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U.S. Apparel Resale to Double in Next Five Years, Fueled by Retailers and Brands

Retail TouchPoints

At the same time, the rental and fast fashion sectors are expected to remain relatively flat, and department stores, value chains and mid-priced specialty retail will lose ground. The fact that thrifting is now trendy doesn’t fully account for the huge growth in the sector — economics have also played a big role.

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Why department stores are thriving in Japan even as the US sector shrinks

Inside Retail

For once, department stores are leading a retail sales recovery instead of lagging it. Supermarkets (5,921 stores) gained 1.8 per cent but the big winners were department stores (190 of them) performing well above the average, with a 13.5 Meanwhile, Isetan Mitsukoshi’s five Tokyo-area stores had sales growth of 23.2

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How Canningvale plans to take Robinsons Singapore back to its roots

Inside Retail

Fast-growing Australian online retailer Canningvale plans to relaunch the iconic Singaporean department store Robinsons as an online-only business this month after acquiring the company’s digital assets for an undisclosed sum. Some of the brands have a history with Robinsons, while others are new to the department store. .

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Breaking down Black Friday 2023: Retailers share how it went

Inside Retail

Robert Moore, CEO of leather goods and accessories brand Mon, said that the brand saw 100 per cent growth in November compared to the month prior, and that Black Friday and Cyber Monday accounted for over 40 per cent of monthly sales. It did so to raise awareness around waste, and over-consumerism caused by the rampant fast-fashion industry.

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Is Korea’s Arte Museum the future of experiential retail?

Inside Retail

The space is the upper level of a three-level empty box, the two levels below having been left by upscale department store Bloomingdales , which closed in March 2021. These were underperforming stores that Covid gave a final push. Still, Bloomingdales as a chain of department stores hangs on.

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Candles to cleaning: Diptyque finds beauty “where no beauty is expected”

Inside Retail

In a crowded market like the home fragrance category, where everyone from fast fashion and beauty brands to discount department stores and pharmacists are selling candles, it’s near impossible to create and retain cut-through, much less develop an iconic brand synonymous with luxury and quality like 60-year-old Parisian brand Diptyque.

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Boohoo v Frasers: What’s next in the fashion giant’s boardroom battle with Mike Ashley?

Retail Gazette

Ashley’s bid for the top position has been slammed by Boohoo, which accused Frasers of using its stake in the fashion brand and other retailers to promote its own “commercial self-interest”. What’s happened so far? The latest half-year results for Boohoo show its pre-tax losses tripled from £36.6m to £147.3m

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