New ‘Animal Crossing’ Designs Represent Skin Conditions Including Acne and Vitiligo
Customize your avatar with 19 skin types in eight skin tones. In a move to bring common skin realities such as acne and stretch marks to the virtual world of Animal Crossing: New Horizons,…
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Digital Wholesale Marketplaces are Competing for Dwindling Business as Brands Move to DTC
Since March, a consistent theme among fashion brands has been moving away from reliance on wholesale partners, in favor of a setup that favors direct sales. Retailers canceled orders and stores…
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Back-to-School Sales Could Hit a Record $100 Billion This Year, Even if Kids Stay Home
Parents and children alike are facing uncertainty over schools and colleges opening in the fall. It might seem like that would spell bad news for retailers this back-to-school season —…
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The Contemporary Market Needs a Rebrand
As the pandemic hit, LoveShackFancy Founder Rebecca Hessel Cohen was advised by peers and partners to be conservative when it came to producing her latest collection of ruffled mini-dresses and…
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The Next Beauty Destination? The Grocery Aisle
Imagine a world where shoppers can pick up high-end moisturiser and vegan almond flour tortillas in one place. What started as a quirk of the pandemic lockdowns – for a while this…
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The Off-Price War Heats Up
Valentino’s lost spring is a boon for Madaluxe Group. The distributor, which generates the majority of its revenue from passing luxury brands’ unsold products along to off-price retailers like Gilt Groupe and…
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Where People Are Actually Shopping
When Ty Gaskins went shopping in SoHo earlier this month, it was his first time entering a clothing store since the pandemic reached the US in March. He said he felt entirely…
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The End of the Department Store Era
When Lord & Taylor filed for bankruptcy on Sunday, along with its owner Le Tote, it became the latest in a long line of department stores recently reporting bad news.…
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“A Launchpad for New Ideas:” How Streetwear Retailers are Tackling TikTok
With its large youth audience and informal nature, TikTok seems like a perfect platform for streetwear brands to engage with young customers. But the biggest brands in sneakers and streetwear…
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TikTok Influencer Addison Rae Co-creates Cosmetics Company
Addison Rae is cashing in on her TikTok fame for a cosmetics company. Rae, a teenager who became Internet famous by sharing videos on TikTok, has co-created a beauty company with Madeby Collective,…
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