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Department Stores Look to Women’s, Active and Lean Inventories to Propel Sales, Margins
As department stores executives look ahead to FY 2018, have specific plans for women's apparel, activewear…
Diesel’s Pop-Up Joins the Fake Fashion Crew
Head to any city and you can find an area devoted to fake fashion, with vendors hawking everything from…
Cushman & Wakefield’s Retail Predictions for 2018 Are Not What You Want to Hear
Top analyst says we didn't close the book on the retail apocalypse narrative last year—2018 is just a new…
Is Target Amazon’s Next Acquisition? One Analyst Says Yes
Retail analysts agree the online giant is in acquisition mode but they differ on whether the Bull's Eye…
2017 Bankruptcy Infographic: Apparel Retail’s Year of Reckoning
Though the Internet had been taking ever bigger bites out of traditional retail for years, 2017 exposed just…
Infographic: Defying Doubts, A Diminished Sears Dodges Bankruptcy Throughout 2017
While other retailers fell into bankruptcy during the year, Sears Holdings managed to hang on thanks to a…
Lord & Taylor to Become WeWork Headquarters in NYC Flagship Sale
Score one for activist investors. Hudson’s Bay Company announced this week that it will sell its Lord &…
If You’re Drowning in Data, You’re Doing it Wrong
The saying "data is the new oil" is meant to convey the value of data. But the expression also illustrates…
Target Signs Inspectorio to Boost Transparency, Speed Through Automated Inspections
Target announced today that it will conduct factory inspections in a new way—one that allows for more speed…
Hurricane Harvey to Result in $1 Billion in Lost Sales at Retail
The nation’s fourth largest city has been paralyzed for a fourth day following hurricane Harvey. The category…
Walmart Enables Voice Shopping With Google Partnership
Walmart challenges Amazon Echo with new partnership with Google that allows shoppers to shop and replenish…
Macy’s Names New President, Streamlines Merchandising and Cuts 100 Jobs
Macy’s on Monday named a new president and announced a new merchandising strategy and a reduced…
Kate Spade to Take a Page From the Coach Playbook
Just one month into ownership of Kate Spade, Coach, Inc. identifies the synergies and opportunities that it…
Can Coach and Michael Kors Usher in the Rise of the American Fashion Conglomerate?
Whether it’s the Coach pronouncement that it’s creating the first “house of modern luxury lifestyle brands”…
Shoes, Maximalism and Vintage Drive Luxury Resale Market
In an era when Instagram dictates how often consumers can wear an item before it’s obsolete, online…