Swap shopping is a green- and budget-friendly way to clean out your closet and then promptly stock it again—this time with stuff you actually might wear. At a swanky L.A. café with ivy crawling up the brick storefront, a group of vintage enthusiasts recently hosted a vintage clothing “swap and shop”; in Canada a nonprofit [...]
May 08, 2012 | Categories:Brainsnacks, Fashion, Trends | Tags: children's clothing swap, children's clothing trends, clothing swap, consumer trends, Dig N' Swap, eco trends, Little Black Bag, Modern Life, online clothing swap, online swap shopping, Prosumer Report, shopping trends, sustainability trends, swap shopping, thredUP, tradeizze, vintage clothing swap | Leave A Comment »
Consumers worldwide are expected to fork over $466 billion during the 2011 holidays—up nearly 3 percent from last year—and experts say the way we’ll spend much of this money may signal the biggest shift in shopping habits since the catalog was introduced in the late 1870s. This season, interactive tablet apps like Catalog Spree, Coffee [...]
Dec 15, 2011 | Categories:Brainsnacks, Brands, Fashion, Social Media, Technology, Trends | Tags: Anthropologie, app, branding, Catalog Spree, catalogs, Coffee Table, consumer trends, Google, iPad, Nordstrom, print, retail, retail trends, Revel Touch, Saks Fifth Avenue, Sears, Social Media, Technology, TheFind, Walmart | Leave A Comment »
In need of a PR shot in the arm, banks rally for “fans” via social networks Sallie Mae and the gang can no doubt be blamed for eroding consumer confidence in financial institutions, but the recent, widespread addition of debit card fees hasn’t helped bridge any gaps. (And then there were those, ahem, bailouts that [...]
Nov 21, 2011 | Categories:Brainsnacks | Tags: Bank of America, banks, consumer finance, consumer trends, Farmville, HSBC, J.P. Morgan, money, Occupy Wall Street, protests, Social Media | Leave A Comment »
Word on the Street Street style has eclipsed the influence of celebrity style—yes, we said it In the ’90s actors and musicians replaced supermodels as the leading harbingers of style, but now an even more dramatic shift is underway among fashion’s hierarchy. With magnificent magazine-worthy photography, some top fashion bloggers and street-style photographers have become [...]
Oct 20, 2011 | Categories:Brainsnacks | Tags: Bill Cunningham, blogging, BlogHer, celebrity style, consumer marketing, consumer trends, Diane Kruger, diy fashion blogs, Fashion, fashion bloggers, fashion blogs, fashion trends, Harper’s Bazaar, Lucky magazine, Scott Schuman, she’sconnected, Sienna Miller, the Sartorialist | Leave A Comment »
