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RetailAthleisure 2.0 And Standing Out With (CBD) Innovation
Athleisure is a large and growing market. As of 2016, the industry generated around $46 billion in U.S. sales, and by next...
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RetailApparel, Embracing Digital, Drives Innovation In Retail
Apparel used to be mostly a brick-and-mortar retail experience, but that has changed drastically over the last few years – and has...
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RetailUsing Data Tech To Create A Modern Lingerie Marketplace
For American women, there is plenty of friction built into the process of purchasing lingerie. Cost, sizing, styling, access and lack of...
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RetailStylitics Notches $15M In Series B Funding Round
With Series B funding, outfit-based shopping recommendation startup Stylitics has raised $15 million. The company was first known for a mobile app...
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RetailMastercard Teams Up With Fred Segal Sunset And MADE
Mastercard has teamed up with retailer Fred Segal Sunset and Made to sell limited-edition products that showcase female artists and designers, as...
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RetailCreating Customized Fashion Online, And (Nearly) On-Demand
For years, it was thought that apparel, if not an eCommerce-proof area of retail, was at least an eCommerce-resistant one. For ultra-casual...
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RetailAmazon Unveils Personal Shopping Service
To provide consumers with fashion advice, Amazon has debuted Personal Shopper by Prime Wardrobe. The new service offers recommendations for clothes as...
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RetailRethreading How Apparel Gets Made
The apparel industry is famous, or perhaps more appropriately infamous, for its high and growing level of environmental impact. Globally, consumers purchased 60...
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RetailPop-Up Retail Gets A Pop Of Fresh Energy
The best joy is often fleeting. So go some views of philosophy, religion and psychology. We at PYMNTS don’t mean to burden...
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RetailDressbarn To Close 53 Stores This Summer
Ascena Retail Group has announced it is closing 53 additional Dressbarn stores by the end of August. The news follows the May...
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RetailLululemon Brings Experiential Store To Chicago
As Lululemon looks to compete with Amazon and differentiate itself, the fitness apparel retailer is opening a massive store in Chicago. The...
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RetailThe RealReal Notches $300M In IPO
In its U.S. initial public offering (IPO), eCommerce luxury reseller The RealReal Inc. has notched $300 million. The company priced its shares...
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RetailWhen Clothing Shopping Is All About The Experience
In the digital age of shopping for clothes and accessories, modern-day consumers don’t want retailers to entertain them: Instead, they want these...
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RetailLululemon Introduces Personal Care Line
As it moves into new categories for growth, athletic apparel company Lululemon has started to sell products for personal care through eCommerce...
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RetailBringing The Great Outdoors Into The Average Buyer’s Price Range
While getting out into nature is highly recommended as a way to boost one’s physical health and mental state, it can be...
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Artificial IntelligenceAmazon Launches Image Search For Fashion
The Amazon Re:MARS conference in Las Vegas has been churning out technology news for the company. First, it was the announcement that...
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RetailRetail Clothing Sales Down 24 Percent, Worst Since ‘08
Clothing retailers like the Gap, Canada Goose and Abercrombie & Fitch are all experiencing troubling sales reports, the likes of which haven’t...
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RetailEntertainment Firms Tap Amazon For T-Shirt Printing
To help move their merchandise closer to the point of supply in their worldwide supply chains, entertainment firms are increasingly tapping a...
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RetailHow Trendy Butler Is Breaking Rules To Build A Better Subscription Box
Consumers signing up for any kind of subscription box these days knows the drill. They fill out a brief questionnaire establishing their...
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RetailH&M Tops Ranking Of Most-Visited eCommerce Fashion Sites
In a study of the most visited eCommerce fashion websites, online visibility management platform company SEMrush found that H&M was the most...
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RetailUrban Outfitters To Roll Out Clothing Rentals
In an effort to take advantage of one of fashion’s fastest growing areas, Urban Outfitters is tapping into the clothing rental market....
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RetailIs eSports The Next Great In-Store Experience?
While the majority of people over the age of 35 are likely less than inclined to think of video game play as...
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RetailOlsen twins, Elizabeth & James Rises At Kohl’s
The Olsen twins’ fashion empire has had a rather twisty and turny path through the world of retail apparel. Their first entry...
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RetailCan Retailers Find Secondhand Success With Luxury (And Other) Items?
The second time is the charm — that holds true for Neiman Marcus, and the hot retail trend the chain is tapping...
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Partnerships / AcquisitionsNeiman Marcus Expands Into Resale With Stake In Fashionphile
In an attempt to capitalize on a growing trend in retail involving the buying and selling of secondhand clothing and accessories, Neiman...
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InnovationRetail, RFID And Real-Time Sales
Probably every shopper knows the thrill of the retail treasure hunt — that odd, unexpected, but perfect product discovered on a shelf;...
