Browsing: clothing and apparel
Consumers barely increased spending in May from April as still high prices on groceries and other necessities and high interest…
Baggy pants are out and smaller sizes are flying off the shelves as Wegovy changes how Americans buy clothes
Weight loss drugs like Wegovy and others have some retailers scrambling to meet the demand for smaller sizes. Rent the…
Are customers too good at being loyal? Nordstrom’s famous rewards program is losing the company money as shoppers cash in
Members of Nordstrom’s popular Nordy Club have accumulated so many loyalty points and redeemed so many rewards that it’s impacting…
Activewear brand Outdoor Voices acquired by owner of Reese Witherspoon’s fashion label—3 months after it closed all stores and laid off dozens
Activewear brand Outdoor Voices, the direct-to-consumer darling that shuttered all 16 of its retail stores in March, has been acquired…
Abercrombie’s blowout comeback isn’t just a harbinger for an early aughts craze—it’s leading the renaissance for iconic mall-based brands
Low-rise jean-wearers, you’ve been right all along. Not only has the style returned from its two-decade slumber, but so, too,…
The rise of Bruce Nordstrom, who once swept the floors of his grandfather’s shoe stores for 25 cents an hour—and climbed the ranks to build a multibillion-dollar retail empire
Bruce Nordstrom, whose grandfather launched the very first Nordstrom stores over a century ago, died Saturday at age 90. His…
After 20 years of decline, British high street stalwart Marks & Spencer is gaining ground again
Marks & Spencer Group Plc said it’s in the strongest financial health since 1997 as the British retailer’s latest turnaround…
Converse layoffs are the latest casualties of Nike’s $2 billion do-or-die plan to get back on its feet
Sneaker brand Converse is the latest subsidiary of parent company Nike to feel the heat from the sneaker giant’s $2…
Target treks off the beaten path amid sales slump—by selling its own-brand products at other retailers
Target is continuing to lean into its familiar strategy of private-label brands that have brought the Minnesota-based company $30 billion…
E-commerce is witnessing the Amazon-ification of Shein, as the fast-fashion behemoth woos skincare and toy brands
E-commerce giant Shein is spreading its arms to envelope more than just the fashion and apparel for which it’s known—and…