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We recently visited Denmark and paid a visit to the Illum store on Stroget in central Copenhagen. Visit Illum online here

Image source: TheVerge.com Within five weeks of its launch, Pokemon Go has already generated $250m+ of sales (Source: http://on.ft.com/2bcoZiq). Image source: NYTimes.com How can AR be exploited [better] in the Fashion retail industry? Our view is that AR applications in fashion have generated far less than $10m since its early days... whenever that was. AR fitting, AR testing, etc does not seem to be a user case that resonates with a majority of consumers. Has this got something to do with the mindset of the industry? Could there ever be a fashion company producing only Virtual Clothes?   Styleintelligence Fashion...

Fenwick is a chain of independent department store in the UK. Individual stores manage their own buying with the ranges appearing very different if you visit two different stores. Their HQ and largest shop is based in Newcastle. Fenwick Bond Street is one of the stores that compete for a higher end clientele and hence see a higher spend on visual merchandising as you can view in the image. #fenwick #bondstreet

In 2007, at the height of its popularity, Inflexion Capital invested in a 27% stake in the company. In 2012 the company closed down its sister brand - Aubin & Wills and hired Wendy Becker as COO. In 2013 Wendy Becker was promoted to CEO of the company by its owner, Peter Williams.  In Aug 2015, the founder, Peter Williams came back to head up the company and in 2016 the company filed reports showing that its holding company made a loss of £14m Jack Wills is a premium fashion retailer of ‘Fabulously British’ casual wear, homeware and accessories for...

In 2014 Nordstrom paid $350million for Trunk Club, a fashion styling subscription box service targeting men. This has been the only exit in an industry plagued by high levels of returns and controversy (JustFab Inc subscription methods). Business Insider today reported that 61% of US customers taking out a subscription has canceled it. An industry expert told Styleintelligence that "Subscription box services have huge returns, much higher than normal ecommerce retailers. Perhaps even higher than 80%." The question is if the lack of exits in the niche has been due to a lack of consumer transparency and more importantly, revenues...