Industry Headlines: April 3, 2014
- New mall amenity will let shoppers check their bags: Back checks have long been a staple of the busy holiday season, but Simon is taking it year-round. (Boston Globe)
- Marks & Spencer spearheads European push with ‘little bit of England in Paris': M&S is looking at hundreds of global stores. (The Guardian)
- Stakes rise for fashion brands: Australian fashion brands are facing new competition. (The Age)
- Where Are All the Teen Shoppers? Soft In-Store Retail Sales Vexing Retailers and Mall Owners: Malls may be losing an important demographic. (CoStar Group)
- LIM College to Offer Master’s in Visual Merchandising: Exciting news for the future of retail. (Women’s Wear Daily)
- Walmart’s New Cost-Cutting Target: The Ad World: The retailer hopes to make advertising more efficient for itself and its suppliers. (AdvertisingAge)
- Prom Dress shopping perilous for plus-size girls: Brick-and-mortar shopping is outright failing many girls during prom season. (Associated Press)
- Uniqlo CMO Jörgen Andersson on Why Consumer Culture is ‘Generic’: Shoppers may be taking more power into their own hands with individual styles, but Andersson argues that style is never all that individual. (Business of Fashion)
