Store No. 8 principal Katie Finnegan joined the Glossy Podcast to recap Store No. 8’s first year in business, share her predictions around how the relationship between customers and retailers will evolve, and explain what should be at the forefront of fashion brands’ work with technology.

A year after Instagram launched shoppable posts in the U.S., the platform is going global by expanding the capability to eight additional countries. Beginning today, users in the U.K., Canada, France, Germany, Australia, Italy, Spain and Brazil will be able to make purchases directly from unpaid brand posts on their...

We caught up with Mohapatra ahead of his Fall/Winter 2018 show on Friday to find out what goes into his pre-show prep, why he thinks the fashion show is still relevant and how he’s adapting his line for today’s consumers.

As department stores continue to seek out new ways to bring in foot traffic, one emerging strategy is opening standalone men’s stores in an effort to capitalize on the growing demand for menswear.

With digitally native brands now migrating to physical spaces and Amazon going to great lengths to cozy up to high fashion, the industry is as unpredictable as ever; what happens next is anyone’s guess — still, we asked eight fashion professionals to try. Here, editors, designers and other insiders share...

Over 6,700 retail stores in the U.S. closed or announced plans to close in 2017, more than any other year to date. But more and more, digitally native brands are rerouting investor capital that would have previously been spent on expensive marketing and customer acquisition efforts into the most traditional...

Farfetch is preparing for a banner year. Its priorities center around growing internationally as fast as possible, building a testing ground for the Farfetch Store of the Future platform that will serve as a template for more stores down the line, and advancing a personalized, customer-focused e-commerce experience that’s concentrated...

After H&M was widely lambasted last week for an incident involving racist marketing, the company announced on Wednesday it appointed a diversity manager to prevent similar mishaps. However, specific details about what the position will entail and if it will contribute to tangible change, rather than act as a reactionary...

Although the fashion industry has struggled with its chatbot strategy, beauty brands are placing more confidence in the technology. Brands including Sephora, Estee Lauder and L’Oreal have all rolled out various chatbots in the last year, while others -- including Coty and at least four undisclosed brands partnered with Modiface...

To build business in China, Le Tote is relying on a localized inventory and distribution strategy, one-day (and eventually same-day) shipping, a network of Key Opinion Leaders (China’s equivalent to influencers) and a mobile-only presence. At the centerpiece of the strategy, according to CEO Rakesh Tondon, is WeChat.

Swarovski spent the Christmas holiday gunning for Chinese customers on WeChat. The luxury brand launched a campaign on the China-based social and messaging app to drive engagement, brand awareness and purchases (both online and in stores) during the Christmas season, which is seeing more consumer traction in the region.

Hate them or love them, the Instagramming and unboxing mass of inspirational lifestyle gurus known as influencers are only becoming increasingly central to the marketing strategies of fashion and luxury brands in 2018.