- Robyn Turk |
Custom menswear company Indochino continues to grow. The brand has announced the opening of a new showroom in New Orleans, Louisiana. This is the brand's 51st retail location in North America. The new store is located Uptown New Orleans in a popular retail district on Magazine Street. Indochino's first […]
- Don-Alvin Adegeest |
Could Shopify be the next Amazon? In terms of market position it certainly has a long way to go, with Amazon boasting 35,9 percent of US retail sales and Shopify 4.7 percent, according to figures from eMarketer, but the company is fast growing its online commerce solutions and is a favourite amongst […]
- Don-Alvin Adegeest |
Asos’ latest trading statement shows that the online fashion retailer is back in vogue. Thanks to record Black Friday sales, total sales jumped an impressive 20 percent or more across all geographical regions. Nigel Frith, a senior market analyst at www.asktraders.com, told FashionUnited in a statement: […]
- Robyn Turk |
The retail climate is not ideal for department stores at the moment. JC Penny today announced plans to close six stores by April of this year. The retailer currently operates around 850 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, after having closed 37 stores in 2019. JC Penny has experienced poor sales […]
- Robyn Turk |
Nordstrom will be the first retail partner of shapewear label Skims. The Kim Kardashian West-owned brand has experienced a successful direct-to-consumer business despite only having launched in September 2019, likely due to the popularity of its celebrity founder and niche market. Skims will launch […]
- Huw Hughes |
Age-inclusive online independent fashion boutique The-Bias-Cut.com has launched a cost-per-wear Calculator across all its products to encourage its customers to more carefully consider the purchases they make. The calculator allows customers to divide the price of the item they are considering buying […]
- Kristopher Fraser |
LVMH, the parent company of top global luxury brands including Louis Vuitton, Dior, and Givenchy, is optimizing its US omnichannel operation with OneStock's agile order management technology. OneStock is a digital retail platform that allows brands to unify all of their stock, whether it be in their […]
- Marjorie van Elven |
Following its acquisition by Farfetch-owned New Guards Group, which also owns Off-White, Heron Preston and other streetwear brands, Opening Ceremony announced it will be closing all of its stores around the world. “It’s incredibly emotional for us to announce today that we will be closing our Opening […]
- Angela Gonzalez-Rodriguez |
New York - During his inaugural speech at National Retail Federations’ 2020 Vision conference on Sunday, the CEO of Microsoft urged retailers to embrace the imperative of “tech intensity”. “What I always tell retailers is that you can’t be cool by association, by riding along with somebody else’s technology,” […]
- Robyn Turk |
As buy-now-pay-later services grow in availability and popularity, H&M has expanded its partnership with Klarna to offer payment plans to its U.S. business across all channels. The service is offered to H&M's loyalty program members, who can opt to pay for their H&M purchases later to increase their […]