Market Research Firm Euromonitor has published a report outlining the top 10 consumers trends to be expected in 2019 around the world. FashionUnited summarizes them below. Everybody’s an expert Consumers are becoming wiser and wiser. While back in the day they could only rely on a limited number of sources to get shopping inspiration and...
Jan 16, 2019
Luxury is shifting its focus from material wealth to a new appreciation - and appetite - for the experiential. A global report published by Euromonitor says mindfulness is the new luxury, with millennials driving spending on experiences, rather than personal goods. Global luxury performance There is no slowdown in the demand for luxury. Global...
Dec 14, 2018
London - A new regulation concerning how companies work with citizens personal data across the European Union is set to come into full force on May 25. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is set to replace the previous national data protection regulation and has been designed to give consumers more control over how their personal data...
May 8, 2018
PODCAST - In this monthly Fashion Friday podcast series by Euromonitor International, we will have a closer look at the top performing brands in Apparel and Footwear 2017. Euromonitor’s provisional data for apparel and footwear reveal the industry will have another strong year and emerging markets continues to play a pivotal role in shaping the...
Jan 5, 2018
With the ability to instantly adopt catwalk fashion and provide trend-led clothing for an affordable price, fast fashion retailers have been among the bigger value gainers in the last few years. The success of fast fashion has been near universal, thanks to efficient supply chains and economies of scale that have allowed fast fashion brands to...
Dec 29, 2017
PODCAST - In this monthly Fashion Friday podcast series by Euromonitor International, we will have a closer look at Ethnic Hair Market in Africa: Untapped Opportunities and Challenges. What trends are we seeing in the ethnic hair market? In Sub Saharan Africa, products such as perms and relaxers are showing positive growth, with South Africa...
Nov 3, 2017
PODCAST - In this monthly Fashion Friday podcast series by Euromonitor International, we will have a closer look at the Emergence of Curation and Subscription Services in Japan. What is the situation of Japanese consumers’ digital engagement today? In 2016, fewer than half of all Japanese consumers actively researched potential purchases using...
Oct 6, 2017
In this monthly Fashion Friday podcast series by Euromonitor International, we will have a closer look at key trends in the apparel and footwear industry. The athleisure trend is still going strong and driving apparel and footwear sales. Consumers’ lifestyle shifted to adopting active and healthy lifestyles and consumers are increasingly...
Sep 8, 2017
Swedish H&M has undoubtedly been one of the most successful and influential fashion companies throughout the last decade, with sales reaching USD20.8 billion in 2016, just edging out rival Inditex (USD20.4 billion) after posting an impressive CAGR of 10 percent from 2007 to 2016. And H&M’s momentum seems to have extended in 2017 with continued...
Sep 7, 2017
In this monthly Fashion Friday podcast series by Euromonitor International, we will have a closer look at how international fashion brands are irrupting the retail landscape in Chile. During the last few years there has been a significant entrance of international fast fashion brands in the Chilean market, especially in the standard and economic...
Aug 4, 2017
Fast fashion has over taken the globe and developing Asia is the latest target market retailers are focusing on. While apparel in developing Asia grew by 26 percent from 2011 to 2016, various fast fashion brands easily quadrupled that growth, hitting 100 percent and higher growth rates. As demand for fast fashion sees a surge in this region,...
Jul 5, 2017
PODCAST: In this monthly Fashion Friday podcast series contributor Euromonitor International, Jasmine Seng, an Personal Accessories analyst at Euromonitor International, gives us a glance into the rise of technology and its impact on personal accessories industry. How do you think technology has affected the way consumers purchase personal...
May 5, 2017
