What We're Reading
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Apr 22, 2021
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CNBC
Department stores like Nordstrom and Macy’s are still Americans’ favorite place to buy shoes
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Bloomberg
DeVonta Smith Signs Deal With Dick's Sporting Goods Ahead of NFL Draft
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Women's Wear Daily
J.C. Penney’s Michelle Wlazlo Talks Private Brands and Fall Plans
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Modern Retail
Crocs president Michelle Poole on the shoe brand's influencer strategy
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Adweek
2 Defunct Retailers Are Plotting Comebacks — Here’s Why One Is More Likely to Survive
Apr 21, 2021
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The Wall Street Journal
Snarled Supply Chain Trips Up Small Businesses
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Reuters
How a sweetheart deal gives GameStop CEO a $179 mln goodbye gift
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Women's Wear Daily
Under Armour to Reduce Size of Global Headquarters by 40 Percent
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CNBC
SPAC transactions come to a halt amid SEC crackdown, cooling retail investor interest
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Glossy
Pre-order is catching on as a solution to fashion's overproduction problem
Apr 20, 2021
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Business Insider
How Icon Fitness, one of the largest exercise-equipment manufacturers, is positioning itself to be a long-term leader in digital workouts
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CNN
Consumers have $5.4 trillion in excess savings. That could unleash a global spending boom
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The New York Times
China’s Economy Is Booming. Shoppers Are Skittish Anyway.
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Bloomberg
Billionaire Caruso Studying Option of Taking Over Mall Cinemas
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Women's Wear Daily
LVMH, Richemont and Prada Join Forces in Blockchain Consortium
Apr 19, 2021
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Bloomberg
Amazon Plans Furniture Assembly Service to Catch Wayfair
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Business of Fashion
Does the Mask Market Have a Future?
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Modern Retail
Target is looking beyond its stores to make the last mile of delivery more efficient
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The New York Times
Why Amazon Workers Sided With the Company Over a Union
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Footwear News
Allbirds to Make Its Carbon Footprint Calculator Open-Source
Apr 16, 2021
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The Washington Post
Mall department stores were struggling. The pandemic has pushed them to the edge of extinction.
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The New York Times
NYC Retail Zones: Midtown Has Been Empty, but Other Areas Have Bounced Back
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Women's Wear Daily
Hermione People & Brands in Exclusive Talks to Buy Gap France
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Modern Retail
Stitch Fix is preparing for its next phase of growth
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MarketWatch
Shopify to lose three of its top seven executives
Apr 15, 2021
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Bloomberg
Why Malls Are Dying in the U.S.: Online Shopping, Covid-19 Pandemic
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Modern Retail
'No longer on hold': Bridal brands are preparing for a wedding boom
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Business of Fashion
Karla Otto Doubles Down on Influencer Marketing With New Acquisition
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Women's Wear Daily
EXCLUSIVE: Savage x Fenty Model Launches Her Own Lingerie Brand
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AP
To retain workers, Walmart moves more of them full time
Apr 14, 2021
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Reuters
How the pandemic helped Walmart battle Amazon Marketplace for sellers
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The Wall Street Journal
Luxury Shares Soar as Louis Vuitton Shrugs Off Pandemic
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Modern Retail
Amazon’s failed union vote isn’t slowing retail worker collectives
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The New York Times
Midtown Has Been Empty, but Other Retail Zones Have Bounced Back
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CNBC
Retailers look to innovate and tempt customers back to physical stores