Consumers
Consumers
Data and analyses of consumer attitudes, preferences and shopping habits.
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The touch, the feel…
Over the years, the commercials have shown the fabric worn by small children as they played outdoors, bigger kids roughhousing in school, a young couple arguing in a car on…
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All Cotton for 24 Hours
When models took to the catwalk in Cotton’s 24 Hour Runway Show (Nov. 7-8), a record-high number of viewers were treated to a classic example of experiential marketing that hit…
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Fashion Forward
“Denim is not going away any time soon. The rise of denim into the active market is just another cyclical trend. The young generation who grew up with skinny jeans…
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On the Catwalk
Every year, New York’s Fashion Week seems to become more democratic in its effort to bring high fashion to the masses. What started in 1943 as a unified way for…
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Intimately Speaking
The intimates and underwear market has been boosting its fashion quotient in a move to drive up sales post-recession. That has led to more color for men, and silhouette choices…
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The Science Behind Sleeping Well
It seems the hoteliers of the world have long known what science is now proving: when it comes to bedding, the preferred fabric is 100% cotton. [quote]A research project called…
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On the Run
The average person has 2-to-4 million sweat glands. Experts say one hour of exercising can result in enough sweat to fill from one-and-a-half to three 16 oz. water bottles. While…
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Doubling Down on Denim
Denim recently celebrated its 141st birthday – proving that some well-placed nips, tucks and makeovers can preserve one’s freshness. But over the last few years, one change has been less…
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Emerging Markets
Despite a slight economic slowdown in China, Western retailers and brands are still very much interested in expanding business there. After all, its population is four times the size of…
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Pumping Up Activewear
Are women are buying more fitness apparel because they are determined to get in shape, or because ath-leisure fits the U.S. mindset at the register and on the runways? Whatever…