NRF Forecasts Holiday Sales Increase of 2.8 Percent to $465.6 Billion
WASHINGTON, D.C., October 6, 2010 – The 2011 holiday season can be summed up in one word: average. On the heels of a holiday season that outperformed most analysts’ expectations, holiday retail sales for 2011 are expected to increase 2.8 percent to $465.6 billion, according to the National Retail Federation. While that growth is far lower than the 5.2 percent increase...
Zombie, Vampire, Princess Costumes Top Consumers’ Halloween Favorites
WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct 5, 2011/ — This Halloween, the trendiest costume is – literally – coming back from the dead. According to NRF’s 2011 Top Costumes survey, conducted by BIGresearch, more than 2.6 million men, women and children plan to dress as zombies this Halloween. Due to the popularity of the characters in recent books, television shows and video games,...
161 Million People Plan on Celebrating Halloween, says NRF
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sep 28, 2011/ — Ghouls and goblins galore, Halloween celebrations will be BOOming this year as more people than ever are expected to partake in traditional festivities. According to NRF’s 2011 Halloween Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey conducted by BIGresearch, seven in 10 Americans (68.6%) plan to celebrate Halloween, up from 63.8 percent...
Joe’s Launches First New York City Pop-Up Store
NEW YORK, Sep 15, 2011 – Iconic denim label, Joe’s, launched its New York City pop-up store last Thursday on Fashion’s Night Out. Located in SoHo, the shop showcases the latest fashion and denim trends from one of the industry’s hottest LA-based companies. “We are excited to have our very first New York presence in the heart of Soho, this location will allow...
August Retail Sales Remain Flat as Spending Stalls, Says NRF
WASHINGTON, Sep 14, 2011/ — August retail sales showed strong year-over-year growth but modest month-to-month gains, signaling a slight resistance from consumers who may be exhibiting signs of spending fatigue. According to the National Retail Federation, retail industry sales (which exclude automobiles, gas stations, and restaurants) in August increased 0.1 percent...
Roberto Cavalli Opens a New Flagship Store in London
MILAN, Sep 6, 2011/ — Roberto Cavalli announced today the opening of its new Flagship Store at 20/22 Sloane Street, the renowned London thoroughfare known as a reference point for fashion and style and famous for its central location. Larger than the previous location at 182/184 Sloane Street, the new boutique is 350m². The new Flagship Store will house the women’s...
Roberto Cavalli Opens First Japan Flagship Store
MILAN, Sep 1, 2011/ — After two years of being in the Japanese market, Roberto Cavalli is opening its first flagship store in Japan this September. Located at the prestigious Aoyama quarter, renowned for being Tokyo’s focal point of fashion and style, the new boutique will be the sixth Roberto Cavalli outpost in Japan. Before, the brand is available in shop-within-a-shop...
Banana Republic to Open Flagship Store in Paris
PARIS, Aug 30, 2011/ — Just in time for Christmas, Parisian’s will be able to shop at Banana Republic as the San Francisco-based retailer opens a 16,000-square-foot-store at Champs Elysée in December. Though this is not the first store in continental Europe (Banana Republic opened a flagship store in Milan in 2010), this is the first time that the retailer is...
Heidi Klum for New Balance Collection Available on Amazon
NEW YORK, Aug 29, 2011/ — Beginning Aug 26th, the Heidi Klum for New Balance shoe and apparel collection will be available for pre-order at amazon.com/HKNB Seen in the August 25 episode of Project Runway Season 9, Project Runway designers met Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn at the New Balance Track & Field Center and were challenged to create apparel to wear with a...
New Survey Finds Shoppers Using Smartphones and Tablets for Back to School
WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug 18, 2011/ — With a little help from their smartphones and tablets, families with school-aged children are hitting stores and websites ready to tackle their back-to-school lists. According to NRF’s 2011 Back-to-School and College surveys conducted by BIGresearch, consumers with smartphones and tablets will use their devices to research products,...
Submit your Favorite Photo of Fifth Avenue Windows for Display at Lord & Taylor
NEW YORK, Aug. 17, 2011 / — Lord & Taylor announced today that consumers have the opportunity to submit their favorite New York City-inspired photo to be displayed in the store’s Fifth Avenue windows curated by Candy Pratts Price, Creative Director for VOGUE.com, for Fashion’s Night Out. From now until September 9th, anyone may submit their own photos...
