Retail/Brands
Retail/Brands
Data and analyses of the cotton textile retail sector, including fiber share by category.
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Global Consumer Insights – United Kingdom
Along with shoppers in Europe and the U.S., UK consumers have reduced their shopping frequency, become less impulsive, and are shopping at lower-priced retail channels over the past fifteen years.Realizing…
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Let’s Talk Back-to-School
Summer is kicking into high gear for elementary, high school, and college kids across the country. But stores are gearing up for the 2016 Back-to-School season, and hopes are high…
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Global Consumer Insights – Germany
Over the past fifteen years, German consumers’ shopping frequency and impulse purchases have declined, although they remain more quality-conscious and impulsive than their American counterparts. Brands must be adept at…
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Create a Shopping Experience
When someone needs a new pair of jeans, does she "go shopping" for them, or are they an item thrown in a cart when she "does" her shopping? Industry experts…
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Sexy, Comfortable, and Breathable
The average person doesn’t really think about buying underwear because once the clothes go on, it’s an out-of-sight, out-of-mind situation. But some manufacturers are looking to make a name for…
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A Love/Hate Relationship
The act of buying clothes can be considered either fun or a necessity, depending on the purpose. But the act can automatically be made more palatable to the American customer…
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Things are Looking Up
While fashion shows and women’s glossies are filled with hyper thin girls, the reality is their body types don’t come close to representing the average American woman. Researchers say social…
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Quick, Easy, and Seamless
Smartphones have become such an appendage that when people are running out of the house, it’s more conceivable they would forget their wallet before they forget their device. It’s this…
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Cotton and the Great Outdoors
Among the many scenes where one had to suspend disbelief while watching the Oscar-nominated “The Revenant” were those where frontiersman walked through icy river waters and then plodded through knee-deep…
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Prepare Accordingly
Okay, so remember a little bit ago when the death knell was rung for denim? When athleisure was going to run it out of town on a rail? Well, something…