Fashion Briefing: As international travel increases, brands are showing up in hotel room closets, room service menus and airport newsstands As traditional retail channels get glutted with competition, fashion brands are increasingly looking for interesting and unique venues to show up in customers' lives. And as Americans increase their travel habits, both domestically and abroad, showing up in hotels, airports and other travel locations has become an appealing strategy.
Marketplaces love to tout their GMV, but the stat doesn’t tell the whole story The RealReal is one of many resale and marketplace-based companies that touts its impressive GMV, a figure that represents the total value of all products sold on the platform. Fashionphile, a competitor, has GMV of over $500 million while Depop's GMV is over $1 billion as of February. But does...
Fashion Briefing: As P.E. firms pull away from fashion, licensed brand management companies step up acquisitions Despite the slowing down of capital investment for fashion brands compared to the heyday of the 2010s, acquisitions are still happening. Fashion brands are still getting snapped up but who's buying? These days, you're far less likely to see private equity getting into the fashion game, while licensed brand management...
Fashion Briefing: Inside the growing, sometimes sketchy, world of inventory sourcing for resale Until now, a fragmented network of gray market suppliers, excess stock from brands and retailers and drop-shipped items from factories have made up the bulk of the inventory one finds on platforms like TikTok Shop and Whanot. But as the revenue opportunity for these marketplaces increase, new players are looking...
Hollister, Neutrogena lay out Lollapalooza plans centered on Gen-Z awareness, merch sales With multi-faceted activations, fashion and beauty brands are set to have a big presence at Lollapalooza this weekend.
Watch resellers say Rolex’s certified pre-owned channel is increasing the overall market for secondhand watches The entry and rapid rise of a watch juggernaut like Rolex into the lucrative secondhand watch market has taken market share from secondhand dealers and marketplaces. But many sellers told Glossy that the ensuing growth of the entire market for secondhand watches has been worth the adjustment.
How the shifting shopping calendar has become a customer acquisition opportunity Prime Day has become Prime Week, Black Friday has become Black Friday Month, back-to-school shopping now starts in June, and holiday shopping is starting in October. As brands and retailers compete for an edge during these lucrative periods, the traditional shopping calendar is getting elongated and spread out.
Fashion Briefing: Canadian brands are investing in US fulfillment centers in wake of new tariffs For Canadian brands, the new wave of tariffs adds to the continued instability of the lucrative U.S. market and expedites plans for moves like establishing local distribution.
Exclusive: Target aims to strengthen its tween business with new multi-year Pacsun partnership The debut collection — made up of over 100 styles priced at $30 or less — encompasses T-shirts, tank tops, denim and dresses, all targeted at tweens and available in sizes XS-XXL. New products will be added to the collection every month and sold in Target stores and on Target.com.