‘The consumer moves so fast’: How Target is using newness and affordability this holiday season On Monday, Target introduced the Party Shop, an online and offline curated assortment of holiday occasion-focused apparel. It’s an evolution of Target’s Dress Shop, a similar experience that centralized all of Target’s dresses and grouped them by style, length and occasion. The Dress Shop drove dress sales at Target to...
Fashion Briefing: The World Series spotlights fashion’s baseball opportunity Over the last year, a growing number of fashion brands have cozied up to professional baseball teams and athletes. Brands including Ralph Lauren, Aime Leon Dore, Pacsun and Sporty & Rich have debuted MLB collaborations with the Yankees or Dodgers and their athletes. The products range from baseball caps to...
Week in Review: Miu Miu’s defiant growth, CFDA Award winners, The RealReal’s new CEO This week, we talk about the immense growth of Miu Miu which defies the ongoing slowdown across luxury. We also discuss the winners of the CFDA Awards, announced this week, and the appointment of Rati Sahi Levesque as the chief executive of The RealReal, replacing short-lived CEO John Koryl.
Can a relaunched L’Eggs compete in the modern shapewear market? Announced on Wednesday, L’Eggs has been purchased from its previous owner HanesBrands by Windsong Global, the owner of brands like JVN Hair. To revitalize the legacy brand, Windsong brought in Cami Tellez, the founder of the DTC underwear brand Parade which was sold to Ariela & Associates in 2023. Tellez...
How will weight loss drugs like Ozempic affect the plus-size fashion industry? Plus- and inclusive-size fashion brands frequently cite U.S. weight and size statistics in their value propositions, for example, pointing to data from the National Institute of Health which shows one-third of American adults are overweight. With the use of Ozempic on the rise, will businesses catering to larger sizes be...
Baseball brands are taking cues from basketball’s relationship with fashion Like basketball, a burgeoning subculture has grown around what baseball players are wearing, on websites like What Pros Wear and through stylish players like Fernando Tatis, Jr. The latter is known for his eye-catching on-the-field apparel, like custom Tiffany & Co.-inspired cleats.
Reminders, teasers and lists: How Etsy is tackling the holiday shopping season The holidays are an important time for any retail business, and for Etsy, it’s an especially fruitful period. The company’s emphasis on unique products, either handmade or handpicked, is a major selling point around the holidays as shoppers seek out personal or personalized gifts.
Week in Review: The impact of China’s contracting luxury market This week, we talk about the impact of China’s contracting luxury market on companies like Kering, the slowing revenue growth of Shein’s and how that will impact its upcoming IPO, and the ongoing drama at Vivienne Westwood.
Luxury’s China worries are likely to continue — but there’s still growth to be found Zegna Group's revenue in China was down 22% in the third-quarter, echoing the problems of luxury companies from Burberry to LVMH. The Chinese luxury market, once one of the most reliable drivers of growth for the sector, is continuing to decline.