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Op-Ed: Customer Expectations Are the Real Retail Competition This Holiday
For many retailers, Holiday 2015 will see the highest number of part-time workers being hired to meet the…
Words of Wisdom from New York Designer Charles Youssef
Not many womenswear designers can say they rose through the ranks of Ralph Lauren to hold a senior position…
Will Circular Resources be Priced to Compete with Virgin Raw Materials?
Cyndi Rhoades, founder and CEO of U.K.-based textile upcycling start-up Worn Again, raised a key question…
Contactless Payments Surpass E-Commerce to Impact Consumer Spending
Mobile payments are gaining momentum and, as more options become available, usage is set to surge.
Wool Prices Rise, Helped by Outerwear and Activewear
Wool prices in key Australian markets drifted higher in October and November in U.S. dollar terms.
Site Outages Didn’t Hurt Cyber Monday’s $3B Sales
It looks like the traditional crush of bargain-hungry Black Friday shoppers have shifted their spending…
Luxury Label Maiyet is Selling Responsibly-Sourced Cashmere Yarn
When Maiyet partnered with Cradle to Cradle's Fashion Positive initiative to start working towards…
VF Commits to 100% Renewable Energy
With 19 of the 20 record-hottest years occurring in the last two decades, action on climate change is…
Consumer Spending on Apparel Outpaces Footwear in October
Consumer spending, that all-important measure comprising 70 percent of GDP growth, rose by only 3.4% in…
Do Consumers Care About Black Friday?
Black Friday ain't what it used to be—but it depends who you ask.
Disposable Income Steady in October, but Spending Down, Savings Up
Personal disposable (after-tax) income rose by nearly 4 percent for the sixth straight month in October on a…
Reformation’s RefRecycling Makes Recycling Clothes Easy for Lazy Shoppers
The Los Angeles-based company decided to call a spade a spade when it launched RefRecycling last July…
America On Sale: The End of Full-Price Selling
As the U.S. industry comes face-to-face with the sweet spot of the holiday sales season, it's facing a stark…
Research Shows New Malware Threat Evades “Chip” Card Technology
A report published Tuesday by iSight Partners, a Dallas-based global cyber intelligence firm, disclosed…
Collaboration is Crucial to Changing Conversation Around Circular Design in Fashion
Participants in a recent panel on "Fashion & Circular Design" at Cradle to Cradle's Product Symposium all…