Americans are filling up their virtual shopping carts fast, a new study has found. According to GlobalWebIndex’s bi-annual report on the latest trends in online commerce, 8 in 10 American internet users shop online. The report also found high engagement rates across all major demographics. Key 2016 Online Shopping Statistics The study revealed some more interesting insights: … Read More →
Some mornings when I’m doing my makeup I start adding up the dollar value of the products I’m using. I never get that far, because I have an English degree and can’t do much mental arithmetic, but also because it quickly becomes depressing. Makeup and skincare are shockingly expensive when you consider them all at … Read More →
At a time when fashion is in a state of flux, we’re looking to the industry’s next generation of influencers as a guiding light. This New York Fashion Week, Refinery29’s Future of American Fashion series is highlighting the designers, brands, and retailers we’re betting on big. The future starts here. As department stores continue to … Read More →
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) plans to make hallmarking of gold jewellery compulsory and, as a first step, it has proposed photocards for hallmarked jewellery. Currently, the hallmark logos on jewellery are very small and difficult to decipher. The authenticity of these logos also remains suspect. To address this problem, the BIS has proposed to introduce a photocard, of the size of a … Read More →
Lil Peep didn’t expect to be sitting front row at the Balmain men’s show at Paris Fashion Week in June, “not in 1,000 years,” he says. Yet there he was—a smiley 20-year old rapper from Long Island with copious face tattoos—seated next to Carine Roitfield and decked out in a gold-studded Balmain jacket. He was hard to … Read More →
Mumbai: Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor, who has stepped into the business field along with her sister Rhea Kapoor to launch high street fashion brand Rheson, says a creative business like fashion is riskier as compared to a business of things for daily needs. “I think any creative business is more risk-taking because eventually, it is … Read More →
An increase in income levels, coupled with steady interest from the younger generation, is likely to fuel India’s gold jewellery demand in the coming years, according to the World Gold Council (WGC). In its report, “India’s gold market: evolution and innovation,” WGC said the rise of India’s middle-class consumers will play a vital role in … Read More →