Specialty Retail 2012: M-commerce is the fastest growing channel in the history of commerce

Specialty Retail 2012: Mobile and Amazon are reshaping retail. M-commerce is the fastest growing channel in the history of commerce Digital IQ Index: Specialty Retail 2012: E-commerce is now M-commerce L2, a think tank for digital innovation, released its third annual Digital IQ Index: Specialty Retail. The report benchmarks the digital competence of 76 global … Read more

Justin Bieber named “Elizabeth Taylor Fragrance Celebrity of the Year”

At the upcoming annually Fifi Awards, the 2012 Elizabeth Taylor Fragrance Celebrity of the Year Award will go to Justin Bieber and his “Someday” fragrance that made $3 million in just three weeks at US department store Macy’s. The “Elizabeth Taylor Fragrance Celebrity of the Year Award” honors a celebrity who has embraced and promoted … Read more

L’Occitane and Westin Hotels are digital geniuses in emerging markets

New L2 Study Ranks Digital Competence of Over 100 Iconic Brands in Brazil, Russia, and India L’Occitane ranks #1 in both Brazil and Russia, and Westin Hotels & Resorts leads in India in the new L2 Digital IQ Index: Brazil Russia India. The Index, the first study of its kind, measures the aptitude of over … Read more

Alberta Ferretti Collection for Impulse

  Relaxed lifestyle of the Amalfi coast hits Macy’s stores with the Alberta Ferretti limited-edition capsule collection for Impulse. The capsule is composed of feminine silhouettes and delicate fabrications, acting as an allusion to the designer’s main line collection. “This collection for Macy’s captures the essence of the Italian summer lifestyle and is at the … Read more

Iconic, but Immobile. The inaugural L2 Prestige 100: Mobile IQ

What about your mobile competence? L2 Prestige 100: Mobile IQ: study Sephora, Nordstrom, Macy’s, NET-A-PORTER and Bloomingdale’ssecure the top spots in the inaugural L2 Prestige 100: Mobile IQ report that measures the mobile competence of 100 brands. The Mobile IQ distribution reveals a significant, widespread underinvestment in mobile, as nearly half the brands were designated … Read more

Missoni plans another lower-cost line, this time on an international scale

Missoni would like to follow its successful Target collaboration with another lower-cost line, this time on an international scale. The collaboration line with Target was so popular that it sold out almost immediately from retailers across America, with the online store going into meltdown. In an interview published in The Los Angeles Times, Margherita Missoni … Read more