Offering sizes 00 to 40, DTC brand Universal Standard has seen continued demand for plus-size products despite the ubiquity of weight-loss drugs. Now, the New York-based label is taking on new markets through a series of travelling trunk shows, no stores needed.
Offering sizes 00 to 40, DTC brand Universal Standard has seen continued demand for plus-size products despite the ubiquity of weight-loss drugs. Now, the New York-based label is taking on new markets through a series of travelling trunk shows, no stores needed.
Young consumers are taking more pride in eschewing the shopping sprees and hauls that have long characterised social media. But plenty of methods in the movement don’t involve cheaper products.
Young consumers are taking more pride in eschewing the shopping sprees and hauls that have long characterised social media. But plenty of methods in the movement don’t involve cheaper products.
The two terms are used interchangeably to describe those who make a living sharing content online. But doing so may ignore the fact that having sway is often the key to success in the sector.
The two terms are used interchangeably to describe those who make a living sharing content online. But doing so may ignore the fact that having sway is often the key to success in the sector.
Dossier, a brand known for its affordable imitations (known as ‘dupes’) has branched out to offer its own original scents. Making them as popular as its core offering could be a stretch.
Dossier, a brand known for its affordable imitations (known as ‘dupes’) has branched out to offer its own original scents. Making them as popular as its core offering could be a stretch.
TikTok was once thought of as the anti-Instagram where influencers stopped being polite and started getting real. Now that it has matured, brands are adapting to a new reality.
TikTok was once thought of as the anti-Instagram where influencers stopped being polite and started getting real. Now that it has matured, brands are adapting to a new reality.
After rising steadily for years, the cost of apparel in the US may be nearing an inflection point, between cooling inflation and fed-up shoppers. But experts say retailers still have room to raise prices on certain items.
After rising steadily for years, the cost of apparel in the US may be nearing an inflection point, between cooling inflation and fed-up shoppers. But experts say retailers still have room to raise prices on certain items.
We are crossing over into a new era where competitive advantage for major retailers which will come, not through further extraction of value from society, but through contribution of value to society, argues futurist Doug Stephens.
We are crossing over into a new era where competitive advantage for major retailers which will come, not through further extraction of value from society, but through contribution of value to society, argues futurist Doug Stephens.
In an effort to compete with Amazon’s Prime Day, Walmart, Target and Shein hope to entice parents to start back-to-school shopping earlier than usual.
In an effort to compete with Amazon’s Prime Day, Walmart, Target and Shein hope to entice parents to start back-to-school shopping earlier than usual.
Analysts expect the German sportswear brand to report a profit margin of 51.4 percent for the second quarter - its highest in three years.
Analysts expect the German sportswear brand to report a profit margin of 51.4 percent for the second quarter - its highest in three years.
International tourists cashing in on a weak yen, along with resilient domestic spending and retail upgrades, are behind the latest sales spike in the Japanese luxury market.
International tourists cashing in on a weak yen, along with resilient domestic spending and retail upgrades, are behind the latest sales spike in the Japanese luxury market.
Alison Bringé, chief marketing officer of software, data and insights company Launchmetrics, and Shaina Zafar, an executive at the Next Gen Practice at UTA Marketing, discuss best practices to reach Gen-Z consumers and how to connect with this critical cohort.
Alison Bringé, chief marketing officer of software, data and insights company Launchmetrics, and Shaina Zafar, an executive at the Next Gen Practice at UTA Marketing, discuss best practices to reach Gen-Z consumers and how to connect with this critical cohort.
Charli XCX’s latest album “Brat” helped solidify the theme of the summer. For brands and retailers, the race to merchandise and market around it is on.
Charli XCX’s latest album “Brat” helped solidify the theme of the summer. For brands and retailers, the race to merchandise and market around it is on.
Kristin Bauer, who was chief supply chain officer for the sneaker retailer for nearly three years, will join Converse as chief operating officer on Sept. 14, according to an internal memo.
The brand plans to buy back more than €800 million ($932 million) of stock, seeking to bolster investor confidence after a slide in its shares and the exit of an heir of the eyewear maker’s founder from his management roles.
The beauty retailer’s fiscal second-quarter growth was driven by fragrance, K-beauty and store expansion, said CEO Kecia Steelman.
Jane Ewing, who was most recently interim chief executive officer for Sam’s Club in China, will join Nike on Sept. 7.
Former Target and Walmart veteran Michael Francis, known in the industry as a marketing guru, will succeed current Old Navy CEO Horacio Barbeito on Nov. 2.
The low-cost clothing brand opened its first UK store in Liverpool on Thursday, with shops in Newcastle and Essex due to follow later this year.
The UK fashion trade body has yet to name a successor.
The Swiss watchmaker initially sought about $170 million from the Korean technology giant for failing to prevent apps that mimicked its luxury brands on its smartwatch displays.