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Summer Clearance Sales, Growth in Off-Price and Outlet Sectors Depress Apparel Prices in July
Apparel and footwear prices slowed in July, continuing to hinder increases in the overall CPI, and…
TJX Companies Shows How Off-Price is Done, Beats Q2 Earnings Forecast
TJX Companies, the world's leading off-price retailer of apparel and home fashions, announced earnings…
Urban Outfitters Inc. Posts Record Q2 Sales, Declining Store Comps
Urban Outfitters Inc., parent company of the Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie and Free People brands, reported…
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Vietnam Has Record Share Gain of U.S. Apparel Imports in IH 2014
Vietnam reinforced its position as the fastest growing supplier of U.S. apparel imports by gaining 1.2…
Nordstrom Beats Q2 Earnings Forecast, But Full-Line Store Comps Fall
Upscale department and off-price retailer Nordstrom reported that sales in the second quarter of 2014 grew by…
Home Goods and National Brands Help Kohl’s in Q2, but Declining Store Traffic an Issue
In its second quarter earnings report released late last week, Kohl's posted a total sales decrease of 1.1%…
J.C. Penney: Out of Intensive Care, Not Yet Out of the Woods
J.C. Penney’s darkest days may finally be behind it – at least for now. The mid-market department store…
June Imports Surge on Anticipation of West Coast Work Stoppage
After dropping in May, apparel imports surged almost 7 percent in June to $7.7 billion, according to…
Plagued by Promotions, Apparel Sector Endures Another Month of Soft Sales in July
Retail sales growth slowed in July, according to data released Wednesday morning by the U.S. Department…
Chinese Cotton Policy Implementation Could Have Major Impact on Global Prices
Cotton prices, which have fallen by over 20 percent so far this year, could fall even further, if…
Nylon Ingredient Cost Hikes Temper Synthetic Price Declines in July
The global synthetic fiber price decline that began late last year and intensified in early 2014…
Cotton Prices Plunge to Lowest Level Since 2009 as Global Supply Crushes Demand
The seven-market U.S. average cotton spot price dropped by 15 percent in July, to $0.6381 per pound last…
NRF Predicts Retail Sales Growth Acceleration in Second Half
The National Retail Federation (NRF) lowered its retail sales forecast for 2014 because of slow growth…
Wall Street to Michael Kors: “Show Me the Margins”
Is Michael Kors’ sizzling hot growth starting to cool? Many investors fear that might be the case. The…
Euro and Pound Sterling Rise Against Dollar in July
Most of the key currencies relative to the apparel remained relatively stable in July as compared to…