4 October, 2020

TRP Travel Retail Style Index: October 2020

Cartier Maillon de Cartier watch 2020

Welcome to a new travel retail column for DRG by Alison Farrington aka The Retail Planner (TRP)

As global travel picks up again, we look at the business and shopping trends of the travel retail world. In particular, the beauty, fashion, accessories, and watches & jewellery categories, dipping into the product exclusives and digital strategies that often launch in Asia and give the rest of the world an idea of innovations coming soon.

WHAT’S THE FUTURE FOR DUTY FREE SHOPPING? A major story this month, the entire travel retail industry is reeling from the latest government news that duty free is set to be abolished in the UK for everything bar alcohol and cigarettes from 1 Jan 2020. (more…)

Disneyrollergirl 0 Comments Brands, Business of fashion, Events, News, Online shopping, Retail concepts, Technology, Trends Alison Farrington, beauty, Cartier, Estee Lauder, events, fragrance, Frederic Malle, Net-a-porter, retail concepts, shopping, watches

16 September, 2020

How to work from home (and actually get things done)

While certain sectors of society are keen to get workers back into their offices, others are looking at a longer-term future of working from home. What that future actually looks like is anybody’s guess. But I think we’ve adjusted to the idea that we’ll continue to spend a certain amount of time kitchen table-bound – at least for the short-to-medium term.

Or maybe things have progressed beyond the kitchen table? (more…)

Disneyrollergirl 5 Comments Books, Design, News, Shopping, Trends fragrance, home decor, L'Occitane, Loewe, productivity, shopping

25 August, 2020

Trend report: what to wear for AW20

Hermes AW20 trend report - photo by Jamie Stoker

What a weird year! It feels odd talking about new-season trends, all things considered, but there is going to be a new season and even if you’re not buying, there are other ways to be inspired by newness. Let’s say it’s also a way of looking forward, so a sort of exercise in cautious optimism. Here’s what’s in the air for AW20… (more…)

Disneyrollergirl 4 Comments Art, Beauty, Books, Brands, Business of fashion, Design, Fashion shows, Films, News, Online shopping, Retail concepts, Shopping, Technology, Trends Amoako Boafo, AW20, Aysem Kandrali, beauty, Bode, brands, Burberry, Casablanca, Cassi Namoda, fragrance, gamification, gaming, Giorgio Armani, Gucci, Hermes, keith Haring, Lacoste, Les Tien, Mari Giudicelli, shopping, Ssone, Steve McQueen, technology, trend

11 August, 2020

Aroma Therapy

Harper's Bazaar

Smell is a big thing for me. I’m the opposite of a fragrance-free kinda girl. I’m here for the full-fat geranium and lavender self-care experience and like many others, scent has become a sort of olfactory comfort blanket in recent months. Unsurprisingly, it’s also led to a few new product launches. Here are some of my latest aroma-therapy discoveries… (more…)