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H&M Group Posts Double-Digit Gains Helped By Currency Tailwinds
Swedish fast-fashion giant Hennes & Mauritz AB (HMB.ST), owner of H&M, COS, Monki and Cheap Monday, among…
Fast Fashion and Promotions Drive Apparel Prices Lower in May
Consumer prices had their biggest month-over-month increase in two years last month, according to data…
Worldwide Synthetic Fiber Prices Firming
The months-long slide in synthetic fiber prices might soon be coming to an end.
May Retail Sales Jump on Strong Auto and Apparel Store Sales
Retail sales rebounded in May after a flat April, an indication that the recovering job market might finally…
Inditex Posts Sharp Sales and Earnings Gains in Q1
Spain-based apparel giant Industria de Diseño Textil, S.A., better known as Inditex (ITX.MC), announced…
US Apparel Imports Slow in April; China Loses Share
U.S. apparel import growth slowed to a near halt in April after surging in March following the end of the…
Sears Q1 Sales Plunge $2 Billion as Retailer Sheds Assets
Struggling department and discount store operator Sears Holdings Corp. (SHLD) reported first-quarter earnings…
Apparel Imports Slow in April
After rebounding in March on the strong dollar and normalization of West Coast port operations, apparel…
Denim, International Driving Calvin Klein Turnaround
If PVH Corporation's first quarter results are any indication, the reinvigoration of the Calvin Klein brand…
Apparel Stocks Lag Dow in May
Apparel retail stocks fell by an average of 1.4% in May, underperforming the Dow Jones Industrial Average…
Cotton Prices Drop 3 Percent in May
Cotton prices continued their see-saw ride in May, falling almost 3 percent in the month following a more…
Victoria’s Secret: Putting Its Money Where Its Stores Are
Victoria's Secret and PINK parent L Brands announced first-quarter sales and earnings results last week that…
Teen Wars Continue, with American Eagle the Q1 Victor
U.S. malls have become a teen battlefield, and American Eagle Outfitters seems to be winning the war.
Michael Kors Suffers First-Ever Drop in Comp Sales, Stock Plunges
Global aspirational luxury brand owner Michael Kors Holdings Ltd (KORS) announced financial results for its…
Are More Specialty Retail Acquisitions on the Way?
Will we see more big acquisitions in the specialty retail apparel space? Hana Ben-Shabat, a partner in the…