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RETAIL ROUND-UP
The tale of the till
Tesco’s top table
Tesco enjoyed success with a special cross category Roald Dahl initiative in the summer. Cross category tables took residence in 80 Tesco super stores, sitting in the home dining area of the retailer. The tables included books, Mr Kipling cake packs including an on-pack promotion and 11 Creative Tops homeware skus. The Mr Kipling range includes four nationwide skus, plus two James and the Giant Peach skus – James’ Peaches & Cream Slices and James’ Peach Fancies – which are exclusive to Tesco. The available Creative Tops skus include mugs, water bottles, swirly straw cups and a melamine tray.
H&M teams with Morris & Co Fashion retailer H&M is collaborating with British interiors brand Morris & Co this autumn on a new tailored collection. The new range – which features some of the most recognised Morris prints – will launch globally (in-store and online) from October 4. The H&M collection includes a wide range of strong tailored coats, jackets and trousers, romantic dresses and blouses, cosy knits and coordinating separates. Silhouettes are longer yet lean, with wool blends, velvet and fluid fabrics, and details such as tie-necks, voluminous sleeves, knife pleats and ruffles. Morris & Co is handled by Style Library.
Above: The new range hits stores from October 4.
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LICENSING SOURCE BOOK EUROPE 2018
Despite the many stories of woe coming from the high street, it’s been another busy summer for licensed activity at retail, both for bricks and mortar and online. LSB rounds up some of the happenings.
Nickelodeon characters star for Childrensalon.com
Children’s designer fashion online retailer, Childrensalon.com has launched an exclusive collaboration with Brightonbased clothing brand Gresham Blake and Nickelodeon. The limited edition collection stars popular Nickelodeon characters SpongeBob Squarepants, Rugrats, Hey Arnold! and Ren and Stimpy across 23 eclectic styles of shirts and dresses for boys and girls aged two to 16. The launch of the collection was accompanied by a video campaign featuring Diversity’s Perri Kiely and members of Britain’s Got Talent finalists DVJ.
Amazon to account for 5% of global retail
Analysts are predicting that Amazon will account for 5% of global retail in the near future. The predictions come as the online retailer became only the second company after Apple to hit the trilliondollar market valuation milestone early in September. According to the research firm eMarketer, Amazon’s e-commerce revenue will grow more than 28% this year to reach $394 billion, and will account for 49% of US online retail sales and nearly 5% of all retail spending.