Retail - Apparel News & Media
Retailers taking a pack-and-hold inventory strategy in wake of COVID-19
June 10, 2020
After months of being shuttered due to the coronavirus many retailers, including Gap, are taking a pack-and-hold merchandising approach rather than blow-out…
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Fashion group reports big loss due to coronavirus pandemic
June 10, 2020
Inditex, the biggest fashion group in the world, is reporting a $465 million net loss for February through April and the COVID-19 pandemic is the big reason…
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Banana Republic donates $20M in new clothes for those in need
June 3, 2020
Banana Republic, in partnership with a non-profit, is donating over $20 million dollars in new clothes to Americans in need, including those unemployed due to…
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Under Armour store reopenings hit nearly 50%
May 29, 2020
Under Armour will have nearly half of its North America stores open as of today as it continues its phased approach to getting back to business in the wake of…
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Consumer stimulus monies spend goes beyond essential needs
May 26, 2020
Consumers are spending the stimulus monies provided by the federal government due to the economic fallout from COVID-19 on non-essential items and retailers…
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Gap opening 800 stores by month's end
May 7, 2020
Gap Inc. is sharing its strategic plan to re-open 800 stores by the end of May starting with a small numberr of Texas locations this week.
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Fashion retailer boosts inventory, fulfillment with AI
May 7, 2020
Canadian fashion retailer Simons is optimizing its inventory and fulfillment processes with the help of AI and predictive analytics technology from Retalon.
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Digital shopping spurs sales for Target
April 28, 2020
Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic Target is seeing healthy same-store sales with April's figures climbing 5% compared to a year ago despite a double digit…
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Apparel companies get sewing machine donation for COVID-19 mask manufacturing
April 16, 2020
Brother International Corp. is donating up to 100 industrial sewing machines to a coalition of apparel companies that are producing needed COVID-19 masks.
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Ex J.C. Penney chief: Retail will have a hard time surviving COVID-19
April 3, 2020
Ron Johnson, former J.C. Penney CEO and the design leader behind Apple's retail locations, isn't at all optimistic about what's ahead for retail department…
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H&M donates protective equipment to COVID-19 fund
March 31, 2020
Retailer H&M is donating $500,000 to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, an effort launched in early March by the UN Foundation, Swiss Philanthropy…
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Retail industry lobbying for federal support
March 24, 2020
As retail clothing stores continue to temporarily close in light of COVID-19, the coronavirus pandemic, the retail fashion and clothing industry is pressing…
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Acquisition keeps Forever 21 in business
February 24, 2020
Fashion retailer Forever 21 will remain in business due to a joint $81 million dollar acquisition by Authentic Brands Group, Brookfield Property Partners and…
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UK digital retailer taps Oracle for product forecasting
February 21, 2020
N Brown Group Plc, a U.K.-based retailer that sells clothing, footwear and homewares through four brands, is migrating to the cloud with the help of Oracle's…
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Banana Republic taps Postmates for on-demand delivery
February 21, 2020
Fashion retailer Banana Republic is partnering with Postmates to provide customers free on-demand delivery in New York City and southern California.
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Fashion retailer taps Reflexis tech to optimize labor spend
February 17, 2020
Fast fashion retailer rue21 is deploying the Reflexis Workforce Scheduler to optimize labor planning, as well as several other Reflexis solution modules for…
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J.C. Penney relaunches Ana brand, puts big focus on denim
February 11, 2020
In a quest to drive sales in its largest merchandise category J.C. Penney's is relaunching the Ana brand and putting a bigger focus on casual wear and denim…
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Podcast: Driving sales when store traffic is down
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
Declining store traffic is often cited as the key reason why sales are down, but retail analytics expert and two-time author, Mark Ryski has a different take…
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Mall owners eyeing Forever 21 acquisition
February 5, 2020
A group of buyers, which includes mall owner Simon Property Group, is making a $81 million bid to buy Forever 21, a fashion retailer that filed for bankruptcy…
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January 24, 2020
The Coach boutique, a three-story store at Madison Avenue and East 57th Street in New York City is closed.
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