Everlane’s reported Shein sale raises a new question: What is transparency worth now? Earlier this week, Glossy wrote about Everlane’s reported sale to Shein, a deal that will put one of the defining sustainability-adjacent DTC brands of the 2010s inside the world’s most scrutinized ultra-fast-fashion machine.
No. 1 in women’s swimwear for 10 years, Target is refining its approach to the category Target has held the No. 1 market share in swim for the past decade, according to the Circana data, even as retailers, specialty brands, DTC labels and fashion-driven resortwear players vie for the swim customer. But this year, Target’s swim push is part of a bigger business initiative: The company...
Everlane’s sale to Shein shows the limits of sustainability-led fashion brands Everlane’s reported sale to Shein shows how sustainability-led DTC brands are struggling to compete amid new standards for speed, scale and data-driven production models.
Simkhai is building an AI storefront for shoppers who don’t know what to search Simkhai is preparing to launch a separate AI-powered e-commerce site designed to bring more of its in-store styling experience online.
Burberry adopts a Coach-style playbook built on scarf bars, swimwear and activewear Burberry’s turnaround efforts are reading more like a Coach-style playbook: make the brand’s most recognizable codes easier to shop, easier to understand and more culturally visible.
How Larroudé’s CEO built an AI system to improve and expedite business operations Larroudé CEO Ricardo Larroudé is building an internal AI system to connect sales, inventory, manufacturing and marketing across the footwear company.
On crosses $1 billion in quarterly sales as new CEOs push into full-look dressing On’s Q1 results showed record sales, rising margins and surging apparel growth. Now, co-CEO David Allemann says Zendaya, stores and younger consumers are helping the brand move from footwear into full-identity dressing.
1 month in, Abercrombie’s test with Sperry proves the potential of A&F footwear One month after Abercrombie & Fitch launched its Sperry collaboration, the retailer is confident that footwear can become a bigger part of its growth strategy.
5 takeaways from Glossy’s Leaders Dinner: Retail’s growth playbook is getting more human During the most recent Glossy and Modern Retail Leaders Dinner, hosted in partnership with Global Payments on April 29, brand and retail leaders discussed the current dynamics impacting their growth. Among them: AI, rising customer acquisition costs, wholesale risks, changing discovery habits and the evolving role of stores.