With retail foot traffic slowly coming back, brands are starting to test the waters of post-pandemic physical retail via pop-ups. Brands like Studs, Rails, Louis Vuitton and Dior have opened or are opening pop-up shops in April and May, in an attempt to gauge their customers’ interest in shopping in-person or Read more…
Gearing up for a resurgence in travel, Seattle-based Expedia Group is refreshing its flagship Expedia brand with updated features across the company’s mobile app and more than 70 websites. As more people plan and book flights and hotel stays as COVID-19 vaccination rates increase, Expedia wants to be part of Read more…
Marking the second Earth Day to fall during a global pandemic, similarly to last year activations have shifted online in lieu of physical gatherings. The past 12 months have put the environment under tighter focus, with people learning to live more sustainably under Covid-19. And with the pandemic underlining the importance of Read more…
French luxury house Chanel has lost a trademark fight with Huawei Technologies claiming alike brandings. A top European court ruled that their logos do not bear similarities to each other. Click here to read the story at designtaxi.com. Discussion Questions: What is a brand? What is a logo? How do companies protect their Read more…
Patagonia announced that it is “transitioning away” from adding corporate logos to its products. The company has long been a popular choice for high-end corporate apparel. The famous mountain logo is synonymous with a certain level of quality and brand-name recognition. Click here to read the story at magazine.promomarketing.com. Discussion Read more…
Cheap-chic retailers H&M and Old Navy are moving into Earth Week with a fun take on fashion’s future, following two very different roads. Working with 11-year-old recycling consultant Ryan Hickman, Old Navy is selecting 51 young GoFundMe innovators to back. Click here to read the story at mediapost.com. Discussion Questions: Read more…
Amazon can squeeze a lot into a box. Jared Ficklin was part of a secret team at a prominent design firm tapped with helping design and develop a watershed device from Amazon, the Fire Phone. The Fire Phone was going to be Amazon’s arrival in the design world. The Kindle Read more…
Dick’s Sporting Goods has entered the hotly contested market for men’s athletic apparel with the launch of its own brand, VRST. VRST debuted Tuesday on Dick’s website and a stand-alone site. Products of the brand will roll out to more than 400 Dick’s stores in coming weeks, the company said. Items Read more…
The Ram Truck brand is reinforcing how its award-winning trucks are “Built to Serve” through a new storytelling campaign called “I’m A Ram,” featuring five-time Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Chris Stapleton. The campaign includes a series of commercials and long-form content that spans across broadcast, digital and the Ram brand social Read more…
Tide brand of laundry detergent has a new environmental sustainability plan, the “2030 Ambition,” that’s focused on the “wash cycle,” the point when consumers are using Tide to clean their laundry. In spring 2021, the company will launch a North American campaign that will encourage washing in cold water. Click Read more…