Last week, Sweden-based shoe brand Vagabond Shoemakers made its official e-commerce debut in the U.S., after seeing strong results through wholesale partnerships with Nordstrom and Urban Outfitters. The brand's existing website was updated to accommodate U.S. shoppers.

Peloton is placing a bigger emphasis on its retail and apparel offerings. The athletic brand, known most widely for its stationary bikes and workout classes, released a collection of men’s and women’s apparel on January 15 in collaboration with Gap subsidiaries Hill City and Athleta. Peloton vp of apparel Jill Foley...

This week, Rent the Runway announced its latest partnership with Nordstrom: RTR Revive. At 24 Nordstrom Rack locations, customers can purchase (not rent) worn items from Rent the Runway’s catalog, essentially hosting a small resale section within the store.

Investors are pouring money into DTC slippers brands. Women’s slippers brand Birdies just raised $8 million in funding from investors, in addition to the $2 million it started with. Its competitor, Rothy’s, got $35 million from Goldman Sachs in anticipation of its expansion into new international markets. These brands seem...

On Wednesday morning, Rebecca Minkoff sent an email to customers announcing a “new” loyalty program, RM Rewards -- technically a phase two of a program set up last year. 

The appeal of celebrities, actors, musicians and athletes as brand influencers is obvious. But in recent months, an unlikely new category of fashion influencer has arisen: the professional video game streamer.

On Tuesday, Goop’s private label beauty brand will begin rolling out a new partnership with Sephora, representing Goop’s first large-scale third-party partnership. Goop is ultimately betting that its beauty brand has the legs to support itself without the context of the Goop website or Goop stores.

FabFitFun, the beauty, wellness and fashion subscription box company, is embarking on its international expansion plans with its launch in the U.K. on May 15.

When Bill White founded Scarpe di Bianco, a brand that makes small batch, handmade Italian leather shoes, “comfort was a four-letter word” in the luxury shoe industry, he said.

Outside of Canada Goose, Canada does not have many fashion brands that are household names. Fashion, especially high fashion, is dominated by the U.S. and countries in Europe that have been on top of the fashion world for decades. But Katrina Lainsbury is aiming to bring Canadian brands into focus...

Thanks to Fenty Beauty's partnership with Sephora in the U.S., brands and retailers alike have sought to make themselves more accessible to women of color. Though Ulta responded to Fenty with digital upstarts like UOMA Beauty and Juvia's Place over the last year, QVC and HSN have yet to fill...

Competition in the swim category has been building in the last few years as more digital-first companies pop up on social media, but Target has slowly been building a swim empire. The retailer's latest collection includes 1,800 styles across five of its private-label lines.