Gap Sales Miss Expectations After Old Navy, Athleta Fall Short
The brands Gap and Banana Republic beat comparable sales estimates.
Retail
Analysis and advice from the front lines of the retail transformation.
Scotch & Soda’s Next Chapter
Scotch & Soda is relaunching with a new strategic focus, backed by new owners Bluestar Alliance. BoF learns more.
Scotch & Soda’s Next Chapter
Scotch & Soda is relaunching with a new strategic focus, backed by new owners Bluestar Alliance. BoF learns more.
Fast Fashion Market Disruption With Shein and H&M | The Debrief
BoF Executive Editor Brian Baskin dives into how Shein’s rise has upended the fast fashion industry and explores how H&M is fighting back with BoF correspondents Sarah Kent and Cathleen Chen.
Fast Fashion Market Disruption With Shein and H&M | The Debrief
BoF Executive Editor Brian Baskin dives into how Shein’s rise has upended the fast fashion industry and explores how H&M is fighting back with BoF correspondents Sarah Kent and Cathleen Chen.
French Brand Sessùn Sells Majority Stake to Italian Fund, Eyeing International Expansion
Italian private equity Quadrivio acquired a majority stake from Experienced Capital and the brand’s founder. With growth outside France in focus, investing in brand awareness takes centre stage.
French Brand Sessùn Sells Majority Stake to Italian Fund, Eyeing International Expansion
Italian private equity Quadrivio acquired a majority stake from Experienced Capital and the brand’s founder. With growth outside France in focus, investing in brand awareness takes centre stage.
Walmart Makes Its Fashion Week Debut
America’s largest retailer hosted a pop-up shop in New York City over the weekend, touting its affiliation with designer Brandon Maxwell and announcing its fashion ambitions after recent seasons of promising sales in apparel.
Walmart Makes Its Fashion Week Debut
America’s largest retailer hosted a pop-up shop in New York City over the weekend, touting its affiliation with designer Brandon Maxwell and announcing its fashion ambitions after recent seasons of promising sales in apparel.
How to Apply AI-Powered Personalisation to Omnichannel Retail
BoF shares insights on the application of AI into omnichannel strategies to meet increasing consumer expectations that retail experiences be ‘composed’ to match their preferences, sourced from BigCommerce’s recent thought leadership.
How to Apply AI-Powered Personalisation to Omnichannel Retail
BoF shares insights on the application of AI into omnichannel strategies to meet increasing consumer expectations that retail experiences be ‘composed’ to match their preferences, sourced from BigCommerce’s recent thought leadership.
Do Mass Brands Need Creative Directors?
This week, Uniqlo appointed Clare Waight Keller the creative director of its main line, while Stefano Pilati signed on for a collection with Inditex flagship Zara and Zac Posen staged a New York Fashion Week bash with Old Navy. The jury is still out on whether hiring designers from high-fashion will drive retail results.
Do Mass Brands Need Creative Directors?
This week, Uniqlo appointed Clare Waight Keller the creative director of its main line, while Stefano Pilati signed on for a collection with Inditex flagship Zara and Zac Posen staged a New York Fashion Week bash with Old Navy. The jury is still out on whether hiring designers from high-fashion will drive retail results.
Why Nordstrom’s Founding Family Wants to Take the Retailer Private
A $3.8 billion takeover bid represents a bet that saving the department store chain will be easier away from public scrutiny.
Why Nordstrom’s Founding Family Wants to Take the Retailer Private
A $3.8 billion takeover bid represents a bet that saving the department store chain will be easier away from public scrutiny.
Nordstrom Family Offers to Take Chain Private for $3.8 Billion
The Nordstrom family has proposed buying the department store chain for $23 per share, aiming to take the company private for $3.8 billion, with financing from family members, Mexican retailer El Puerto de Liverpool, and new bank funding.
Nordstrom Family Offers to Take Chain Private for $3.8 Billion
The Nordstrom family has proposed buying the department store chain for $23 per share, aiming to take the company private for $3.8 billion, with financing from family members, Mexican retailer El Puerto de Liverpool, and new bank funding.
Mass Retail’s New Favourite Collaborators: Buzzy Men’s Brands
Mass-market retailers and emerging designers connected to streetwear and subcultures around it are teaming up to reach the next generation of menswear consumers.
Mass Retail’s New Favourite Collaborators: Buzzy Men’s Brands
Mass-market retailers and emerging designers connected to streetwear and subcultures around it are teaming up to reach the next generation of menswear consumers.
A Reality Check for Temu
Growth is slowing, competition is getting intense and regulators have the fast-fashion retailer in their sights. But despite investor panic over its prospects, Temu remains an e-commerce powerhouse — one that Western competitors must continue to watch.
A Reality Check for Temu
Growth is slowing, competition is getting intense and regulators have the fast-fashion retailer in their sights. But despite investor panic over its prospects, Temu remains an e-commerce powerhouse — one that Western competitors must continue to watch.
Consumers Are Still Spending, but Retailers Are Bracing for Impact
Gap, Foot Locker, Abercrombie and other retailers issued cautious outlooks for the remainder of the year even as they reported strong second-quarter sales. It’s the latest indication that all is not well with American consumers.
Consumers Are Still Spending, but Retailers Are Bracing for Impact
Gap, Foot Locker, Abercrombie and other retailers issued cautious outlooks for the remainder of the year even as they reported strong second-quarter sales. It’s the latest indication that all is not well with American consumers.
This Week: Retail Earnings Get Messy
Gap, Abercrombie, Lululemon and others report results this week, amid growing concerns about a pullback in consumer spending.
This Week: Retail Earnings Get Messy
Gap, Abercrombie, Lululemon and others report results this week, amid growing concerns about a pullback in consumer spending.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
Fashion Startup Founder Pleads Guilty in $300 Million Fraud
Christine Hunsicker admitted she falsified financial statements to promote CaaStle Inc. as a valuable, growing business when in reality it was struggling.
Victoria’s Secret Forecasts Its Best Year Since L Brands Split
The underwear company is anticipating net sales of at least $6.85 billion in the current fiscal year, exceeding analyst estimates and marking the highest revenue since its split from L Brands Inc in 2021.
American Eagle Forecasts Sales Growth Above Estimates on Demand From Wealthy Shoppers
The retailer surpassed annual sales forecasts but expects a $60 million drag from import tariffs in the first half of 2026.
Ross Stores Forecasts Annual Sales Above Estimates on Resilient Demand for Discounted Apparel
Spend growth at off-price chains is among the strongest in retail, with gains across all income segments.
Abercrombie & Fitch Forecasts Muted Annual Sales Amid Tariff Uncertainty
The retailer said it was accounting for the 15 percent tariff announced by US president Donald Trump after the Supreme Court struck down most of his earlier tariffs.
EBay Is Laying Off About 800 Workers
The cuts affect roughly 6 percent of the company’s global workforce and comes a week after it said it would acquire Depop.
Steven Madden Yanked Guidance After Supreme Court Tariff Ruling
Chief executive Edward Rosenfeld told analysts the sudden change in trade policy makes it difficult to calculate the cost of tariffs in the coming months.