American Apparel news and trends

Retail Pulse: Shopify, Warby Parker Open The Doors On Digital-First
Retail // May 11, 2018

Online brands continue their march into the offline world as Shopify and Warby Parker announce plans to open brick-and-mortar locations in the coming months. For Shopify, a Canadian eCommerce platform that helps artisans and other small merchants do business online, this will mark its first...

American Apparel Rides Again In LA
Retail // May 08, 2018

American Apparel returns to L.A. with the opening of a new store on Melrose Avenue. In fact, the new location is part of an old location where a previous store used to stand, according to Garry Bell, VP of Corporate Marketing and Communications at American Apparel parent Gildan...

Wet Seal Mulling Bankruptcy
Retail // January 16, 2017

Wet Seal may be taking the plunge into bankruptcy — again. Bloomberg reported that the mall retailer is considering bankruptcy, but also a sale, in the wake of struggles to right itself. The newswire cited unnamed sources familiar with the strategic considerations. A decision could come within the...

Amazon Sizzles, Bitcoin Fizzles And Department Stores’ Winter Of Discontent
Sizzle/Fizzle // January 13, 2017

It’s a Shakespearean drama, in a sense — a winter of discontent that bedevils department stores to the point of teetering on the very brink of existence. The Shakespearean part is, in essence, an arc: Department stores had a glorious rise and peak and now are...

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Amazon Sizzles, Bitcoin Fizzles And Department Stores’ Winter Of Discontent

January 13, 2017
It’s a Shakespearean drama, in a sense — a winter of discontent that bedevils department stores to the point of teetering on the very brink of existence. The Shakespearean part is, in essence, an arc: Department stores had a glorious rise and peak and now are strutting and fretting their last hour upon the stage, to […]

Quick Reads
American Apparel Eyes Comeback After Bankruptcies

January 16, 2020
After two bankruptcies and a messy controversy regarding its founder, American Apparel is trying to make a comeback, according to CNBC. American Apparel went bankrupt two separate times, in 2015 and 2016. Part of that was also due to the slowing-down of brick-and-mortar stores in the mid-2010s, as online retailers like Amazon rose to prominence. […]

American Apparel Rides Again In LA

May 08, 2018
American Apparel returns to L.A. with the opening of a new store on Melrose Avenue. In fact, the new location is part of an old location where a previous store used...

American Apparel Eyed By Amazon, Forever 21

January 05, 2017
American Apparel may have some new suitors. Amazon and Forever 21 have reportedly been toying with the idea of acquiring the vying for the troubled clothing retailer. In fall 2016,...

PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Gildan Tries To Save American Apparel

November 16, 2016
After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy twice in 13 months, American Apparel now may have a future with Gildan Activewear. American Apparel still has more than 115 stores in the...