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Walmart leans into fashion

by Elizabeth Trovall
Sep 11, 2024
It's targeting Target.
“You have to be somewhat cynical about [Walmart's] ability to sustain the ride necessary to create fashion assortments that customers will find appealing," said retail consultant Mark Cohen.
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Fashion startups taking on big brands at the Paris Olympics

by Megan Lawton
Jul 25, 2024
The Olympics is big business for brands — and this year, it's not just giants like Adidas and Nike whose uniforms will be worn by competitors.
Above, Dutch skateboarder Roos Zwetsloot competes during the Skateboarding Women's Street Preliminaries in June wearing a Cariuma shirt. The sustainable Brazilian brand designed the uniform for the Netherlands' skateboarding teams.
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While the secondhand market booms, thrifting is coming apart at the seams

by Kai Ryssdal and Aleezeh Hasan
Apr 15, 2024
If you've recently dug through the racks of a Goodwill and found a lot of lower-quality fast fashion, you're not alone, says Kelsey Vlamis of Business Insider.
"Needs-based shoppers are increasingly getting priced out, and it's getting harder to find those, like, special pieces at an affordable price," says Business Insider reporter Kelsey Vlamis.
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Apparel brands turn to #curvy influencers to court online shoppers

by Elizabeth Trovall
Jan 26, 2024
In the increasingly online women’s apparel market, mid-size and plus-size influencers play a critical role in steering retail dollars toward brands.
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The lost art of making perfectly fitting trousers

by Maria Hollenhorst
Dec 29, 2023
Menswear writer Derek Guy explains why men's pants don’t look like they used to.
A cutter marks out a pattern at Huntsman tailors in London, England. According to menswear writer Derek Guy, fewer and fewer tailors understand the lost art of “ironwork” in the construction of pants.
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Stitch Fix's quarterly earnings spotlight changes in the subscription economy

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Dec 6, 2023
The personalized clothing box company's results may signal how such firms are faring in the current economic climate.
Since a pandemic high, inflation and subscription fatigue have unraveled some of the success of subscription service Stitch Fix.
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Apparel sales might catch a chill as winter nears

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Sep 28, 2023
Nike reported disappointing earnings, weakening the outlook for clothing sales — which have a lot to do with the year-end shopping season.
Since clothing isn't as essential for most households as food and gasoline, sales may soften.
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How one company is tackling the tricky — and expensive — task of recycling clothing

by Caleigh Wells
May 1, 2023
Diverting textiles from landfills is more difficult and more expensive than doing so for paper and glass. A group of formerly incarcerated workers is paving the way.
Companies send in unsold stock and returned clothes to divert their waste from landfills.
Caleigh Wells
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Not wearing those leggings? Many retail stores are expanding into resale

by Kristin Schwab
Apr 15, 2022
Sustainability and demand for apparel make reselling used clothes an attractive option for brands, including Lululemon and Target.
Lululemon is getting into the clothing resale game, and it's not alone.
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People are clothes shopping in person again, and small businesses want to be ready

by Stephanie Hughes
Mar 14, 2022
In-store purchases of clothes and accessories rose 21.9% from last year. Small businesses stand to benefit if they can attract once-cautious shoppers.
Jill Lindsey said she received two federal loans totaling $86,000 to keep her eponymous Brooklyn boutique open during the pandemic.
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