The Indicator | June 7, 2024
The Indicator | June 7th, 2024 By Sonal Gandhi Chief Content Officer at The Lead Busy week for M&A – Randa and Marquee brands came together to acquire Totes Isotoner, ABG acquired Champion, Estée acquired Deciem and Outdoor Voices was bought by Consortium Brand Partners. In other financial news, Father’s Day spending is expected to […]
The Indicator | May 31, 2024
The Indicator | May 31st, 2024 By Sonal Gandhi Chief Content Officer at The Lead Luxury sneaker brand and maker of pre-distressed shoes, Golden Goose, is going public and seeking to raise $108 million from the IPO. In innovation news this week, Walmart launched its immersive shopping platform while Tastemade launched a shoppable streaming show. […]
The Indicator | May 24, 2024
The Indicator | May 24th, 2024 By Sonal GandhiChief Content Officer at The Lead Vintage and archival pieces are trending with young consumers and celebrities – Urban Outfitters partnered with Kate Spade to revive the iconic baguette from the ‘90s while eBay, the original platform for vintage and second hand goods, declared May 21 as […]
The Indicator | May 17, 2024
The Indicator | May 17th, 2024 By Sonal GandhiChief Content Officer at The Lead In the news this week, brands are capitalizing on the growing craze for European/global sports among young Americans. Brands like Pacsun and Palm Angels are designing for the Miami Grand Prix while U.K.-based Classic Football Shirts, makers of retro vintage soccer […]
The Indicator | May 10, 2024
The Indicator | May 10th, 2024 By Sonal Gandhi Chief Content Officer at The Lead In collaboration news this week, FKA Twigs is a creative partner for On’s new line of apparel while Tag Heuer and Kith partner to bring back a vintage watch collection from 1986. And Microsoft is partnering with Estée Lauder on […]
The Indicator | May 3, 2024
The Indicator | May 3rd, 2024 By Sonal Gandhi Chief Content Officer at The Lead In collaboration news this week, FKA Twigs is a creative partner for On’s new line of apparel while Tag Heuer and Kith partner to bring back a vintage watch collection from 1986. And Microsoft is partnering with Estée Lauder on […]
The Indicator | April 26th, 2024
The Indicator | April 26th, 2024 By Sonal Gandhi Chief Content Officer at The Lead In interesting earth month news – L.L. Bean, a cold weather apparel brand, is adjusting its business for a warming planet, starting with a collaboration with Summersalt (F50 ‘20 & ‘21) for swimwear. Meanwhile, Saks launched a retail media network […]
The Indicator | April 19th, 2024
The Indicator | April 19th, 2024 By Sonal GandhiChief Content Officer at The Lead QVC knows its audience – women over 50 – and is now targeting them with empowerment. Meanwhile Ikea is targeting the gamer segment with a new furniture line and LVMH along with a host of new brands are targeting newly minted […]
The Indicator | April 12th, 2024
The Indicator | April 12th, 2024 By Sonal Gandhi Chief Content Officer at The Lead Sportswear brands are gearing up for all the global attention on the Summer Olympics – Nike unveiled team kits while Puma launched a worldwide marketing campaign. Latest Piper Sandler survey is in – Teens still like Nike and Lululemon but […]
The Indicator | April 5th, 2024
The Indicator | April 5th, 2024 By Sonal GandhiChief Content Officer at The Lead Big week for notable M&A activity as Foremost 50 (’19 & ’20) brand, Dia&CO, was acquired by FullBeauty Brands and ABG looks set to acquire Champion from HanesBrands. In other news, the trend of creative partnerships continues as Madewell partners with […]