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Why Consumers Are Going to Pay for the Online Return Mess
The pullback on returns comes after the e-commerce sector spent the past two decades removing costs from supply chains and customer service. But returns had barely been touched, leaving them as one of the few places with lots of room for reducing expenses.

Why Consumers Are Going to Pay for the Online Return Mess
The pullback on returns comes after the e-commerce sector spent the past two decades removing costs from supply chains and customer service. But returns had barely been touched, leaving them as one of the few places with lots of room for reducing expenses.

The Way Consumers Buy Beauty Products Is Changing. Again.
Department stores used to be ground zero for consumers looking to try and buy new makeup or skin care products, only to lose their grip on the market to Sephora and Ulta. Now, another evolution is underway as big-box retailers and drugstores enter the fray.

The Way Consumers Buy Beauty Products Is Changing. Again.
Department stores used to be ground zero for consumers looking to try and buy new makeup or skin care products, only to lose their grip on the market to Sephora and Ulta. Now, another evolution is underway as big-box retailers and drugstores enter the fray.

The Technologies Reinventing Physical Retail
In-store mobile apps and micro-fulfilment tech can address consumer pain points and enable companies to incorporate their physical retail networks into omnichannel shopping journeys.

The Technologies Reinventing Physical Retail
In-store mobile apps and micro-fulfilment tech can address consumer pain points and enable companies to incorporate their physical retail networks into omnichannel shopping journeys.

Can Refillable Beauty Go Mainstream?
Chanel, Dries Van Noten and Target are debuting beauty products that are meant to be replenished, in a sign that the concept may be starting to catch on.

Can Refillable Beauty Go Mainstream?
Chanel, Dries Van Noten and Target are debuting beauty products that are meant to be replenished, in a sign that the concept may be starting to catch on.

Two Decades After Delia’s Heyday, Fashion Rediscovers Tweens
In recent months, several brands have ventured into the tween category, targeting customers aged eight to 12 who are just starting to develop their own sense of style but are still primarily spending their parents’ money.

Two Decades After Delia’s Heyday, Fashion Rediscovers Tweens
In recent months, several brands have ventured into the tween category, targeting customers aged eight to 12 who are just starting to develop their own sense of style but are still primarily spending their parents’ money.

How Brands Are Convincing Shoppers to Spend Early This Holiday Season
Retailers like Target, Walmart, PacSun, Gap and Ulta are kicking off marketing campaigns or sale promotions earlier than ever in an attempt to avoid supply chain woes that could dampen holiday cheer and sales performance.

How Brands Are Convincing Shoppers to Spend Early This Holiday Season
Retailers like Target, Walmart, PacSun, Gap and Ulta are kicking off marketing campaigns or sale promotions earlier than ever in an attempt to avoid supply chain woes that could dampen holiday cheer and sales performance.

Can Walmart Become a Major Beauty Player?
Walmart is going up against Target, Ulta and others in its efforts to become a destination where people can find some of the newest and coolest names in beauty.

Can Walmart Become a Major Beauty Player?
Walmart is going up against Target, Ulta and others in its efforts to become a destination where people can find some of the newest and coolest names in beauty.

What’s Next for Farfetch in China?
This week, everyone will be talking about Farfetch’s earnings plus new beauty retail concepts from Sephora and Ulta.

What’s Next for Farfetch in China?
This week, everyone will be talking about Farfetch’s earnings plus new beauty retail concepts from Sephora and Ulta.

Walmart Taps Gen Z-Focused Brand Bubble as Its First DTC Skin Care Partner
Bubble and Walmart’s team-up is the latest example of a DTC brand harnessing the power (and reach) of a big box retailer.

Walmart Taps Gen Z-Focused Brand Bubble as Its First DTC Skin Care Partner
Bubble and Walmart’s team-up is the latest example of a DTC brand harnessing the power (and reach) of a big box retailer.

Are Luxury Brands Pushing Too Many Collaborations?
In April, luxury brands went crazy for collaborations while some of Italy’s fashion titans more openly embraced the idea of an Italian luxury champion to rival LVMH and Kering, writes Pierre Mallevays in this month’s Market Pulse.

Are Luxury Brands Pushing Too Many Collaborations?
In April, luxury brands went crazy for collaborations while some of Italy’s fashion titans more openly embraced the idea of an Italian luxury champion to rival LVMH and Kering, writes Pierre Mallevays in this month’s Market Pulse.