Only 22pc footwear brands have good grasp of digital channels: report

Published: June 5, 2012

NEW YORK – Only 22 percent of footwear brands strongly agree that their senior managers have a good grasp on the potential of digital channels for their organizations, according to a research session at Fairchild Fashion Media’s Footwear News Summit 2012.

Breguet ties innovation, aviation with Intrepid event

Published: June 1, 2012

Swiss watchmaker Breguet is seeking parallels between watch innovation and aviation with an event honoring 10 historical brand timepieces onboard New York’s Intrepid Air, Sea and Space Museum later this month.

80pc affluent spenders now on lower-income end: report

Published: May 31, 2012

To reach the now-powerful group of affluent consumers on the lower-income end of the spectrum, marketers may want to become more accessible via brand extensions or refocused campaigns, according to Unity Marketing’s Annual State of the Luxury Market Report 2012.

Should retailers have a mobile payments strategy?

Published: May 31, 2012

Mobile is already unifying once-siloed online and bricks-and-mortar channels. Mobile payments can accelerate this trend by blurring the difference between mobile, online and in-store shopping.