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Social Commerce Is the Next Shopping Revolution

The internet is undergoing a global social revolution. Nearly all of the 4.8 billion internet users worldwide are also on social media, some 4.5 billion people. That means 57% of all the people in the world are using social media. It’s made social media their front door to the internet. As of July 2021, social […]

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Luxury Brands Have A New More Intentional Consumer

Against a backdrop brought on by the pandemic, including supply chain snags, rising inflation and on-going geopolitical turmoil, luxury brands face another challenge. The consumers who are emerging post-pandemic are coming to the luxury market with new priorities and expectations from luxury brands. “Customers tastes and interests have changed. Their attitudes toward shopping have changed. […]

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Boot Barn Will Nearly Double Its Footprint, Spurred On by “Yellowstone” Cowboy Chic

As a retailer known for rodeo wear, Boot Barn Holdings has been wrangling in its own Wall Street rodeo, trying to ride the current bull market. That chute opened at the end of March 2020, when Boot Barn was trading around $12 to $13 per share. Now it’s trading around $100. It’s had an amazing […]

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Balance of Power in the Luxury Market Shifts To Favor Only Seven Brands

Bain and Company and the Italian trade association Fondazione Altagamma are out with their 2021 study of the global luxury market. Based on a preliminary assessment covering both sales in the luxury goods and experiences market in nine major categories, it reports total revenues will increase between 13% to 15% over the 2020 pandemic year […]

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Pearls Are Riding a Wave of Renewed Popularity

For too long, pearl jewelry has been an afterthought for jewelers, a category of a few necklace strands and earrings they felt compelled to carry, but nothing to get excited about. That is starting to change. Pearls are having their fashion moment, spurred on by designers like Dolce and Gabbana, Prada, Givenchy, Dior, Versace, Miu […]