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DECEMBER 3, 2024

And while the retailer has embraced ecommerce, its focus hasn’t wavered from providing an experiential, discovery-oriented in-person shopping experience for a wide range of product categories including apparel, décor, beauty and gifts. We look at ourselves as the antithesis of online shopping.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

JCPenney has partnered with disabled writer and athlete Jamey Perry on a line of fashionable, functional apparel for women who use wheelchairs. 9 at the Runway of Dreams Fashion Revolution show at New York Fashion Week. 9 at the Runway of Dreams Fashion Revolution show at New York Fashion Week.

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APRIL 3, 2025

Launching April 12, more than half the collection will be priced at $15 or less, with prices starting at $5. The Kate Spade New York x Target collection includes womens, kids and baby apparel with extended sizing and adaptive styles, handbags, home accessories and party essentials like dcor, stationery and more.

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JANUARY 14, 2025

Buckle is a specialty apparel retailer that offers a wide selection of on-trend apparel, accessories and footwear. Our mission is to create the most enjoyable experience possible for those shopping with us and those working for us, said Brandon Hauff, VP of IT at Buckle in a statement. The Buckle, Inc.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Located at the BLVD , a new retail and entertainment destination in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, this is the global sports brand’s second U.S. Puma has unveiled a new flagship concept that includes activations, customization services and other tech-powered elements.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Myer’s acquisition of Premier Investments’ Apparel Brands appears to be the next step in Olivia Wirth’s plan for the department store’s loyalty program, Myer One. million members, at an investor briefing after the deal was announced.

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JANUARY 22, 2025

Myer has revealed the details of early shareholder votes in favour of its proposed acquisition of Premier Retail’s apparel brands Just Jeans, Jay Jays, Portmans, Dotti, and Jacqui E. At the time of this writing, Myer’s extraordinary general meeting was still ongoing. per cent voted against it. per cent voted against it.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

imposed tariffs on more than $350 billion worth of Chinese imports, impacting everything from furniture to apparel and footwear. In 2018, more than one-third of apparel imports flowing into the U.S. Rishabh Dubeyis an Implementation Manager at Impact Analytics with over nine years of experience in the retail and supply chain industry.

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JUNE 20, 2024

In today’s rapidly evolving world, innovation is at the forefront of every industry, and manufacturing is no exception. At the heart of this revolution is the integration of cutting-edge technology into the very fabric of our clothing. With the ability to achieve a difference of 80.6

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

Home appliances, dining and furniture (+ 17% ), general footwear and handbags (+ 13% ) and general apparel (+ 10% ) were the categories showing the highest growth rates on Black Friday in the U.S., It’s clear that consumers saw Cyber Week as the ultimate splurge season.” on Black Friday and 0.8%

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MARCH 18, 2025

Sales remained flat at $1.83 billion, attributed to mixed trading conditions, store closures, and Myer Exclusive Brands stock trapped at its national distribution centre. ” During the period, Myer completed its merger with the apparel brands business of Premier Retail. . Comparable sales climbed 0.8

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JANUARY 29, 2025

Abercrombie House will feature merchandise for Super Bowl LIX alongside apparel for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs who will face off the next day, Feb. On Saturday, Feb. 8 from 10 a.m. 9 as well as hometown team the New Orleans Saints. Additional invite-only VIP programming also will be scheduled throughout the day.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 12, 2024

Railpen , manager of the £34bn railways pension scheme, has announced that Under Armour, the leading global sports apparel brand, has opened its biggest outlet store in Scotland at Caledonia Park.

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JANUARY 7, 2025

Carters will kick off the search for a new leader following the retirement of Michael Casey, who has held the Chairman and CEO titles at the childrens apparel brand for the past 15 years, capping off his three- decade-plus career with the company.

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OCTOBER 30, 2024

Global apparel and lifestyle brand True Religion is expanding further across the U.S., After opening its newest outpost at Katy Mills in Katy, Tex. It’s the through line that permeates everything we do at True Religion.” bringing its total store count to 51. opening on Nov. 8, 2024 Kings Plaza in Brooklyn, NY, opening on Nov.

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JANUARY 12, 2025

Aside from difficult macroeconomic factors, Myer attributed the financial performance to higher costs and ramp-up complexity at the new National Distribution Centre in Ravenhall, delaying the realisation of expected benefits. The company’s earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) amounted to $48 million, a decline of $16 million.

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

We’re thrilled to help these new partners meet their customers’ expectations of convenience, selection and speed,” said Fuad Hannon, VP of New Verticals at DoorDash in a statement. Sports Basement operates 12 locations in Northern California and offers snow and winter sports apparel and gear.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Called the Michael Strahan Design Lab , the custom pieces will be offered at flat prices, such as a two-piece suit for $399 , three-piece suits for $499 and sports coats for $299 , according to WWD. Customers can personalize patterns, lining, lapels and threads and add monogramming. This new platform takes that vision even further.

