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UPDATE: Guess? Completes Deal with Authentic to Go Private

[Update as of January 23, 2026] Authentic Brands Group and Guess? have completed the transaction to take Guess? private, with all details…

Why Most Retail Apps Become Ghost Towns

Engagement is the key driver of measurable growth in retail. Loyalty programs are no longer punch cards and stamps and have become…

Ulta Beauty Launches Wellness Boutiques in 4 Stores as it Kicks Off Rebrand

Ulta Beauty has evolved its Wellness Shop at Ulta Beauty, which launched in 2021, into a more immersive, education-led platform now known…

Stitch Fix Offers Guarantee that Your Outfit Will Inspire Compliments

Seeking to overcome the “compliment deficit” suffered by one in four people (those unlucky souls who have not received a “nice outfit!”…

Popular European Resale Platform Vinted Makes U.S. Debut

The U.S. resale market is about to heat up even more with the debut of European fashion resale app Vinted in New…

5 Lessons the Fashion Industry can Take from the CSRD

Global industries are feeling the added strain from increasingly stringent sustainability regulations. For fashion brands today, how a company reports its ESG…

How Gymshark and Good American Found Success by Bucking the Norm

Creating a successful brand requires all the business basics, but in many cases there’s also a touch of alchemy — the unexpected…

How Barnes & Noble Used its Stores to Launch a New Chapter

Prognosticators have gleefully foretold the death of the store for decades now, and it still hasn’t come true. In fact, in the…

Bloomingdale’s Aims for the Heart with ‘Wuthering Heights’ Activation

What’s more romantic than doomed, tragic love playing out over windswept moors? Nothing, according to Bloomingdale’s, which will feature an array of…

GameStop to Close Nearly 500 Stores Before Fiscal Year Ends on Jan. 31

[Update as of Jan. 21, 2026] GameStop will reportedly shrink its brick-and-mortar footprint by 475 stores in 43 states this month prior…

How to Turn Packaging into a Revenue Driver (Not just Another Cost)

Most marketing teams treat packaging as someone else’s problem. You hand off specs to operations, they negotiate with suppliers and you move…

Play On: Walmart Debuts Premium Musical Instrument Shop

Walmart Marketplace has introduced its Premium Musical Instrument Shop, a curated destination featuring brands including Fender, Roland, Boss, Zildjian, Ernie Ball, Hercules,…

Gap Casts Paramount Exec as Chief Entertainment Officer, Opens Office on Sunset Blvd.

Gap Inc. has named Pam Kaufman to the newly created position of EVP, Chief Entertainment Officer, reporting directly to Gap CEO Richard…

Sephora Partners with Korean Retailer Olive Young to Showcase K-Beauty Brands

Sephora has partnered with CJ Olive Young, a leading Korean beauty and wellness retailer, to introduce dedicated K-beauty zones curated by Olive…

How Walmart Shifted Away from Only Serving the ‘Bottom of the Closet’

If “fashion” isn’t the first word you associate with Walmart, don’t blame Denise Incandela. The retailer’s EVP of Fashion has been working…

Design Smarter, Source Faster: How AI is Closing Fashion’s Most Expensive Data Gap

Walk into any product development or merchandising meeting and you will hear a familiar refrain: timelines are slipping and it feels harder…

Incoming Walmart CEO Reshapes C-Suite with Internal Promotions

Walmart’s new President and CEO John Furner won’t officially take these titles until Feb. 1, but he’s already putting his stamp on…

Pet Retailers Vie for Loyalty with Virtual Vet Services, Pet-Inclusive Air Travel

The nation’s two largest pet retailers are expanding their services as they compete for pet owners’ loyalty. PetSmart has rolled out a…

Tractor Supply, Planning 100 New Stores in 2026, Opens 2,400th Store in South Carolina

Tractor Supply has been opening new stores at a pace of approximately 100 locations per year, and 2026 will be no different….

Escape the Aisle: Outgrowing the Category you Were Born Into

Evolving a brand and outgrowing the category you were born into is never as simple as jumping on the latest trend. The…

Amazon Chicago-Area Superstore Clears Local Planning Hurdle

Amazon wants to build a 229,000-square-foot “primarily retail” commercial building in Orland Park, Ill., just outside of Chicago proper, that would also…

Amazon Takes Issue with Saks Global Bankruptcy

[Update as of January 15, 2026] A judge has approved Saks Global‘s request for $400 million in rescue financing to keep operations…

Uniqlo to Debut Stores in Miami, Add to Texas Footprint

This fall, apparel retailer Uniqlo will open its first stores in Miami and deepen its presence in Texas, by entering the Austin…

Beauty and Fashion in 2025: What Really Mattered and What Will Shape 2026

After a turbulent year for beauty and fashion, one truth stood out from the rest: Consumers have moved beyond the era of…

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