Estée Lauder, the country’s largest cosmetics firm, said Monday (May 3) that “soft demand” for makeup and continued COVID outbreaks around the world crimped its latest results, but said it was seeing signs of increased demand in Asia. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
7-Eleven franchisees are calling on their franchisor to take another look at its requirement that retail locations begin their round-the-clock operations again starting on May 24, 2021, as they are “faced with a crippling shortage of labor, higher operating costs, lower gross margin and lower...
Fishing brand, content and commerce platform Catch Co. wrapped up a $38 million Series B funding headed up by True Ventures along with participation from TechNexus, according to an announcement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Apparel stores are seeing more demand now as people start to go out more often, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday (May 2). The demand comes at the junction of numerous events, including more social events opening up, vaccines expanding in the U.S. and...
What to wear? Always an important question, though perhaps in a different way during the year of the pandemic, as workers around the world headed home from the office and shed their business casualwear for sweatpants, old T-shirts and slippers, working in the privacy of...
In today’s top retail news, Carter’s reported growth in its retail, wholesale and international business segments, while The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company reported a rise in sales. Plus, Amazon said its revenues climbed 44 percent to a better-than-expected $108.5 billion for the three months ending...
The plant-based food space is rapidly growing. While this trend has been on the rise for years — a Google Trends analysis shows searches for “plant-based diet” gradually increasing over the last decade — it has been supercharged since the start of the pandemic. In 2020,...
As newly vaccinated consumers return to activities enjoyed in pre-pandemic life, brands that have struggled through the last 13 months have an opportunity to re-establish themselves, while those that have boomed will be challenged to find ways to make these changes stick in years to...
Carter’s, the largest children’s clothing retailer in North America, said Friday (April 30) it saw growth in each of its retail, wholesale, and international business segments as stimulus checks and progress with COVID vaccines got kids back to school and people shopping again. Get the...
