I love multi-brand stores. Sadly, they are becoming rare, except online. It is obviously easier to manage one single brand than 20 or more. But it is so less attractive from a consumer’s perspective. Something that the US based brand JCrew understood well. When they display K-way rain stoppers and Aigle boots in their Crew-Cuts store, it feels they are not imposing a single minded vision and pretending they can do everything better than everyone including technical products. Doesn’t it values their brand to be associated with other great labels ?
Earlier this week, the multi-brand lover in me was very happy to find the Alex and Alexa catalog with the food delivery, instead of the usual mono-brand (that systematically feeds the bin). The little book displays essential and fashion pieces, organised by gender and categories, with a few pages dedicated to designers : Paul Smith Junior, Marni, Stella Mc Cartney Kids (directly in my kitchen side to side with the cheese, how cool). I particularly liked the selection of wooden toys at all prices which saved me from having to browse the internet for a birthday present. And last but not least, I highly appreciated the Ballet&Dance page : ooh, those ballet flats I had promised my daughter to buy in weeks, to replace hers, now too small. Magically under my eyes. That really made my day
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Florence Rolando
Launched in London in early 2009 by Florence Rolando (journalist, co-founder of Bubble Trade Shows) Pirouette Blog has been a reference in the industry since 2009 with its combined business and consumer view of the children’s market. A fantastic resource for children’s fashion, design, trends and culture, it aims to support creativity and talent but it also does this by talking about life, family, culture and health.
Florence is an international leader in the industry (8 years as a Milk Collaborator, contributor to Naif Magazine in Spain, co-founder of Bubble Trade Shows in New York and London).
Now Florence runs Energy Therapy Porto @enrgy_therapy_porto
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