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Editor's Comment: Primark and JD provide beacons of hope in fashion
High-profile company voluntary arrangements from New Look and Select have sent concern emanating across fashion retail as subdued spending and uncertain consumers expose business’s weaknesses.
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Meet Holli Rogers: Browns' maestro of product
Three years in to her role as CEO of Farfetch-owned Browns, the former Net-a-Porter fashion director reveals how she has rebooted a fashion retail institution.
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My Fashion Life: Adam Vanunu, founder and creative director, Cotton Citizen
As LA-based premium basics brand Cotton Citizen makes its UK debut with a Selfridges exclusive, Drapers speaks to its founder and creative director Adam Vanunu to find out more about the brand
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Meet Holli Rogers: Browns' maestro of product
Three years in to her role as CEO of Farfetch-owned Browns, the former Net-a-Porter fashion director reveals how she has rebooted a fashion retail institution.
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Meet Holli Rogers: Browns' maestro of productSubscription
Three years in to her role as CEO of Farfetch-owned Browns, the former Net-a-Porter fashion director reveals how she has rebooted a fashion retail institution.
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Editor's Comment: Primark and JD provide beacons of hope in fashion
High-profile company voluntary arrangements from New Look and Select have sent concern emanating across fashion retail as subdued spending and uncertain consumers expose business’s weaknesses.
Editor's Comment: Don’t miss out on creating a hit customer experience
This week we launch the first of our sector-by-sector Hit or Miss series with a visit to the new Westgate Oxford shopping centre to focus on the womenswear offer.
Retailer Insight: Bill Grimsey aims to tackle the future of our high streets
Retail veteran Bill Grimsey explains why he is conducting a second review into Britain’s high streets and how retailers can prepare for the future.
Comment: BRC chief on countdown to Brexit
As 29 March marks the one-year countdown to leaving the European Union, British Retail Consortium chief executive Helen Dickinson details the unresolved issues negotiators need to address to ensure a fair Brexit.
Editor's Comment: Why M&S is right to place product people at its fashion heart
Now that M&S has announced its much-anticipated fashion team restructure, are the right people in place to turn ailing sales around?
Comment: What will Virgil Abloh bring to Louis Vuitton?
Today, LVMH-owned French fashion house Louis Vuitton announced Virgil Abloh, a leading name in the industry’s streetwear-focused movement, as its new artistic director of menswear.
Editor's Comment: Expansion proves retail is still fighting
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How social media influencers are impacting brands and indies
The influence of social media and its implications for brands and retailers was up for discussion last week at an expert panel in London’s Soho Collective.
Comment: How to make the most out of Instagram's impactful Shopping launch
As the social media platform finally launches its much-anticipated Shopping update in the UK, Drapers reveals some top tips to boost sales for businesses big and small.
Comment: What can Scandi style bring to Debenhams?
Drapers examines the new Scandinavian womenswear brand offer at department store Debenhams
Editor's Comment: Don't write off the high street just yet
The evolution of the high street is by no means a new topic, but it is one retailers are grappling with as trading gets tougher and the pace of change increases.
Comment: What the Spring Statement means for fashion retail
Bobby Lane, business adviser and partner at Blick Rothenberg, discusses what impact the chancellor’s Spring Statement mightl have on fashion retail.
Comment: Google and Paul Smith explore AI’s role in fashion creativity
AI is emerging as a useful way to get new ideas from datasets whose size and complexity would have made them previously too difficult to analyse.
Editor's Comment: Only culture change can engender equality
International Women’s Day this week gave us the opportunity to celebrate women across the industry and to push for gender equality.
Comment: What will Riccardo Tisci bring to Burberry?
Riccardo Tisci’s appointment as Burberry’s new chief creative officer has sent the brand’s share price up over 5% but what does it mean in fashion stakes for Britain’s leading luxury brand?
Etailer insight: Why your Chinese expansion can’t wait
Florent Courau, managing director of JD.com’s newly opened Paris office, explains why brands that want to enter the Chinese market need to up their game – and fast.
Comment: What’s the point of trade shows without the product?
As trade shows evolve and change to stay relevant, Drapers’ Graeme Moran asks whether there is a future in trade shows that exhibit no product.
Comment: Italian craft and buyers dominate at a thriving White Milan
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Comment: Why virtual reality is more than just a footfall driver
A Westfield shopping mall, Steven Spielberg and a virtual reality start-up aren’t the likeliest of bedfellows, but they offer a good example of the type of collaborative project the retail industry is going to need more of.
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Drapers Report: How artificial intelligence is transforming the customer journey
Artificial intelligence is the buzzphrase on everyone’s lips and in this report, we delve into how it is changing the customer experience.
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How retail automation is boosting creativity, innovation and control.
Digital snapshot: Fashion's Q1 online performance
Today, Drapers launches the Ecommerce Snapshot, providing key industry digital performance indicators, trends and insights.
Influencer marketing: Science, strategy and success
The results are in. Only 29% of influencers are asked about their audience demographics, and just 11% of influencers who collaborate with brands on their blogs are asked for their analytics to prove the value of the post or its reach.
International Report: India, Russia and Japan
When UK fashion brands think about going international, Europe, the US and China are often the first port of call.
How to find a brand's most profitable customers
Retailers’ most loyal and profitable customers can be hard to identify and get to know. With so many drowning in customer data, how can we make sense of it?
Drapers Salary Survey 2017
The Drapers Salary Survey provides a glimpse into pay levels across the fashion industry.
Changing the mindset around excess stock
Off-price product, rather than being a problem to avoid, is a part of every retail business and is fast becoming a bona-fide channel in its own right.
Protecting brand reputation while discounting
Mismanaging excess stock can harm a brand and train shoppers to only buy at Sale prices, but you can discount without damaging your reputation
Clearing Excess Stock Beyond British Borders
Offloading excess inventory in international markets can be challenging but some fashion retailers and brands think it is worth doing
Webcast: Achieving a single stock view in real time
Watch Drapers’ webcast, Achieving a single view of stock in real time, in association with Detego.
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Watch Drapers’ webcast on supporting the customer journey across all channels, in association with Cegid.
Expanding your off-price horizons
Many retailers succumb to the temptation to sell off excess stock through big discounters at deeply reduced prices, but there are other options
Customer insights from Drapers Multichannel Report
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Property special: The future of the high street is taking shape
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Following a survey of Drapers readers, we examine what compels retailers and brands to discount, the impact it has and how to control it.
The Next Tech: Drapers' series on the latest innovations in fashion
Drapers The Next Tech special reports on the people, platforms and innovations that are pushing the boundaries of fashion retail.
Personalisation Report 2016
Drapers survey of retail executives highlights how retailers are embracing the concept of personalisation to drive sales and loyalty.
Webcast: How to get the most out of your digital marketing
Knowing your customer and adopting the right tone of voice by channel is critical to get the most out of your digital marketing.
Textiles Special 2016
Textiles Focus: The innovations, trends and people shaping the material world in 2016 and beyond.
