- In effort to woo altar-bound millennials, retailers launch affordable bridal lines
Now, more than ever, retailers are recognizing the demand for budget-friendly options and trying their hand at wedding apparel to capitalize on an industry valued at more than $300 billion. In the past month alone, Topshop launched its first line of affordable wedding dresses, H&M dropped a bridal lingerie collection...
- Five years in, Birchbox Man is boosting education and interest in men’s grooming
Birchbox Man launched five years ago to reach men with a monthly sampling of grooming and skin care products. After bringing on hundreds of brands, the company's business model has helped drive education and conversion in a previously untapped space.
- Fashion publications team with Musical.ly to cater to younger readers
Fashion and lifestyle publishers are turning to Musical.ly's 200 million user base, largely comprised of teenage girls, in an effort to connect with younger readers.
- ThredUp report shows ‘thriving afterlife’ for mall brands
As traditional mall brands continue to fight for business amid shuttering stores and slumping sales, many are finding a second wind through resale sites like ThredUp.
M.Gemi president Cheryl Kaplan: ‘You need to move as quickly as your data tells you’ M.Gemi president Cheryl Kaplan joined us for an episode of the Glossy Podcast to discuss on-demand retail at scale, how to respond to customer reactions in real time and moving into brick-and-mortar.
- Is Coach gunning to be the next major fashion conglomerate?
Following several weeks of speculation, Coach, Inc. has officially acquired Kate Spade & Co. The $2.4 billion deal is intended to bolster Coach's weakened brand equity and reads as an effort to progress a plan of building its own luxury conglomerate.
- How custom footwear retailer Shoes of Prey cut its delivery time to two weeks
Customizable retailer Shoes of Prey has cut down its design-to-delivery window from 10 weeks to two, after bringing all of its production in house and reorganizing the way its manufacturing process worked.
- Report points to stalling diversity efforts in the fashion industry
A report from The Fashion Spot published on Friday highlights telling results of how far the industry still has to go. The study, which analyzed 207 print campaigns for spring 2017 comprised of 444 models -- found that 24.5 percent of models were non-white, a slight increase of 1.2 percent...
- A boutique bodega is the next frontier for brand partnerships
New Stand, a group of high-touch convenience stores, is expanding its footprint in New York City. The company has refreshed the underground bodega, bringing in brand partnerships with the likes of Urban Decay alongside snacks and refreshments.