The Lieutenant
March 8, 2010 – 20:14 pm | One Comment

Daniel Rooke although always having a sense of inadequacy in fitting in with his peers, was born with a gift of calculating numbers. This gift maps out his entire destiny; from the moment he enters …

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Can Attractive Shop Assistants Discourage Customers From Shopping?
August 25, 2009 – 18:42 pm | No Comment
Can Attractive Shop Assistants Discourage Customers From Shopping?

Latest studies in neuromarketing (for additional info pick a copy of Martin’s Lindstrom’s – Buy-ology: Truth and Lies about Why We Buy from Amazon.com here or Amazon.co.uk here) indicate that when it comes to marketing …

Are Hawes & Curtis Watching Their Image?
August 23, 2009 – 11:14 am | 2 Comments
Are Hawes & Curtis Watching Their Image?

Here at SHINE we constantly monitor how businesses are adapting to the change and if recession is making any difference. It seems that a lot of retailers are running extended sales, but is that backed …

The SHINE Experience – So Far So Good
August 16, 2009 – 12:00 pm | 2 Comments
The SHINE Experience – So Far So Good

Someone once told me there was a credit crunch on and that companies were losing customers and revenue left right and center. Did the staff of these companies know? In most part yes, but there …

The Stakes Are High With Saks Fifth Avenue New Men’s Range
August 14, 2009 – 16:53 pm | No Comment
The Stakes Are High With Saks Fifth Avenue New Men’s Range

What does the wind of current economic change do to the major retail players such as luxury department stores? It’s forcing them to readjust their stock policy to address falling demand and requires them to …

Will Gucci Make Flash Sneakers Exclusive?
August 12, 2009 – 10:31 am | 2 Comments
Will Gucci Make Flash Sneakers Exclusive?

With the recessions taking its toll on the fashion industry Gucci has developed new strategy – temporary concept stores for flash sneakers. These stores will travel the world and stop for a limited time in …

Chinese Luxury Vertigo
August 3, 2009 – 12:00 pm | 3 Comments
Chinese Luxury Vertigo

‘Luxury brands need to seed their success through establishing a luxury culture in the Chinese market… Many Chinese customers have little sense of luxury culture with much of the nation still living in relative poverty, …