Monthly Archives: November 2009

Hash Ladha is no longer listed as part of the ASOS operating board as Marketing and Operations Director. The Online Fashion Agency believes Hash, who has previously held roles with New Look, Arcadia and Austin Reed, left the company recently. …

Kristina O’Connor, founder of Store Society, tells us how The Drapers/WGSN Fashion Summit was for her. Surrounded by the buzzing from Blackberrys at the bottom of Balenciaga bags, I pushed my market-bought rucksack further under my chair and wondered if …

Fashion industry heavy-hitters congregated at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower last week for the annual Drapers/WGSN Fashion Summit. A panel discussion led by industry experts Leon Bailey-Green, Colin McDowell, Courtney Blackman, Rebekah Roy and Lucy Wood examined the power of the …

My-Wardrobe.com is gearing up to launch catwalk video on its product pages within the next week. The retailer has made a series of changes to its photography and merchandising over the last few months in a bid to improve customer …

E Commerce Assistant Merchandiser / Fat Face [Drapers] E-Commerce Manager / Republic [Econsultancy] Catwalk Assistant  / ASOS [ASOS] Online Marketing Manager /Pia Jewellery [Econsultancy] e-Marketing Co-ordinator /Fashion brand [Gumtree] Online Marketing Executive / theOutnet.com [net-a-porter]   To see your role …

Head of e-commerce at Aurora Fashions Julien Shirley is to leave the group at the end of this year. Julien currently oversees e-commerce operations for Aurora brands, including Karen Millen, Coast, Warehouse and Oasis. It is believed Julien will start …

Hearst Digital title Handbag.com has launched its Online Fashion Awards. The nominations in the ten categories were chosen by myself Leon Bailey-Green and the other judges Belinda White, Courtney Blackman and Laura Street. A full list of nominess follows; voting …

Mamas & Papas, the maternity and baby wear brand, will release its first foray into own brand lingerie online before it is available in store. The Online Fashion Agency understands the range will be sold exclusively at www.mamasandpapas.com from January …

Drapers, the fashion business magazine, will host its second Etail Awards ceremony in 2010, this time at the Bloomsbury Ballroom. Judging for the awards takes place next week and on the panel with myself Leon Bailey-Green is Bigmouthmedia’s Finlay Clark, …

Expect change at Brand Alley. The online retailer is expected to make a series of improvements to its website over the next three months. A new look and feel, scheduled to be unveiled within the next fortnight, sees the start of changes …

Hearst Digital title Handbag.com, which reaches 1.5m unique users per month, is to launch the first Handbag.com Online Fashion Awards later this week. Celebrating the best of online fashion, there are ten awards up for grabs including Best Boutique, Best …

Managing Director of Sarah Coggles Mark Bage discusses the ‘model vs mannequin’ debate Whether or not to use models in product photography is an important consideration. Having trialled both approaches, it’s one I’m still debating myself. One strong argument in favour …

Meet Frances Card, the fashion business consultant with extensive experience working with multi-channel brands. My job for online fashion companies involves… Building or re-building online proposition’s, buying and merchandising, brand recruitment, presentation, promotion, operation and processes as well as recruiting …

Christine Bardwell thinks luxury fashion retailers have been slow to adopt ecommerce, trailing behind most of the retail sector. Harvey Nichols (www.harveynichols.com) for example, has made only a small move into online fashion sales. Others have not invested in an …

The Online Fashion Agency is the first to interview Miriam Lahage since the sale of Koodos to E-Trader. How long had talks been going on and were there other potential bidders? As with any start-up, we have had conversations with …