J.Crew
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If you’ve ever checked out the fashions in the FM New York office, you won’t be surprised to learn that J.Crew is one of our favorite brands. Now we have even more reason to admire CEO Mickey Drexler and team: J.Crew debuted their Fall women’s catalog on Pinterest yesterday.
Mashable reports that “J.Crew is the first clothing brand to debut its catalog on the image-based network,” though Oscar de la Renta introduced his 2012 Fall campaign on Instagram (thanks to social media maven @OscarPRGirl). [more…]
StellaService Expands Operations To Collect Customer Service Data On UK-Based Retailers
StellaService @StellaService expands internationally for the first time, now offering UK businesses and consumers access to objective customer service performance data
StellaService, the only provider of objective customer service ratings and insights, today announced it has extended the reach of its data collection to measure the customer service and fulfillment performance of online retailers operating in the UK.
For more information visit www.stellaservice.com or follow StellaService on Twitter @StellaService
SalesGossip oversubscribed for second round of angel investment
- The new financing will see SalesGossip revolutionise the way fashion retailers plan promotions
11 FEBRUARY 2014, LONDON, UK – SalesGossip.co.uk, the revolutionary start-up that locates and curates every fashion and beauty promotion on the high street and online, has just closed its second round of angel investment at just under $1 million (£600,000 —£100,000 over target). This follows an initial angel funding round of £250,000 after SalesGossip won a prestigious enterprise competition run by LinkedIn and RBS. Over 75% of the initial investors reinvested in this second round which represented a 225% uplift on their original investment.
More marketers are taking a “content first” approach to selling. This J. Crew email does an excellent job of leading with advice on etiquette and style to build trust and to give their subscribers the confidence to move forward with purchases.- Mike Diekhoff, Design Consultant
Inside one of the most exciting stores of 2013: our favourite items from @jcrew on Regent St http://t.co/nQOMyGzB0v #jcrewlondon
— British GQ (@BritishGQ) November 6, 2013
"Excellent presentations, senior level attendees and great interactivity" Nick Gee, Auto Trader
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Research reveals next wave of digital sales growth in popular retail categories will be driven by older consumers -
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