The Indicator | January 24, 2025
The Indicator | January 24th, 2025 By Sonal Gandhi Chief Content Officer at The Lead Adidas went from a €377m loss in Q4 2023 to €57m profit in Q4 2024 on the strength of Samba and Gazelle. While Apple remained the most valuable brand in the world. In other news, the TikTok ban and potential […]
The Indicator | January 17, 2025
The Indicator | January 17th, 2025 By Sonal Gandhi Chief Content Officer at The Lead A few sustainability stories stood out this week even as AI dominated the conversation at NRF yet again this year. Walmart is partnering with Rebag to sell authenticated second hand luxury handbags instead of cheap Birken knockoffs. Poshmark is partnering […]
The Indicator | January 10, 2025
The Indicator | January 10th, 2025 By Sonal Gandhi Chief Content Officer at The Lead Flurry of M&A activity continues into the second week of Jan with True Religion and Jonathan Adler changing ownership and JCPenney combining with SPARC Group. As the Supreme Court decides the fate of TikTok in America just as we go […]
The Indicator | January 3, 2025
The Indicator | January 3rd, 2025 By Sonal Gandhi Chief Content Officer at The Lead Retail M&A folks were busy this holiday season – Saks finalized the Neiman acquisition deal, Marquee bought Laura Ashley and the Nordstrom family (along with El Puerto de Liverpool) took the namesake department store private. Meanwhile, US consumers continued to […]
The Indicator | December 20, 2024
The Indicator | December 20th, 2024 By Sonal Gandhi Chief Content Officer at The Lead If you have not finished your holiday shopping yet, you are not alone. Hundred and fifty seven million shoppers are expected to shop on super Saturday. Meanwhile, young shoppers are flocking to Chinese marketplaces like Temu for deals as other […]
The Indicator | December 13, 2024
The Indicator | December 13th, 2024 By Sonal Gandhi Chief Content Officer at The Lead Brands are carefully watching the impending TikTok ban, even as TikTok Shops delivers record sales this holiday for some like Canvas Beauty. Meanwhile, Temu is courting higher-end brands for its platform to compete with Amazon, which recently launched its Temu […]
The Indicator | December 6, 2024
The Indicator | December 6th, 2024 By Sonal Gandhi Chief Content Officer at The Lead Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales online outperformed expectations. TikTok Shops also performed exceedingly well bringing in $100 Million on BF, while becoming the main discovery channel for over half of US consumers. Meanwhile, consumer brands like Simple Modern and Dove expanded […]
The Indicator | November 22, 2024
The Indicator | November 22nd, 2024 By Sonal Gandhi Chief Content Officer at The Lead Brand loyalty and collaborations stole the spotlight this week. H&M delighted loyalty members with a surprise Charli XCX concert in Times Square, while Ulta Beauty is enhancing personalization for its 44M members. Prada and Miu Miu brought luxury to Snapchat […]
The Indicator | November 15, 2024
The Indicator | November 15th, 2024 By Sonal Gandhi Chief Content Officer at The Lead It’s numbers week. Latest holiday sales growth predictions are in and are hovering around 3 – 3.7%, which’s lower than last year. Vuori, the digital-native athleisure brand, is now valued at $5.5B while Klarna is valued at $14.6B. Meanwhile, Forerunner […]
The Indicator | November 8, 2024
The Indicator | November 8th, 2024 By Sonal GandhiChief Content Officer at The Lead Mango is the latest brand to use AI-generated models which are accompanied with disclaimers on the site. Meanwhile, both luxury and main street brands are buying up real estate on NYC’s Fifth Avenue, just as Aritzia proves that premium real estate […]
