Inventory
Sourcing Summit: Using Digital Sampling and Shorter Timelines for Efficient Inventory Planning
Experts outlined the benefits digital sampling and a shorter fashion calendar can have on inventory planning…
Do Retailers Still Have Too Much Apparel Inventory?
Slow BTS sales and wholesale buyers noting lower Fall/Winter sell-throughs than expected raise concern that…
Why Off-Price Retailers Are Pushing Out Payment Terms—Again
UBS retail analyst Jay Sole says the off-price sector has three big problems right now.
H&M’s Store-Closing Plan Hints at Fashion’s Digital Future
The Swedish fast-fashion giant leans into its resilient digital operation as it plans to bring its store…
Guess CEO: Expect to See Big-Time Brand ‘Elevation’ in the Future
During the second quarter, Guess saw lower net revenue, as it remained challenged by store closures and…
Caleres Pins Hopes on Famous Footwear for Q3 and Beyond
Second-quarter net sales at Caleres, which also owns Allen Edmonds and Vionic, were $501.4 million, down 33.4…
How a Demand-Based Sourcing Strategy Can Reduce Inventory Risk
It's time to let globalization die and go through the necessary transformation that the industry has been…
Francesca’s Confirms 50% Sales Drop, But Stock Pops On Q2 Comp Sales Projections
Francesca's CEO Andrew Clarke anticipates using more markdowns in the fall, but the company maintains…
Carter’s Net Sales Drop Nearly 30%, But Remains Profitable Despite COVID-19
As of the end of the second quarter, approximately 97 percent of Carter's stores in the U.S. and 90 percent…
Will Express Pull Off its Product Strategy Reboot?
The mall staple is banking on a new product vision to turn things around but the pandemic might have thrown a…
Here’s the Inventory Issue Nordstrom Didn’t Expect to Have
Nordstrom ran into an inventory hiccup but turned it into an opportunity.
Store Closures Widened Penney’s Q1 Loss to $546 Million
The mass merchant is in a fight for survival amid sales declines and wider losses as it negotiates a business…
Dick’s Opens Six-Month Popups Offering 90% Off
The sporting-goods chain launched a pair of new store concepts, including temporary outlets across five…
DSW Parent Reports $215M Q1 Loss as Comps Tumbled 42%
Designer Brands said its best-in-class inventory systems kept units on hand flat year over year.
As Excess Apparel Piles Up, Retailers Mull Viability of ‘Pack and Hold’
Retailers like Gap, Harrods and Marks & Spencer are figuring out what to do with all the inventory that never…