Today, we’re excited to introduce Modern Retail, Digiday Media’s new publication covering the ins and outs of retail’s reinvention. Modern Retail is on the frontlines of the industry’s ongoing shift, from Amazon’s increasing influence to the combined force of the direct-to-consumer upstarts.

Paul Stuart, which has a smaller women’s business, a wholesale line and a younger, millennial diffusion brand called Phineas Cole, specializes in made-to-order suits that run about $2,000 each. It’s an aging heritage retailer, and CEO Paulette Garafalo, who joined the brand in 2016, was tasked with recruiting new, younger...

By changing its merchandising strategy, Nordstrom has clinched deals with brands that never sold wholesale before, some initially setting out to avoid the wholesale channel altogether. Bonobos, Everlane, Reformation, Warby Parker, Greats, Good American, Raden and Madewell have all sold or currently sell through Nordstrom.com and select stores.

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Indie beauty brands grew their sales by 43 percent last year, catching the attention of everyone from Estée Lauder to Forever 21 to department stores. Neiman Marcus, with a partnership with the Indie Beauty Expo, is adding 15 indie beauty brands to its stores to draw in new customers who...

With a new subscription model at a lower cost, Rent the Runway wants to replace its customers' regular Zara runs with a rotation of designer clothing, while supporting traditional retail at the same time.