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Falling Store Traffic Pummels Nordstrom Q3 Results
Upscale department and off-price store operator Nordstrom, Inc. (JWN) reported third quarter sales and…
Strong Back-to-School Helps Kohl’s Earn High Marks in Q3
Kohl's Department Stores (KSS) reported financial results this morning for the quarter ended Oct. 31 that…
Q3 Sales Miss Lets Air Out of Macy’s Stock Price
Sales in the quarter fell by 5.2% to $5.87 billion, missing Wall Street estimates of $6.15 billion.
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Euro Continues Slide in October
The euro fell by 1.7% against the U.S. dollar, closing the month 13.7% below year-ago levels.
Strong Dollar Challenges Ralph Lauren Sales Growth in Q2
Ralph Lauren Corporation (RL) reported results for its second quarter of fiscal 2016 Thursday.
Retail Stocks Fail to Keep Pace with Market in October
Retail apparel stocks edged up by an average of 1.7% in October, well below the overall market increase, due…
Apparel Imports from Bangladesh See Sharp Climb in September
U.S. apparel brands are getting over their reluctance to source in Bangladesh, judging from data released…
Cotton Prices Rise 5.7% in October Despite Weak Global Demand
After falling to their lowest level in September in more than half a year, cotton prices increased in…
VF Corporation’s Chilly Q3 Results Scare Investors
Halloween came early for apparel stock investors last Friday when VF Corporation (VFC) reported third-quarter…
Rising Inventories at Macy’s and Other Major Stores Fuel Holiday Profit Worries
Is Macy's choking on merchandise? The department store retailer's inventory levels have grown at an alarming…
Under Armour Beats Q3 Estimates, Stock Falls on Gross Margin Decline
Under Armour, Inc. (UA) announced third-quarter financial results Thursday that beat analyst estimates on…
Sales Conversion Rates Fall at Brick-and-Mortar Stores in September
U.S. retailers suffered another drop in physical store traffic in September, according to the latest…
Fast Fashion Decoded: What Makes Zara Different?
“You cannot ‘incrementalize yourself’ into what’s happening in the industry today. It isn’t operational improv…
US Consumer Prices Flat In September, Apparel Falls
After edging up slightly in each of the prior three months, the overall consumer price index, or CPI, was…
Synergies Execs: Process Innovation Key to Improving Speed to Market
Process innovation will be even more important than product innovation for apparel retailers seeking to…