The future of Retviews after Lectra acquisition
Lectra announces the signing of an agreement with the shareholders of the Belgium company Retviews to acquire 100% of capital and voting rights. Founded in 2017, Retviews has developed an innovative technology that enables fashion brands to analyze their competitors’ assortments in real-time to increase sales and margins. Today, more than 30 brands use Retviews […]
Why did Maus Frères Group acquire The Kooples
The Swiss group, Maus Frères has recently officialized its acquisition of the rock-chic brand The Kooples. The retail holding company has also made other investments in the fashion industry in the past, including Aigle, Gant and Lacoste. This acquisition reveals the strategic direction of the group: creating a portfolio of premium luxury brands. But why […]
5 Biggest Trends in Swimwear Retail for 2019
Temperatures are rising and swimwear has been in stores for a few months already. What are the key fashion trends this year? Here is a practical guide on swimwear trends for 2019 summer. Rising tourism and growing popularity of the seasonality of swim are likely to drive the swimwear market growth across the globe. According […]
Zalando: The Assortment Strategy of Fast-Growing Fashion Business Leader
plaZalando was founded in 2008 by two German university friends, Robert Gentz and David Schneider. The platform was initially launched as the European clone of the American e-commerce company Zappos. Today, the Berlin-based company has come a long way to become Europe’s leading online fashion platform. Zalando generates over €4.5 billion which is comparable to […]
How does Size Inclusivity influence fashion retail
Size inclusivity is one of the hottest topics on fashion’s mind right now. Starting from Victoria’s Secret scandal to Rihanna’s Savage x Fenty diverse cast, we all want to do good and to promote all beauties in all shapes and sizes. And strive to be aligned with clients’ demand (average size in the US is 14). […]
How to find similar fashion items using Look A Like feature
Have you ever wanted to know if your product was also in your competitor’s offering? What if you could search for similar products across the whole market? For example, searching for Look A Like fashion item? RETVIEWS now makes it possible to have answers to all these questions by simply using a picture from the web. […]
7 facts behind Sézane success: Parisian fashion goes worldwide
The queue line to enter Sézane goes around the whole building this afternoon before Christmas. And it’s like that almost every Saturday. From selling vintage products on eBay to opening big retail stores in Paris, London and NY, Sézane is one of the best French fashion success stories of the past five years. Sézane puts parisian […]
Colour trends: Fall winter 2018
From Balenciaga to Victoria Beckham, H&M to Mojito! Let’s explore what colour insights catwalks and more affordable brands have to offer this fall winter fashion season.