Fashion brands are capitalizing on the growing demand for stadium-compliant clear handbags Stadiums in the U.S. have increasingly moved toward a standardized policy of transparent bags only, usually 12 inches by 6 inches by 12 inches. And while marketplaces like Amazon and Shein are full of cheap, transparent plastic bags, fashion brands are starting to release fashion-forward, elevated versions to match the...
How Fast Retailing’s decades-long relationship with suppliers is enabling record-breaking revenue Kazumi Yanai, a senior executive at Fast Retailing and son of the company's founder and president, Tadashi Yanai, said that long, stable relationships with suppliers has been key to the company's financial and sustainability successes.
What defines ‘American fashion’ today? – with Articles of Interest host Avery Trufelman On the Glossy Podcast this week, senior fashion reporter Danny Parisi and editor-in-chief Jill Manoff speak with Avery Trufelman, the journalist and host of the fashion and social history podcast Articles of Interest, about what American fashion truly is. We also break down which designers and brands today best emblematize...
Fashion Briefing: New AI tools and deeper creator collaborations drive the fashion conversation at Cannes Lions The Cannes Lions advertising festival is happening this week in the south of France, and fashion brands are among the many businesses in attendance. The event showcases the latest technologies and creative strategies in advertising. This year, new AI tools, a focus on cultural collaborations and strategies for further engaging...
True Religion is using high-volume, profitable physical retail to reach its $1 billion revenue goal True Religion announced on Monday the planned addition of at least four physical stores opening in markets like Indiana, New Jersey and California this year. The brand already has over 60 stores in the U.S. and plans to open 90 more, to reach 150, in the next four years.
Knix embarks on its biggest wholesale expansion, opening in 350 Target stores The 13-year-old company has surpassed $1 billion in DTC sales to date while seeing a 90% year-over-year increase in wholesale sales in North America. Now, the company is pushing even further into wholesale as it launches KT by Knix, its youth-oriented sub-brand, in over 350 Target stores across the U.S.
Is Saks safe for brands again? Earlier this month, Saks Global received court approval for its post-bankruptcy restructuring, which would reduce its debt and leave it a much more compact company than it was before the proceedings began in January.
Fashion Briefing: American brands like Original Penguin and Ralph Lauren see European opportunity at Pitti Uomo Pitti Uomo, the annual menswear trade show held in Florence every year, is meant to show off the best of Florentine and Italian tailoring. But this year, Americans have a large presence.
Fashion is now the largest category on Whatnot as brands flock to the platform The live shopping app Whatnot is in the midst of a notable growth period. After a $225 million funding round late last year, the company is now valued at over $11 billion, with 20 million buyers joining the platform in the last year. And as it grows, Whatnot is becoming...