brand Sunnies Studios and prescription eyewear brand Sunnies Specs, Sunnies Face sells affordable cosmetics throughout the Philippines and Asia, though its fanbase is worldwide. […]

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Aquazzura Extends His Colorful Vision to Jewelry

LONDON — Edgardo Osorio of Aquazzura lives a colorful life that involves many a stylish woman and trips around the world — including a yearly trip to Turkey with a close-knit group of friends, among whom is up-and-coming Turkish jeweler Begum Khan. “There’s always an impromptu Begum shoot on our trips and this time we thought […]

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Art Basel Miami Beach 2019: Alessandro Michele Makes First Trip to Miami

In case it’s not obvious, just about every major brand is in Miami this week, throwing parties, having shows or showcasing art collaborations. Joining in — and making his first trip to Miami — was Gucci’s Alessandro Michele, who arrived for a brief two-night stay to host a private event between Gucci and Snapchat for […]

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Analysts Weigh in on Potential Kering, Moncler Deal

MILAN — Rumors circulating around a possible Kering acquisition of Moncler helped boost luxury shares on the Milan Stock Exchange on Thursday — and analysts generally gave a thumbs up to a potential deal. Moncler shares closed up 6.52 percent at 41.36 euros, after soaring 10.64 percent to 42.96 euros by noon that day. Salvatore Ferragamo […]

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Art Basel Miami Beach 2019: Inside the Bottega Veneta Diner

It was the last stop of the night for the roving fashion crowd — surely a french fry or two were deserved? Such was the spirit inside 11th Street Diner in Miami Beach, which Bottega Veneta had wrapped in gold (literally) and taken over for a party on Wednesday night. Fresh off his success at […]

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