apparel

Express Joins Growing List Of Apparel Brands Offering Subscription Services

Express is launching Express Style Trial, a new service that allows shoppers to rent three items whenever they choose for $69.95 a month.Once…

Holiday 2016: The Best Of Times Or The Worst Of Times? Experts Weigh In

Multiple choice quiz: The 2016 holiday season was: A) Great! B) So-so C) Rough It’s a trick question: all three answers are…

Why Amazon Plus American Apparel Could Be The Right Fashion ‘Look’

Amazon’s foray into fashion may soon be accelerated with a new and unlikely addition: American Apparel. The struggling retailer is holding its…

Suitsupply Takes A Disruptive Approach To Personalized Retailing

The men’s apparel category in the U.S. has been commonly associated with highly promotional pricing and traditional marketing. TV, radio and print…

Rethinking Reverse Logistics For E-Apparel Returns

We’ve all done it: ordered a few sizes or styles of shoes/pants/dresses/etc. from an online retailer with the intention of sending back…

Banana Republic Makes Its ‘Brexit.’ Will More Fashion Brands Follow?

Staples isn’t the only retailer experiencing brick-and-mortar malaise in the UK. Gap will shutter all eight of its UK Banana Republic stores…

As A&F Sales Continue To Dip, Brand Repositioning Is Next Move

Abercrombie & Fitch has posted its 14th straight quarter of sales declines, leading the retailer to scale down its expectations for comparable…

Stein Mart’s New Web Site Fuels Online Sales, Omnichannel Growth

National fashion retailer Stein Mart wanted to improve its overall omnichannel retailing strategy across its web site. With growing tablet and mobile…

Fashion Metric Virtual Sizer Collects Data For Apparel Retailers

Fashion Metric has released a solution designed to address the potential inaccuracies and reliability issues that come with online sizing. The Virtual…

Is Off-Price Now The New Normal?

While many traditional retailers had a weak Q1, off-price retailers such as TJX, Ross Stores and Five Below did quite well for…

Brexit’s Retail Impact: The Sky Is Falling! (Or Is It?)

One thing is clear about the impact of Brexit on retailers and consumers: nothing is very clear about the impact of Brexit…

Under Armour Charts Innovative Course With UA Lighthouse

In an era where retailers seek to outpace industry trends, some ambitious brands have built their own innovation labs to better understand…

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