koodos sales

domakaya

Whether you’re feeling the cold or just want to make a start on your Christmas shopping, winter warmers don’t come more charming than Domakaya’s handknitted and crocheted accessories - and this weekend you can bag them for up to 40 per cent less at the brand’s Christmas sale. It’s on Saturday 22nd November at Flat 2, 49 Roland Gardens, SW7 (0207 835 0962) from 11am to 4pm. And if you can’t make the sale? Find Domakaya’s cosy shawls, handwarmers and hats here at koodos.

Here’s an early Christmas present for all you bargainistas: one of our favourite brands, Goat, is holding a sample sale next week and it’s well worth the trip, whether you’re making a start on your Christmas shopping or filling those gaps in your own wardrobe. Goat’s timeless, understated capsule pieces are well known for their buy-now-wear-forever appeal (the knitwear is especially beautiful), making this one sample sale where it’s impossible to make a mistake.

When: Thursday 13 November 12-6pm and Friday 14 November 10am-5pm

Where: 76 Gloucester Place, London W1U 6HJ, tel 0207 487 3401.

PS. Can’t make the sale? Check out our big savings on Goat at koodos here.

Getting ready for the party season? Well what better than a Monica Vinader cocktail ring at half price to complete your look? The jewellery label of choice for Cheryl Cole on the X Factor, you can also see her wearing it here in the current Nintendo ads. The line is also a favourite with the fashion press, featuring recently in Grazia and ES. Snap yours up before they go here.

I wanted to write personally to explain why koodos has ditched the private sale. Koodos held its final private sale last week. I wanted to clarify to all why we are closing down private sales and why it might matter to you.

In the current credit crunch environment, our customers want a choice of bargains all of the time and do not want to wait for them. Private sales create a barrier for retailers and customers, offering only limited goods for limited periods of time. We know from speaking to you that you are looking for high standards of service and ease of shopping, as well you should.

Koodos introduced the private sale model to the UK when it first launched almost two years ago. Koodos soon added open sales to the mix, finding them an answer to the limitations of private sales. At the time there was relatively little fashion discounting and the closed environment of private sales helped us to win over brands which were initially nervous about offering their merchandise at a discounted price. However, brands now view the fashion discount sector as an established part of the sales mix.

We look at the proliferation of sites now, two years later, offering private sales. On these private sales sites, customers cannot purchase until their favoured brand is scheduled and then have to wait, often for weeks, for their purchases to arrive. We at koodos pride ourselves in offering the speediest delivery possible, often next day. Speedy and reliable online delivery is expected and will be crucial in the run-up to Christmas.

Also, the practice of referrals and membership, with the need to remember passwords and log ins, further complicates the buying process for customers. What started off as a way to offer you fashion bargains has in my humble opinion devolved into a way for other sites to rationalise poor customer service.

So what will koodos do now?

We will keep offering fashion bargains on thousands of styles from over 150 brands every day.

Koodos will enhance open sales with sale previews, providing frequent customers with the opportunity to sign up for 24 hour advance access to chosen brands and events. This follows the success of brand alerts, where we let you know when we get new arrivals from your favourite brands.

The company is also launching bargainista.co.uk, which will champion online and offline fashion bargains and create a community of bargain hunters. The community will feature independent advice on fashion bargain shopping, with guides and deals. It launches this month with guides to Christmas gifting and the best London fashion bargain stores and sample sales. Watch this space for more details.
The private sale model has served its purpose in helping to start discount fashion retailing here in the UK. But business changes, and as the sector’s pioneer, we are changing with it. We want to be the champion of fashion bargains and the go to source for independent advice on the best offers. We believe this is what the customer wants. Opening up our doors 24/7, offering speedy delivery on your purchase, and helping you find deals outside of koodos is the best way for koodos to offer what you have been telling us you want.

You must have heard of the “Aggy”, everyone is talking about it! They are saying it’s the ‘crop of the decade’. The pixie-chick-come-rock-rebel-peroxide-crop has been taking the world by storm ever since, a now very famous Agyness Deyn, was first shot by iconic photographer Mario Testino only two years ago.

The stylist on set, Sam McKnight saw her “graggy” brown locks and knew she needed more omph… a snip and a bottle of bleach later and the “Aggy” was born. McKnight secretly knew he was creating the next ‘Rachel’ with this girl.

As expected, a troop of celebrity copycats have followed with this cheeky, striking look, namely: Pixie Geldof (well with a name like that?) and Sarah Harding. I’m not sure if i’d rush out and get it tomorrow, but these girls certainly look like they are having fun!

However when Agyness dyed her hair brown to walk the S/S 08 Burberry Prorsum runway, she found that the offers for work were not so frequent without her trade mark blonde locks. So platinum she did return and quickly did her cover shots…

What do you think?