Authentic Brands Targets Creator Economy, Eyes Public Offering
The licensor could pursue an IPO as early as the first half of next year.
Retail
Analysis and advice from the front lines of the retail transformation.
What Gen-Z Investors Mean for Fashion
Venture capital syndicates and online communities with young investors are changing the landscape for brands and founders.
What Gen-Z Investors Mean for Fashion
Venture capital syndicates and online communities with young investors are changing the landscape for brands and founders.
Machine-A Partners With Byronesque to Launch Vintage
The London-based concept store will stock a selection of e-commerce site Byronesque’s hard-to-come-by vintage pieces.
Machine-A Partners With Byronesque to Launch Vintage
The London-based concept store will stock a selection of e-commerce site Byronesque’s hard-to-come-by vintage pieces.
Allbirds Won Over Investors. Now What?
The sustainable sneaker company saw shares soar in its debut, but a strong opening act doesn’t guarantee success down the line, critics say.
Allbirds Won Over Investors. Now What?
The sustainable sneaker company saw shares soar in its debut, but a strong opening act doesn’t guarantee success down the line, critics say.
Unpacking Nike’s New Partnership with Dick’s Sporting Goods
The sports and fitness retailer, which saw sales soar since the start of the pandemic, is one of Nike’s most important retailers in its direct-to-consumer focused era.
Unpacking Nike’s New Partnership with Dick’s Sporting Goods
The sports and fitness retailer, which saw sales soar since the start of the pandemic, is one of Nike’s most important retailers in its direct-to-consumer focused era.
Rent the Runway’s Uphill Battle
This week, shares in the loss-making rental platform fell on their first day of trading. Can the platform convince enough women to try rental fast enough to please investors?
Rent the Runway’s Uphill Battle
This week, shares in the loss-making rental platform fell on their first day of trading. Can the platform convince enough women to try rental fast enough to please investors?
How to Make E-Commerce More Accessible
Companies ignore millions of potential customers when they fail to design sites accessible to shoppers who use assistive technologies or rely on a keyboard to navigate online.
How to Make E-Commerce More Accessible
Companies ignore millions of potential customers when they fail to design sites accessible to shoppers who use assistive technologies or rely on a keyboard to navigate online.
Unpacking Rent the Runway’s IPO
The rental platform may have redeemed its unicorn status on the public market, but critics are wary of its long-term growth potential.
Unpacking Rent the Runway’s IPO
The rental platform may have redeemed its unicorn status on the public market, but critics are wary of its long-term growth potential.
Case Study | Abercrombie & Fitch’s Brand Reinvention
Once a staple among American teens, the retailer faltered in the 2010s after failing to keep pace with shifting consumer preferences. But through a strategy rooted in customer centrism, a revamped product offering and changes to the internal structure of the company, the brand’s turnaround is taking hold.
Case Study | Abercrombie & Fitch’s Brand Reinvention
Once a staple among American teens, the retailer faltered in the 2010s after failing to keep pace with shifting consumer preferences. But through a strategy rooted in customer centrism, a revamped product offering and changes to the internal structure of the company, the brand’s turnaround is taking hold.
Why Grailed Is Shuttering Its Women’s Site
The resale player, in which Goat is a lead investor, announced plans to shutter its standalone Heroine offshoot this week.
Why Grailed Is Shuttering Its Women’s Site
The resale player, in which Goat is a lead investor, announced plans to shutter its standalone Heroine offshoot this week.
Has Fashion Retail Reached Peak Minimalism?
More brands are leaning into maximalist retail design in a quest for differentiation and social media-friendly interiors.
Has Fashion Retail Reached Peak Minimalism?
More brands are leaning into maximalist retail design in a quest for differentiation and social media-friendly interiors.
Behind Fashion’s Toys Tie-Ups
A slew of names, from buzzy DTC brands to legacy luxury players, are collaborating with beloved toy brands to tap into the marketing power of nostalgia.
Behind Fashion’s Toys Tie-Ups
A slew of names, from buzzy DTC brands to legacy luxury players, are collaborating with beloved toy brands to tap into the marketing power of nostalgia.
Fashion’s ‘First Mile’ Opportunity
Though poorly understood by many fashion executives and investors, upstream supply chains are a powerful lever for value creation, writes John Thorbeck in the first instalment of a new column: First Mile.
Fashion’s ‘First Mile’ Opportunity
Though poorly understood by many fashion executives and investors, upstream supply chains are a powerful lever for value creation, writes John Thorbeck in the first instalment of a new column: First Mile.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
JD Sports Names New North America CEO, Chief Marketing Officer
The sneaker retailer is shaking up its North American leadership as it looks to reverse soft sales and an extended slump in the stock market.
Top Africa Clothes Retailer Pepkor Sinks on Earnings Outlook
Shares in the South African discount clothing retailer fell the most in more than three years, as an expansion into banking weighed on profit forecasts.
Fayed Abuse Victims Seek Up to £150 Million From Harrods
The retailer currently has a £62 million provision set aside for redress payments, but victims’ lawyers say more is likely needed.
Hugo Boss Chairman to Step Down Amid Frasers Group Pressure
Stephan Sturm is stepping down, as the German fashion house's largest shareholder seeks to beef up its board representation alongside its takeover bid for the brand.
Human Made Discloses $3.6 Million Undercover Purchase Price and Long-Term Financial Targets
The Tokyo-listed company will pay $3.6 million in cash for 100 percent of Undercover, with founder Jun Takahashi relinquishing corporate duties to focus solely on design.
Zara Owner Looks to US for Next Phase of Growth
Inditex is investing in the US as a key growth market, CEO Oscar Garcia Maceiras told Reuters, with store revamps and new openings planned across its Zara, Massimo Dutti and Bershka brands.
Macy’s Raises Annual Targets as Bloomingdale’s Drives Growth
The retailer's improved outlook reflects resilience among higher-income shoppers, despite broader economic uncertainty.