Wednesday 12 January 2011

How long can Superdry remain cool?

The Superdry fashion brand had a great 2010, with sales up more than 90 percent in the last 9 weeks. In fact, if the weather had been better during December, it would have had a completely brilliant year, with an almost 100% increase in sales compared with the previous year.

Superdry's profit margins will suffer a bit as the price of cotton rises, but so far, its loyal customer base is very happy buying the latest hoodies or t-shirts.

How to keep Superdry from getting stale or falling out of favour with its audience? The company is always launching new styles in multiple product ranges, to offer variety and give customers new choices. It will have to watch trends closely, be prepared to evolve quickly, continue to use fashion detail as one of its differentiating points and avoid oversaturating its markets with product and stores.

Still, few fashionistas stay loyal forever. The next big brand will be . . . ?