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Retail Round-Up of the Big Guys: JCPenney’s Hefty Social Media and Mobile Strategy, Including Action Sports; H&M Up; Uniqlo up and Launch of Bangladesh Fair Trade Program; Forever 21’s Designer Collab; Hilfiger’s New Lifestyle Collection for Twentysomethings

Interesting campaigns from the big players reveal innovative ideas for back-to-school, plus financial reports on latest in fast-fashion.

Retail Round-up: The Gap in China, H&M up 30%, Forever 21 Opens in NYC; Nike up 8%; Levi’s Launches XX Division for Premium; Alloy bought by ZeinickMedia for $126.5 million

Global recession has made for some interesting changes, like moves to China and the big players getting bigger.

ASR Fashion Show Reveals Action Sports-Inspired Brands Bringing Back ’70s Proto-Punk, ’80’s Flashdance, and Early ’90’s Grunge

Acid wash denim, strategic rips, bright colors, florals, and off-the-shoulder silhouettes created a unique range of genres and styles indicating where things are headed for Fall 2010.

Retail Round-up: Uniqlo’s HeatTech Boosts 11.5% Increase; K2 Licenses Core Skate Brand Adio; Forever 21 Goes Big in Japan; Quiksilver 4th Quarter Drops 11%

Strategies that work, especially among fast-fashion retailers deserve a second look–especially in global youth culture.

Youth Culture Shopping Pattern Changes for the Holidays and Q1 2010 -Fresh Report Illustrates Data Results on Where the Market Plans to Shop Mostly in the Next 3 Months

Recession shopping trends regarding changes in preferences for Malls, Fast Fashion, Vintage/Thrift, Exchange, Online, Direct-from-Brand Sites, Ebay, and other options reveal unexpected results and why certain shopping patterns are emerging.

Retail Round-up: The Differences Between Abercrombie & Fitch and Aeropostale Are Just the Beginning of How Volatile Things Really Are

From Hollister to H&M, Abercrombie to Aeropostale, it’s a mixed bag of tricks as certain brand strategies work while others don’t based on changes in consumer preferences and spending.

Financial Round-up: Nike Fiscal Report Including Hurley, Converse; H&M Posting Strong; Active Ride Shops Purchased; Quiksilver Lay-offs; Express Sues Forever 21

End of the 2nd quarter brings out another round of fiscal reports illustrating whose strategies work and where others are changing to make it work.

%u201CRecession” Shopping Patterns Shift-Measuring Where the Youth Market’s Shopping More, Less, and Why

Unique report on preferred shopping destinations reveal forecasts of what retailers and brands can expect as market opportunities from youth culture consumers.

Forever in Lawsuits, Fast-Fashion Retailer Forever 21 Ramps-up for a Showdown with Trovata -Outcome May Impact Fast-Fashion Chains in General

Raging copyright debates between designers and fast-fashion retailers brings to question where “inspiration” comes from.

Top T-shirt Brand Preferences by North American Youth Culture Indicate Vital Changes in Fashion Landscape-Fresh Data from Spring Study 2009

As one of the highest-grossing markets in youth and street fashion, T-shirt brands that score high as favorites indicate where things are headed and why.