Articles by Lara Grobosch
Liberty womenswear buyer: ‘I am expecting customers to look for slightly more muted pieces’
Since its opening in 1875, Liberty in London's West End has been one of the first and most prestigious locations for fashion and luxury goods of all kinds. The department store, in its majestic Tudor building, is known for its close connection to art and design, as well as its in-house design studio where Liberty’s bold and floral print fabrics...
Fashion |Interview Featured6 Jan 2023
“Soil is the answer”: Leading model and activist Arizona Muse on sustainability in fashion
Fashion photoshoots and the model’s high life sound like a world away from farming, soil and the big outdoors. Dirt, however, is exactly what model Arizona Muse finds herself dealing with on a daily basis now. In 2021, the model turned activist founded her charity, named ‘Dirt’, which is dedicated to regenerating soil and promoting biodynamic...
Business|Interview FeaturedMember28 Nov 2022
Blending physical and digital: The future of retail according to Farfetch
“We strongly believe that the retail of the future is still developing in physical retail,” said Sandrine Deveaux, executive vice president of future retail at luxury fashion platform Farfetch, during a talk at Wired Smarter. The multi-track business conference, which took place on October 11 in London, explored the future of retail, money and...
RetailFeatured13 Oct 2022
Behind the scenes of one of the world' s leading auction houses
For over a decade and a half, the French auction house Artcurial has hosted the finest luxury brands and was the first auctioneer to offer Hermès accessories. Every year, the fashion and luxury accessories department holds two prestigious auctions in Monaco dedicated to the French design house, as well as several thematic online auctions,...
Business|Interview FeaturedMember13 Sept 2022
Business in uncertain times: How Zalando is dealing with Brexit, inflation and shifted consumer sentiment
Online retailer Zalando is one of the leading destinations for fashion and lifestyle in Europe. The Berlin-based company serves 25 European markets with an overall consumer base of around 49 million. With its Platform Strategy at its centre, namely the marketplace model and connected retail, Zalando aims to achieve international growth by...
Business|Interview FeaturedMember12 Aug 2022
Browns buyer: “More is more” when it comes to accessories
Alongside exclusive high fashion, shoes, handbags and accessories are an important driver of the luxury industry. FashionUnited spoke with Hollie Harding, womenswear non-apparel buying manager at Browns about what role the segment plays for the British luxury department store. In the interview Harding talked about the most popular product...
Fashion |Interview Featured19 Jul 2022
Livestreaming and stores as physical fulfilment centres – China’s innovative retail experiences
“Think about e-commerce platforms and how many times you use them per day. Probably no more than once,” said Mei Chen, head of fashion and luxury UK, US and Northern Europe at Alibaba Group, during the Shoptalk Europe retail show in London last week. “Now if you go to China and you ask consumers how many times they use our Alibaba e-commerce B2C...
BusinessFeaturedMember16 Jun 2022
Building a modern brand based on community and authenticity, according to Ugg and Dai
How can a brand stay relevant in today’s uncertain times? Global lifestyle brand Ugg and women's performance wear label Dai gave an answer to that question in the ‘The Future of Brands’ panel discussion on Tuesday, at this year’s Shoptalk Europe retail show in London. While Ugg is a two-billion-dollar company with numerous sales outlets...
BusinessFeaturedMember9 Jun 2022
Educational resources and meaningful connections: how Asos is attracting Gen Z
Gen Z is more diverse, better educated and far more digitally savvy than any generation before. Born between 1995 and 2010, they make up almost 30 percent of the world’s population. For online retailers like Asos, the fashion-loving, 20-somethings age group already accounts for half of their target audience and will completely overtake...
BusinessFeaturedMember9 Jun 2022
Aligning goals with a digital first strategy: how John Lewis and Made.com master omnichannel
Aligning the goals of all teams in an omnichannel organisation is essential for retailers to seamlessly guide consumers along their shopping journeys. That was one of the key takeaways from the ‘Working Cross-Functionally to Create a Cohesive Shopping Experience’ panel talk on Monday, at this year’s Shoptalk Europe retail show in London, as...
BusinessFeaturedMember7 Jun 2022