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# Essential eCommerce Fashion
Amazon's Private-Label 'Meraki' Offers Classic Styles & Quality Fabric

By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2018-06-21 | Business
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meraki
References: [retailgazette](https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2018/06/amazon-launches-4th-private-fashion-brand-meraki/) & [amazon](https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/page/21C2DCE6-2EB8-4816-88BA-37478B2A9D9C?tag=trenhunt0f-20)

[Amazon](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/demi-lovato-x-amazon) now sells more than 70 private-label brands, a handful of which are its own-label designs and in the realm of fashion—to add to the options it offers in streetwear and red carpet-inspired occasionwear, Amazon is now introducing 'Meraki.'

Meraki offers fashion design with a focus on [clean lines, timeless silhouettes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/long-lasting-clothing) and quality fabric, making for effortlessly stylish and easy-to-wear pieces to add plenty of versatility to one's wardrobe. This new [private-label fashion brand](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amazon-saver) from Amazon offers wardrobe essentials for both men and women, including everything from bomber jackets and cropped trousers to basic t-shirts.

With everything from pet food to baby products, Amazon is on track to dominate the private-label market by satisfying niche consumer interests and making it as easy as possible to shop for essentials online.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 5.5/10
- Popularity: 73% | Activity: 85% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America

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## Key Themes

### Key Themes Behind This Trend

- **Private-label Brands:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a new private-label brand that caters to a specific niche consumer interest and offers high-quality products.
- **Effortlessly Stylish Fashion:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a fashion brand that focuses on clean lines, timeless silhouettes, and quality fabric, offering versatile and easy-to-wear pieces.
- **Online Essential Shopping:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Build an online platform that makes it convenient and efficient for consumers to shop for essential products in various categories.

### Where This Applies

- **Fashion Retail:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate private-label designs and focus on clean lines, timeless silhouettes, and quality fabric to provide customers with a unique and stylish shopping experience.
- **E-commerce:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop an online marketplace that offers a wide range of essential products across different categories, harnessing the convenience and ease of online shopping.
- **Consumer Goods:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create new private-label brands that cater to niche consumer interests, providing high-quality products that are easily accessible and convenient to purchase.

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