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RetailBeyonce And Adidas Partner Up For Apparel, Shoe Line
Soon all the single ladies (and the non-single ones) will be able to buy Adidas-branded Beyoncé clothes and shoes. Bloomberg reported on...
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RetailH&M Reports Narrower Profit Decline Than Expected
H&M, the world’s second-largest retailer, reported a smaller than expected decline in profit for the first quarter. According to a report in...
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RetailKhloé Kardashian’s Good American Plans Mall Of America Pop-Up
To showcase its “body positive” selection of clothing, Good American plans to open its first pop-up shop in the Midwest. The store...
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RetailA&F Co. To Close Up To 40 Stores Within A Year
The A&F Co. has announced it is closing up to 40 stores by next February. According to CNBC, most of the stores...
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RetailGap Inc. Plans Big Channel Changes Amid Evolving Retail Landscape
As Gap Inc. looks to improve the channel mix of its eponymous brand and shutter specialty stores, the retailer beat analysts’ earnings...
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RetailAmerican Eagle Tests ‘Style Drop’ Subscription
To let shoppers access clothing for a fixed fee on a monthly basis, American Eagle Outfitters is testing out an American Eagle...
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RetailWalmart Steps On Amazon’s Turf With Fanatics eCommerce Deal
Walmart announced Tuesday (Jan. 29) that it has inked a long-term partnership with Fanatics, the sports fan brand that makes team and...
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RetailGymboree Set To File For Bankruptcy
Gymboree Group is expected to file for bankruptcy protection – again as soon as this week. According to an anonymous source who...
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RetailDagne Dover’s Function-Focused Handbags Disruption
Before Melissa Mash was CEO of up-and-coming DTC handbag company Dagne Dover, she’d spent a surprising amount of time in retail. As...
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RetailWhy Everlane Thinks Retail Needs Rethinking
While any number of brands now market their wares on sustainability, inclusivity and transparency as of 2019, when Everlane was first getting...
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RetailMM.LaFleur And Designing Spaces Where Shoppers Actually Want To Be
Finding herself staring at a sea of fairly nondescript pantsuits to wear to work, MM.LaFleur Founder Sarah LaFleur realized she wanted better...
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RetailHow Summersalt Is Refitting Swimwear With Data
For most consumers in the U.S., it is not the time of year to think about swimsuits. The weather has turned cold,...
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RetailCanada Goose Rolls Out Sub-Zero Fitting Rooms
To help customers try out its $1,000 parkas, Canada Goose Holdings Inc. is introducing frigid rooms. The spaces, which are inside some...
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RetailHow thredUP Is Hoping To Kick Off An Upcycling Trend
Apparel, as an industry, is not terribly good for the environment. It uses a tremendous amount of water — both in growing...
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RetailRent The Runway Sets Up Drop Boxes Across U.S.
Rent the Runway announced that it is setting up drop boxes at 15 WeWork locations across the U.S. The drop boxes will...
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RetailHow Olivela Wants To Save The World Selling Luxury Items
There are many, many good things to be said for buying designer fashion items or high-end beauty products. After all, there is...
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RetailMenswear Brands Get An Online Spotlight With Deal-Of-The-Day Platforms
Small menswear brands, even some that are considered to be medium or large, might face a challenge when it comes to marketing:...
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RetailWalmart Adds Bare Necessities To Its eCommerce Acquisitions
Walmart has announced its acquisition of online intimate apparel seller Bare Necessities. The deal will see Bare Necessities CEO and Co-founder Noah Wrubel...
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RetailHow Something Navy Became Nordstrom’s First Influencer-Created Private-Label Brand
Like most innovators, Arielle Charnas was looking to solve a problem when she launched her fashion blog – it just wasn’t a...
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RetailTry-Before-You-Buy, eCommerce Style
Before Ankush Sehgal co-founded Try.com, he saw the benefits of try-before-you-buy with his family’s luxury discount store that sold high-end designer brands...
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RetailHenri Bendel Shutting Down After More Than 100 Years In Business
Henri Bendel is shutting down after more than 100 years in business. L Brands announced it will close all 23 Henri Bendel stores,...
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DataData’s Influence And Contactless Vending, In Style At Fashion Week
This week, New York celebrated its 75th fall Fashion Week, with all the pomp, glamour, celebrity and hype that defines the event. The city was...
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RetailLa Ligne’s Innovative, Old-School Approach To Fashion Retail
Luxury style and quality brands, offered at a more middle-class price point and sold directly to consumers, is increasingly crowded terrain in...
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RetailAmerican Eagle’s Evolving Path Forward
According to the old aphorism, a rising tide lifts all boats. Depending on context, that old chestnut of wisdom can be quite controversial,...
