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Online and Rack Propel Nordstrom Q3 Sales and Earnings Growth
Nordstrom Inc. reported third quarter earnings results that were in line with company expectations but beat…
Kohl’s Q3 Sales and Earnings Fall Short of Expectations on Soft Traffic
Kohl's Corporation reported third-quarter sales and earnings results that fell short of the recently lowered…
J.C. Penney Delivers Bottom-Line Beat in Q3, But Topline Growth Remains Elusive
J.C. Penney reported a third quarter loss that pleasantly surprised Wall Street, but failed to grow revenues…
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Walmart Beats Sales and Earnings Estimates in Q3, Warns of Highly Promotional Holiday Season
Walmart Stores reported a better-than-expected increase in third quarter sales and earnings, helped by strong…
Apparel Imports from Vietnam Grow by Double-Digits this Year
Imported apparel from Vietnam has become a bigger part of the U.S. market in 2014, growing from 10 percent of…
Consumers Spending More on Apparel and Footwear
Consumer spending on apparel and footwear picked up in September, according to the most current data released…
Despite Strong Dollar, Apparel Exports Surge in September
Apparel imports gained steam in September, according to data just released by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Retail Apparel Stocks Underperform Market in October
The approximately 100 U.S. industry stocks tracked by Sourcing Journal saw their average prices fall by a…
Wool Prices Slip in October
Wool joined other fibers of both the natural and manmade varieties in October who saw their prices decline…
Cotton’s October Price Rise Not Expected to Last
After dropping by more than 6 percent in September, cotton prices stabilized and actually rose a bit in…
Michael Kors Delivers Disappointing Q2 Comps, Sends Stock Plunging
Is the jet-set luxury brand losing altitude? Michael Kors Holdings Limited (KORS) announced second quarter…
Currency Brief: Strong Dollar Gains Steam in October
With one notable exception, most of the key apparel currencies continued to weaken against the dollar in…
Cotton Prices Stabilize in October
After dropping by more than 6 percent in September, cotton prices stabilized and actually rose a bit in…
Plunging Oil Prices Cause Manmade Fiber Freefall in October
The global synthetic fiber price index fell by 6.3% in October on top of an almost 5 percent drop in…
Amazon’s Disappointing Third Quarter Earnings Report Pummels Stock
Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) are trading at 52-week lows today after the e-commerce giant disappointed…