Hatch co-founder and CEO Ariane Goldman said the excitement around denim had her thinking about this launch starting in 2020. Rihanna announcing her pregnancy with images of herself in a pair of chic, loose, light-wash jeans in January was especially fortuitous for Hatch’s timing, Goldman said.

Yes Funds quietly soft-launched in December of 2021, and Bornstein said she’s ready to talk about the lessons she learned from her time at Sephora and the way she’s applying them to the modern retail market. The key to a good loyalty program in 2022, she said, is to take...

Across the shows, designers on Day 2 were eschewing stuffiness and formality, in favor of looser gatherings with a focus on joy and happiness. Several designers characterized their presentations as “celebrations” and an antidote to the somewhat depressing atmosphere of the last few fashion weeks, disrupted by the ongoing pandemic.

This week, Adidas advertised its new sports bra campaign with a series of nude photos, Prada partnered with French video game publisher Ubisoft on an in-game event, and the fashion publication InStyle had its print magazine shut down.

In earnings calls and statements throughout January and the beginning of February, luxury brands including Versace, Thom Browne and Gucci have all made plans to open bigger and more numerous stores, betting on a return to in-store shopping to pay back that investment. With luxury spending fully recovering in 2021,...

Looking at Simon's earnings and forecasts offers a good read on where retail in the U.S. is headed in the coming years. We've transcribed the company's fourth-quarter earnings call and annotated it with thoughts, comments, clarifications and links to relevant stories.

Resellers, by their nature as the secondary market, are fully dependent on brands for their lifeline. StockX does not exist without a steady supply of new, hyped Nike sneakers that customers clamor to get their hands on and turn to StockX to find. But when resellers claim too much ownership...

On January 27, the DTC underwear brand MeUndies posted on Twitter that it had joined the Bored Ape Yacht Club, an NFT collection and community centered on slight variations of the same image of an ape. The reaction the company received was less than positive. Within a few hours, the...

The strains on the global supply chain coupled with inflationary pressures have made life difficult for fashion brands. Increasing costs of shipping, materials and production have forced many to increase prices. The decision to go there is difficult, as is navigating how to communicate the changes to customers.