Jeremy Scott Makes Personal Appearance at adidas Originals Soho
NEW YORK, Feb 14, 2012/ — On Saturday, February 11th, Jeremy Scott stopped by the adidas Originals store in SOHO to celebrate the launch of the new JS x adidas Originals Spring/Summer 2012 Collection. Decked out in the JS x adidas Originals Stars & Stripes track jacket and the matching JS Wings 2.0, Jeremy Scott posed for photos, signed autographs and kicked...
Americans to Pull Out All the Stops This Valentine’s Day
WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb 1, 2012/ — Love may not cost a thing, but consumers this year are set to spoil their friends, family and loved ones this Valentine’s Day in a very big way. According to NRF’s 2012 Valentine’s Day Consumer Intentions and Actions survey, conducted by BIGinsight, the average person celebrating the holiday will shell out $126.03, up 8.5 percent...
National Retail Federation’s 101st Annual Convention Draws Record 25,500 Attendees
Jacob Javits Convention Center WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan 30, 2012/ — Breaking all previous attendance records for Retail’s BIG Show, NRF’s 101st Annual Convention and EXPO, held recently at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City, welcomed 25,500 attendees from around the world, up from the 22,500 attendees who joined NRF for its 100th Anniversary in...
adidas SLVR Store Opens in Berlin
BERLIN, Jan 23, 2012/ — Just in time for Berlin Fashion Week, Europe’s first stand alone adidas SLVR Store opens on Mulackstraße 31/32. The 120 square meter store is located in Mitte, one of the most vibrant and trend setting areas of Berlin. With its simple, sleek and effortless design the store reflects the values of the brand and allows the collection to speak...
Holiday Retails Sales Rise 4.1 Percent, Beating Expectations
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan 12, 2012/ — After a season full of peaks and valleys, retailers’ 2011 holiday sales beat expectations, rising 4.1 percent to $471.5 billion – slightly surpassing NRF’s holiday sales forecast of 3.8 percent growth. According to the National Retail Federation, December retail industry sales (which exclude automobiles, gas stations, and restaurants)...
haute hoodie Goes Après-Ski
NEW YORK, Dec 20, 2011/ FW/ — Just in time for the prime ski season, haute hoodie, the new fashion label from Haute Hippie will have its 500-square feet corner at The Little Nell Hotel in Aspen via Colorado-based luxury outfitter, Gorsuch. Opening December 22nd, Gorsuch will create an haute hoodie shopping experience featuring cozy and casual clothing with a relaxed...
O.X.S. Opens First Store in China
MILAN, Dec 20, 2011/ FW/ — O.X.S., the footwear brand that is part of Linea Marche, has inaugurated its first flagship store in China: a significant and strategic investment in a market that, in terms of future potential, is always of primary importance and that, as of today, represents a fundamental step in the brand’s international development strategy. In...
Holiday Sales to Rise to $469.1 Billion, Says NRF
WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec 15, 2011/ — With just ten days until Christmas, the National Retail Federation has revised its holiday forecast upward, expecting holiday sales to rise 3.8 percent this year to a record $469.1 billion. NRF’s initial forecast, announced on October 6, called for anticipated sales growth of 2.8 percent. While a 3.8 percent sales increase is considerably...
Introducing haute hoodie Loungewear & Intimates
NEW YORK, Dec 10, 2011/ — From the creators of Haute Hippie, haute hoodie is a new group of loungewear and intimates focuses around knits, comfort and layering. The new collection features cool, comfortable and well made “sunday” clothes for women and men. Inspired by co-creative directors Trish Wescoat Pound and Jesse Cole’s “Sunday kind of...
Gaga Constellation: Wishing Upon a Store Window
NEW YORK, Dec 9, 2011/ — Arguably one of the most talked about holiday store window this season is Barneys Madison Avenue wherein Christmas wishes grace the store window via an interactive window display. Entitled “Gaga Constellation” and part of the recently launched Lady Gaga’s Holiday Workshop, the Barneys Madison Avenue store window display marries social...
Robotic Convenience Store: The Future is Here
DALLAS, Dec 9, 2011/ FW/ — We might still be light years away from Isaac Asimov’s robot or Star Trek’s Commander Data, but we are surely making use of artificial intelligence more and more in our daily lives. Case in point, Shop24 Global announced that Fairstone at Riverview Apartment Homes located in Taylorsville Utah will be the site of one of the very first...
