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 […]
The Indicator | November 1, 2024
The Indicator | November 1st, 2024 By Sonal Gandhi Chief Content Officer at The Lead Prada group is defying the luxury slowdown, buoyed by the strength of its Miu Miu brand. Shopify is successfully going after Salesforce’s enterprise clients. Meanwhile, Revolve launched a shopping game and TikTok Shop is going all in on livestreaming this […]
The Indicator | October 25, 2024
The Indicator | October 25th, 2024 By Sonal Gandhi Chief Content Officer at The Lead A federal court judge has blocked the proposed merger between Tapestry (Coach, Kate Spade) and Capri (Michael Kors). The FTC had asserted that the deal would be detrimental to consumer prices and product design, as well as employee compensation. In […]
The Indicator | October 18, 2024
The Indicator | October 18th, 2024 By Sonal Gandhi Chief Content Officer at The Lead Big retailers revealed their holiday plans this week – Target is offering exclusive releases with Taylor Swift on Black Friday, while Neiman Marcus is partnering with “Emily in Paris” stylist for its fantasy gifts list. Meanwhile, in the long-haul marketing […]
The Indicator | October 11, 2024
The Indicator | October 11th, 2024 By Sonal GandhiChief Content Officer at The Lead In this week’s news, teens still love Nike but a tad bit less, Anthropologie grabs inspiration from The Met and the Gilded Age while its sister brand Urban Outfitters lowers prices before the holidays. Meanwhile, Authentic Brands Group tied up with […]
The Indicator | October 4, 2024
The Indicator | October 4th, 2024 By Sonal Gandhi Chief Content Officer at The Lead A few big-name partnerships in the news this week including Levi’s campaign featuring Beyoncé, LVMH’s partnership with Formula 1 and QVC’s with USA Pickleball. Meanwhile ABG completed its $1.2 billion acquisition of Champion from Hanes and is planning to expand […]
The Indicator | September 27, 2024
The Indicator | September 27th, 2024 By Sonal GandhiChief Content Officer at The Lead A couple of notable acquisitions in the news this week, including Blue Nile by Signet and Bravissimo by Wacoal Europe. Generative AI applications are also in the news as brands like Dior, CK and BMW embrace virtual influencers and Puma taps […]