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JANUARY 24, 2025

There have been a variety of technology solutions designed to make a dent in these numbers, with many focusing on pre-purchase fitting technology to decrease returns of apparel and footwear purchased online. Charges for returns should be on an exception basis only. It is a quite costly part of their business.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Merry Hill has announced that Footasylum, the leading streetwear retailer, has launched its upsized store at the centre, tripling its footprint. Combining its existing unit with the adjacent space, Footasylum has expanded its presence at Merry Hill from 3,000 to 10,000 sq ft.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 9, 2025

Japanese apparel and homewares retailer Muji will launch its first Open Muji Food Market in Chatswood, Sydney on March 15 to 16, marking the debut of its Food Market in NSW. The event will feature five independent food brands from Melbourne and Sydney, offering a mix of Japanese and Asian-inspired flavours.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Most recently, when fashion and accessories retailer Primark unveiled its 450 th store worldwide at the Florida Mall in Orlando, it announced it would have an entire floor dedicated to its growing partnership with Disney — a new kind of experience for the blossoming retailer, although certainly not the last.

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DECEMBER 6, 2024

The goal, according to Allison Peterson, Chief Retail & Digital Officer at Carters, is to connect with the next generation of families while doubling down on the issues (like sustainability) that the business has prioritized for years. Peterson: Our reimagined retail experience is fully captured at Carters first-ever flagship in Atlanta.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Irish apparel retailer Primark is continuing its brick-and-mortar expansion in the Southwest U.S. The new store, located at La Plaza in McAllen, Texas, will feature 37,000 square feet of selling space when it opens Dec. with the opening of its first Texas store next month and plans for four more locations in the state. in a statement.

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MARCH 26, 2025

Palladini brings more than 30 years of senior leadership experience to the baby and child apparel retailer. In his time at Vans , a division of VF Corporation, he more than doubled global revenue to over $4.2 As a result, the apparel and accessories business swelled to account for nearly 20% of total sales.

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OCTOBER 30, 2024

” “We are thrilled to announce our partnership with The Children’s Place, helping them reach millions of customers around the world by offering their beloved products on Shein’s trusted and innovative global platform,” added Jessica Liu, VP of Global Brand Operations at Shein in a statement. ” .”

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JANUARY 23, 2025

Skechers has reimagined its store at Canadas West Edmonton Mall as its first Performance location, featuring an immersive experience that includes an expanded sales floor, half-size pickleball and basketball courts and a range of technology showcases.

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MARCH 25, 2025

However, the legacy footwear retailer has been staging a noteworthy attempt at a comeback with strategic steps, including an updated store of the future design, reimagined customer loyalty program and updated omnichannel operations, largely via the help of AI.

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JANUARY 8, 2025

Saks Fifth Avenue is planning a range of activities to celebrate the 50 th anniversary of its neighbor Saturday Night Live (the show is filmed across the street from Saks 5 th Avenue flagship at 30 Rockefeller Plaza). The exclusive merchandise also will be featured in pop-up shops at the Saks Fifth Avenue stores in New York (Jan.

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DECEMBER 5, 2024

When you think about the types of businesses millennials and Gen Z consumers frequent, apparel or beauty brands may come to mind first, but what about home goods? Research shows that millennials make up an increasingly large part of the consumer base for home goods and furnishings, which includes products ranging from bedspreads to furniture.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 16, 2023

New categories available from third-party sellers on Shein go well beyond fashion and apparel to include home goods like appliances , smart products and DIY products like bathroom and kitchen fixtures and wallpaper. The Shein marketplace offering is currently available in Brazil and the U.S.

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OCTOBER 31, 2024

Millennial and Gen Z-focused fashion retailer Revolve Group is bringing its Revolve and FWRD brand segments to new channels this holiday season, including a pop-up shop at The Grove in Los Angeles and within the new fashion styling game Bellemint. 4, 2025, the retailer will host a holiday shop at The Grove shopping center. 14 to Jan.

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JANUARY 10, 2025

Even at our peak in 2019 our best year for Experiences ever we did not generate a profit. Our roots are in the gear and apparel we sell and the outdoor moments they enable, said Artz. Experiences served 40,000 customers in 2024 less than 0.4% of all co-op customers and costs significantly more to run than it brings in, wrote Artz.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 28, 2025

Tosha Hays Tosha Hays, EVP of Sourcing and Product at Venus Fashion , a trendy womens apparel brand with a focus on swimwear, began providing AI tools to her team about two years ago, but the learning curve has never really flattened out. Weve been learning more about what categories we can execute at what price point.

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JANUARY 19, 2025

. “The partnership with Blauer represents a clear opportunity for us: to explore new expressive possibilities of our brand through apparel that puts the consumer in touch with the Pirelli world of emotions, identity and passion,” said Marco Maria Tronchetti Provera, SVP of design and assets conversion at Pirelli.

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OCTOBER 20, 2024

At the end of the day, the customer’s connection with a well-informed and engaging store associate in conjunction with exclusive beauty services, such as Ulta Beauty’s robotic eyelash extension machine, is the winning combination to excite the customer and lead to profit.

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DECEMBER 16, 2024

At House of Darwin, our mission has always been to honour the stories, spirit, and landscapes of the Northern Territory, said Shaun Edwards, founder of House of Darwin. House of Darwin operates as a social enterprise and a for-profit apparel firm that invests its income in social activities for isolated Indigenous communities.

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