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Heirloom Retail

Brands entice consumers with products made to last

Implications - Aiming to distance themselves from patterns related to conspicuous consumption, an increasing number of brands are marketing their products by emphasizing high-quality craftsmanship that ensures it will last. This progression speaks to the consumer interest in championing conscious consumption and acquiring long-lasting goods that can become heirlooms.
Workshop Question - In what ways can you increase transparency in order to enhance brand trust?
Trend Themes
1. Conscious Consumption - Consumers are championing conscious consumption and acquiring long-lasting goods that can become heirlooms.
2. Sustainable Production - Sustainable production practices that avoid the use of harmful glues and chemicals have emerged for children's toys and baby rattles.
3. Repair and Reuse Culture - Brands are organizing clothing swap events and repair trucks offering to mend items for free during a tour across the country.
Industry Implications
1. Retail - Retailers can focus on marketing their products by emphasizing high-quality craftsmanship that ensures it will last to appeal to consumers interested in conscious consumption.
2. Children's Toys - Designers can create quality and long-lasting wooden toys that avoid the use of harmful chemicals and glues.
3. Outdoor Clothing - Outdoor clothing brands can focus on organizing clothing swap events and repair trucks to promote sustainable production practices and reinforce their brand image as socially and environmentally responsible.
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Heirloom Mountain Totes
Heirloom Mountain Totes
The Bradley Bags Provide A Thick Canvas Exterior To Hold Adventure Gear
The Bradley Mountain Bags are designed exclusively to provide a safe, compact and stylish place for consumers to store their adventure gear while jetting to and from different locations. The bag... MORE
Heirloom Retail Havens
Heirloom Retail Havens
The New Old Faithful Shop Toronto Location is Carefully Curated
The Old Faithful Shop Toronto location is a newly minted second storefront for the beloved Vancouver retailer with a polished old world aesthetic. Located along the stylish Queen West shopping strip,... MORE
Clothing Repair Pop-Ups
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The Patagonia Worn Wear Truck is Travelling Across the US Fixing Gear
The Patagonia Worn Wear Repair Truck will be making its way across the America in 2015 offering to mend items of the brand’s clothing for free. The high-end outdoor clothing brand will be... MORE
Worn Clothing Swaps
Worn Clothing Swaps
Patagonia is Giving Away Free Used Clothes on Black Friday So People Buy Less
On Black Friday tomorrow, Patagonia is giving away free used clothing and urging consumers not to buy more stuff. For the third year in a row, the socially and environmentally sustainable brand... MORE
Sustainable Shape Sorters
Sustainable Shape Sorters
This Children's Toy Was Designed to Last for Generations
Most infants are given shape sorters at some point in order to ensure that their cognitive development is progressing normally and the one designed by Anson Wong was created to last for decades.... MORE
Heirloom-Branded Blankets
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This Online Memory Mill Tracks Peoples' Blankets as They are Passed Down
Faribault Woolen Mill’s ‘Memory Mill’ provides a genius way to both track heirlooms as well as create a brand identity. It is an online site that allows users to make an online... MORE
Wooden Baby Rattles
Wooden Baby Rattles
These Wooden Shakers Were Designed Without Chemicals and Unsafe Materials
These baby rattles were designed by Nicholas Holmes who owns a designer furniture store and wanted a product for infants that was high-quality and had a visually appealing style. While most... MORE

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