
British retailer Mulberry opened its largest and third retail location in New York Sept. 6, and for the first time will offer its entire collection in-store in the United States.
Other British retailers such as Burberry, Top Shop and Jack Wills have taken the U.S. markets by storm just as American designers are not hesitating to set up shop in London’s premiere shopping districts. Mulberry’s third physical presence is not breaking in to U.S. commerce, but the brand’s undeniable power and hype is leading experts to weigh in on why Britain and the United States are so closely connected.
“Every 20 years or so, we have a British invasion, whether it is fashion, music or politics,” said Rex Whisman, president of BrandED Consultants Group, Denver. “[Britain] and the U.S. have always had connections since the beginning of the country, and I feel like Americans have a special connection to the British.
{"ct":"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","iv":"2fa6792e86f70f5925a5380f03f0716a","s":"7c142763ca7d8424"}