When you look at Ireland as a brand –this idea of Ireland.ie- people see it as a country with great food, culture, history but fashion isn’t normally something associated with the land of saints and scholars, enter Margaret Molloy who is changing all of this. For the inaugural Irish International Business Network (IIBN) NY In …
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Inditex, the owner of the Zara fashion brand reported double-digit growth in online sales for last year. The company reported a 7 per cent rise in full-year net profits and sales up 9 per cent to €25.34bn compared with the same period last year. Inditex, who own retail chains such as Zara, Massimo Dutti …
Primark is opening in Brooklyn. That one sentence brings me so much joy. Primark (or Penneys as we Irish know it) has always been close to my heart, especially when I worked in their flagship store in Dublin for three years, as well as a stint in their Paris store. While the Brooklyn store is …
Happy Sunday! I mentioned in a recent post that I wanted to write a full blog on the beauty brand Glossier - a brand that even though sounds French, was founded in New York City. Founder Emily Weiss, who had a brief stint on The Hills as well as jobs at W Magazine and Vogue, began …
The beauty sector seems to be having a lot of success recently. But as most brick and mortar stores struggle in the e-commerce climate why are beauty stores soaring? Many may argue this is because of the 'try and test' nature of the industry- people need to go to the store to find their perfect …
Currently, luxury brands are experiencing high levels of growth. Yet these brands have faced more challenges then budget brands in the last few years, especially during the economic crash and subsequent austerity measures. So how are luxury brands coping with this? Many have turned to experiential marketing and built up their online experience to ensure their …
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