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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

Posted on August 5, 2020August 5, 2020
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Parija Kavilanz

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

Posted on August 5, 2020August 5, 2020
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Chantal Fernandez

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

Posted on August 5, 2020August 5, 2020
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Rachel Strugatz

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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Business

The Off-Price War Heats Up

Posted on August 5, 2020August 5, 2020
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Cathaleen Chen

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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Business

Where People Are Actually Shopping

Posted on August 5, 2020August 5, 2020
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Cathaleen Chen

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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LVMH Profits Fall Worse Than Expected In First Half of 2020

Posted on July 28, 2020July 28, 2020
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Tora Northman

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every single industry worldwide, and the fashion industry has been one of the ones hit particularly hard by the virus. Following massive decreases in sales as…

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Rethinking the Stores of the Future

Posted on July 28, 2020July 28, 2020
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Kati Chitrakorn

Brands have been moving online to engage consumers, but with stores reopening, retailers will have to reimagine experiential spaces and a way to limit high-touch services. Retail is far from…

Digital Wholesale Marketplaces are Competing for Dwindling Business as Brands Move to DTC

Back-to-School Sales Could Hit a Record $100 Billion This Year, Even if Kids Stay Home

The Contemporary Market Needs a Rebrand

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