Tag: patterns

Quiksilver to Sell Mervin Manufacturing, Owners of Popular GNU and Lib Tech, to Extreme Holdings In Latest Divestment of Non-Core Assets

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In their on-going efforts to streamline assets and reduce amounts drawn on its credit facilities, Quiksilver announced October 23, 2013 that it would be selling Mervin Manufacturing, owners of the popular snowboarding brands GNU and Lib Tech, to Extreme Holdings, Inc. an entity advised by Altamont Capital Partners, who also advised on the deal when […]

Retail Round-up: VF’s Q3 Results with Vans Up 16%, Plus Re-launch of Women’s Collection; Adidas Group Unites Adidas and Reebok Under One Management Team

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Once again, VF Corp’s Outdoor and Action Sports divisions are leading the charge for the mega-conglomerate with revenues up 5% to $3.3 billion and Vans up 16% in North America. The Q3 financials released Monday, October 21, 2013 indicate a strong quarter and changes including a 4-to-1 stock split. “VF is at its best when […]

Retail Round-Up: Uniqlo, Fast Retailing Reports Fiscal 2013; Nike Projects $10B in Apparel, Pushes Ecommerce and China Markets

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Fast-fashion giant Uniqlo based in Japan has released their latest financials. The brand which is catching on quickly across youth culture markets in the United States (see also our Fall Youth Culture Study 2013), has also just released their puffy jacket campaign that showcases how these cushy, soft winter outerwear can fit into the size […]

Twitter Reveals Numbers In Statement for Public Offering

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As Twitter prepares for an IPO, social networking brands are watching to see how the little blue bird fares. Similar to Instagram, which started rolling out ads recently, Twitter, too faces the issue of incorporating ads or some type of business model towards generating a profit. According to their registration statement which was released Thursday, […]

Digital Entertainment Patterns and How Youth Culture Is Leading the Way—Fresh Insights from Label Networks’ Fall Youth Culture Study 2013

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It’s clear after last weekend’s Emmy Awards that the “best in broadcast TV” is no longer a working subtitle for this awards show. With cable shows such as “Homeland,” “Veep,” “Breaking Bad,” and Netflix’s “House of Cards” taking home best director, actors, and outstanding series awards, and shows like “Downton Abbey” capturing the attention of […]

Label Networks Presents 13th Annual Fall Youth Culture Study: Reveals Shifts in Effective Advertising and Sponsorship, Social Networking, Technology and Communication Patterns, Digital Entertainment, Plus Market Opportunities and Trends in Fashion, Sneaker Culture, and Music

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Fresh research and analysis released today, September 16, 2103, from Label Networks’ 13th Annual Fall Youth Culture Study 2013 reveals where shifts in the youth marketplace have created new opportunities and trends across fashion, technology and communication, effective advertising and sponsorship, music, digital entertainment, social networking, mobile phone culture, plus automotive, fast food, and beverages based […]

Troubled Aeropostale New Target for Sycamore Partners, Owners of Hot Topic

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Sycamore Partners have expressed interest in Aeropostale, the teen retailer that has recently been dealing with low profits and missed targets when it comes to today’s youth culture. As we note in our 13th Annual Fall Youth Culture Study, released yesterday September 16, the brand had been out of sync with the marketplace for some […]

Glashion—Love At First Sight

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Fashion X Technology continues to move forward not only with fashion brands communicating better view social media and video vignettes, but also mobile apps for shopping and on-site demand. Last week at TechCrunch’s annual Disrupt SF hackathon, Google Glass was back in the foreground via Glashion–the Glass that allows wearers to immediately find the fashion […]

Label Networks Presents 2nd Annual “Sustainability and the State of the Future Youth Culture Study” –Fresh Insights on How Youth Care, Buy, Act on Sustainability and Impacts for the Future

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We are pleased to announce the release of our 2nd Annual “Sustainability and the State of the Future Youth Culture Study” featuring consumer insights on youth culture trends towards sustainability, eco-friendly fashion, sustainability preferences, latest sustainable habits, feelings about the environment, eco and sustainable shopping patterns, greatest influences, “greenest” brands, and more. Overall, while today’s […]

H&M Debuts E-Commerce in U.S., Plus Exclusive Paris Collection

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The announcement that H&M, the fast-fashion retailer from Sweden that is quickly gaining traction among youth culture in the United States, has launched its e-commerce platform called Shop Online in America, will have an impact on the where youth shop this fall during back-to-school. As more people are shifting to buying online within this new […]