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M&A Roundup: LVMH to Control Dior, ABG Takes Majority Stake in Frye, Mad Engine Acquires LRG
This week has seen movement across tiers and product categories with brands finding new homes, and along with…
Amazon’s IoT Make Apparel Shopping (And Selfies) Easier
Amazon Dash speeds into the apparel business while the new Echo Look allows Alexa to snap pictures and offer…
Kit and Ace To Close All Stores Outside of Canada
Kit and Ace announced today it would close all stores outside of its native Canada.
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Financial Roundup: Sears Canada Begins Turnaround, Unifi Performs Internationally, and Boohoo and Kering Defy the Market
Challenges at retail continue to negatively affect the bottom line for companies along the value chain—except…
These are the 10 Retailers Most Likely to Go Under Next
The number of retailers that have thrown in the towel through early April 2017, falls just short of the total…
Why Secondhand is the First Choice for More Shoppers
The numbers are in, and it turns out that resale shops--especially resale sites and apps--are doing a better…
J.Crew Slashes 250 Jobs, Reorganizes Management Team
Less than one month after the exit of president, executive creative director and long-time muse Jenna Lyons…
JC Penney Expands Sephora Partnership With More Doors, Larger Formats
JC Penney today reiterated plans to deepen its relationship with the beauty chain by adding in-store shops to…
Sears Appoints New CFO, Outlines Additional Cost-Saving Measures
In a bid to prolong what many feel is the inevitable, Sears is accelerating its cost savings strategy and…
Kids Roundup: Mamiye Acquires Kissy Kissy, Orchestra Set to Hit the US
This week there was big news in little sizes with the sale of a layette leader and the impending arrival of a…
Bebe to Close all Stores
After 40 years, the contemporary retailer has announced it will close all doors.
Profit & Loss: Omnichannel Sales Aren’t all Created Equal
AlixPartners offers a cautionary tale for retailers that might be unwittingly chasing topline sales to the…
Paypal and Mastercard Introduce Mobile Pay And AI Bots for Easier Transactions
Mobile is set to be a bigger disruption than online sales as it moves further away from what we traditionally…
New Directory Compiles Human Rights Reviews to Aid Transparency
The International Corporate Accountability Roundtable has a created the Apparel Data Directory, a one-stop…
What Shoppers Want and Where They’re Going to Get it
Omnichannel is the watchword for every fashion retailer today, and with good reason. The way shoppers get…