Retail - Apparel News & Media
Holiday sales spur brighter outlook for Lululemon
January 14, 2021
Consumer activity during the recent holiday sales season has Lululemon expecting higher earnings and sales in its fourth quarter.
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Apparel retailer Francesca's shuttering nearly 100 additional locations
December 8, 2020
Francesca's, an apparel retailer, will close down another 97 locations following a bankruptcy action.
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Saks Off 5th taps Klarna for flexible payment option
November 30, 2020
Saks Off 5th is teaming with payments provider Klarna to offer customers a "buy now, pay later" solution at checkout.
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Forever 21 checkout experience gets a tech boost
November 20, 2020
Retailer Forever 21 is the first of Authentic Brands Group's properties to deploy Bolt, a checkout experience platform providing seamless checkout, payments…
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New Balance aims to modernize customer experience with Aptos technology
November 10, 2020
Athletic leader New Balance will deploy Apotos cloud-based applications across its retail footprint in North America and Europe in a quest to modernize and…
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Black Friday goes bye-bye as retailers revamp holiday sales strategy
November 5, 2020
Black Friday is no longer in play with retailers as the infamous kick-off to holiday shopping just isn't doable or safe or even wanted by consumers this year…
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Macy's leads in apparel digital maturity, reveals study
October 28, 2020
When it comes to digital maturity among apparel retailers, Macy's is at the top of the list, according to Incisiv's first annual Apparel Digital Maturing…
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Gap shuttering lots of mall-based locations
October 26, 2020
Gap will close 220 stores, many housed in mall centers, within the next four years.
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Health beauty retailer taps NCR for faster checkout, simpler store operations
October 13, 2020
Kruidvat, which is part of the A.S. Watson Group that operates over 1,200 retail stores in Belgium and the Netherlands, is deploying NCR's Next Generation…
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Love for online won't fade once pandemic is over, claims study
September 17, 2020
Once the coronavirus pandemic subsides 86% of consumers will rely on online shopping at the same pace seen during COVID-19 and a big reason is convenience.
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Amazon debuts Luxury Stores experience
September 16, 2020
Amazon is launching a high-end fashion and beauty shopping experience via its app and it's by available invitation-only to U.S.-based Prime members.
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Sporting goods retailer taps Oracle Cloud for greater associate-customer engagement
September 7, 2020
Sporting goods retailer Scheels is deploying Oracle Retail Xstore and Oracle Retail Xstore Office Cloud Service to its 28 stores in a quest to give associates…
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Luxury brand taps Searchspring to boost online search conversion results
September 2, 2020
Badgley Mischka, a luxury apparel brand, has boosted search conversion by 85% in its online store after deploying Searchspring's technology.
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Foot Locker opens community Power Store on West Coast
August 31, 2020
Foot Locker is celebrating the grand opening of its first West Coast community-based Power Store, in Compton, California.
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Target sales zoom, hitting all-time high
August 20, 2020
Target beat every analyst prediction regarding its latest quarterly earnings with its online business experiencing robust growth to the tune of 700%.
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Klarna teams with fashion influencers for video game shopping experience
August 18, 2020
Payments platform Klarna partnered with two social media influencers to create a pop-up virtual shopping experience in the Nintendo video game Animal Crossing.
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Macy's expands Style Crew ambassador program
August 12, 2020
Macy's is expanding its Style Crew ambassador program to fashionistas across the U.S.
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NetSuite apparel leader talks COVID-19 impact, the need for a multi-channel retail approach
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
Craig Harris, segment leader and industry principal for apparel, footwear and accessories at the cloud-based business management solutions provider, offers up…
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Macy's execs get hefty bonuses
July 20, 2020
Macy's has handed out $9 million in executive and leadership bonuses, including $3.7 million in stock to its CEO, at the same time it's downsizing its…
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JCPenney slashing jobs, closing stores
July 16, 2020
As it begins to emerge from its Chapter 11 process begun in May, beleaguered retailer JCPenney is reportedly getting ready to cut 1,000 jobs and close 15…
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