Fashion retailers could be in for bumper sales this Black Friday after new figures show the sector is expected to see the biggest uplift in web traffic this year.
Digital PR agency Tank analysed keywords for over 150 retailers from November 2023 to October 2024 to reveal which companies and products are set to dominate search results – putting them in poll position to generate sales on 29 November.
It comes following growing criticism that Google updates are directing more online traffic to news sites with affiliate links, rather than retailers' pages – potentially disadvantaging even big brands. However, with Google announcing a November core update on Monday 11 November, businesses will be paying an even closer eye on visibility and traffic in the coming weeks.
Posted: 27 November 2024
Art licensing and design studio The London Studio has announced a collaboration with Parisian fashion-house Olympia Le-Tan® for an exciting new range of high-end clutches and designer evening bags. These stylish accessories will feature designs from The London Studio's new retro-inspired brand called Dreamadelic.
The range will be previewed during Paris Fashion Week, an annual week-long fashion industry event where the latest collections are highlighted in runway fashion shows to buyers and the media. Paris Fashion Week takes place from 23-29 January 2025. The launch into retail is planned for fall-winter 2025, a fashion season that takes place between summer and autumn.
Posted: 25 November 2024
Christmas spending is set to hit £88.29bn this year as consumers boost spending on festive celebrations after years of Christmas cutbacks.
VoucherCodes.co.uk's Shopping for Christmas Report 2024 forecasts a 4 percent boost in sales this festive season, with consumers spending on gifts, food and drink, and holiday travel.
Whilst this rise comes partly from inflation, it's also driven by a 1.4 percent rise in sales volume year-on-year, as consumers have more money in their pockets to buy more items.
Whereas other European nations will see a decline in spend YoY, the UK is the only nation out of seven analysed to see a healthy boost in festive sales.
Posted: 11 November 2024
Spring Fair, the UK's leading Home, Gift, and Fashion retail trade show taking place from 2nd – 5th February 2025 at NEC Birmingham, has launched a competition to win a 2-night stay during the show to celebrate its 75th anniversary. Register for Spring Fair 2025 by November 13th to be one of two lucky winners to receive a two night hotel stay at one of the show's exclusive hotel partners.
Posted: 8 November 2024
Spring Fair, the UK's largest home, gift, fashion trade show which celebrates its 75th anniversary on the 2nd – 5th February 2025 at NEC Birmingham, needs your help to bring together a Hall of Fame compilation of nostalgic memories, pictures and great stories from the show's 75-year history.
The Hall of Fame will be brought to life at Spring Fair, offering the show's community the chance to reminisce and remember seven decades of its history as well as a snapshot of memorable past events and current affairs between 1950 - 2024. The show's timeline, a large digital screen of pictures and stories, and a selfie wall to capture the industry's biggest trade show gathering in 2025, will create a celebration of retail's past and present.
Posted: 25 October 2024
Spring Fair, the UK's largest home, gift, fashion trade show which takes place on the 2nd – 5th February 2025 at NEC Birmingham, has launched a new Retail Insights podcast series for retail, and by retail, to celebrate its upcoming 75th anniversary and shine a light on businesses in the industry.
A first of its kind for a retail trade show, Spring Fair has collaborated with the legendary designer and TV personality Jeff Banks CBE to create the series of free podcasts featuring interviews with 15 industry figureheads which will run over a period of 14 weeks from the 20th October.
Posted: 15 October 2024
Fintech Miconex picked up the award for Best Creative Marketing Campaign for its end of term campaign at the Gift Card & Voucher Association Hall of Fame awards held on 12th September in London.
A commitment to driving footfall and spend in UK and Irish towns and cities through creative marketing was the driver for Miconex collecting an award at the recent Gift Card & Voucher Association Hall of Fame awards.
Miconex received the Best Creative Marketing Campaign award for their end of term campaign delivered across its network of over 80 Town & City Gift Card programmes in the UK and Ireland, including Scotland Loves Local Gift Cards delivered alongside Scotland's Towns Partnership. The local gift cards lock spend into local communities by encouraging 'shop local'.
Posted: 3 October 2024
Durango® Boots, a leading name in western footwear, is thrilled to announce its expansion into the UK market. Known for their lightweight, tough, and unbelievably comfortable designs, Durango® Boots are crafted for the western lifestyle—whether you're riding and roping, on the job, or on the town.
Founded in Flowery Branch, Georgia in 1966, and now headquartered in Nelsonville, Ohio, Durango® Boots has spent decades perfecting innovative western boots that cater to the diverse needs of their customers. From cowboys and ranchers to urban workers and fashion-forward individuals.
Durango® Boots are made for what you do. Durango® performance boots are engineered with the utmost attention to crucial functionality, both inside and outside the arena.
Posted: 30 September 2024
London Packaging Week is thrilled to unveil the winners of its inaugural Innovation Awards, sponsored by Fedrigoni, celebrating groundbreaking advancements in packaging across various categories. This year's awards recognise exceptional design, creativity, and sustainability in packaging solutions.
In a collaboration with Aston Martin, Bowmore has crafted a decanter that is as much a work of art as it is a vessel for this exceptional whisky. The design takes inspiration from the Japanese metalworking technique 'Mokume-Gane,' known for its unique layered patterns. This technique has been reimagined through layered carbon fibre sheets, creating the decanter's distinctive Mokume lid. The result is a lid that evokes a futuristic aesthetic and mirrors the natural black rocks of Loch Indaal, the home of the Bowmore Distillery.
Posted: 30 September 2024
Poetic Brand has announced that it has partnered with Universal Products & Experiences to design, manufacture and distribute a wide range of Wicked-inspired product.
From adults' and kids' apparel to luggage and bags – in the UK market celebrating the two-part, gravity-defying, generation-defining cinematic event.
A comprehensive range of daywear will include tops, skirts, trousers, leggings, dresses, coats, jackets and outerwear. There will also be pyjama sets, including toddlers' and/or children's pyjamas packaged together with adult pyjamas, along with a range of sportswear, swimming costumes, bikinis and swimming shorts.
Rounding off this impressive collection, Poetic will be developing Wicked-inspired bags and luggage. All designs will adapt the colourful style and imagery of the Land of Oz from the film to a visually stunning range.
Posted: 24 September 2024