Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 20, 2025

Tailored Brands , operator of well-known apparel retailers Men’s Wearhouse, K&G Fashion Superstore, Moores and Jos. Tighe, who joined Tailored Brands in May 2021 as EVP and Chief Customer Officer, will replace Peter Sachse, who will become Executive Chairman of the company’s board. Sachse was named sole CEO in February 2024.

Promotions

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The investment builds upon Vuori’s $400 million investment, led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, in 2021. athleisure market as a whole is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 7% through 2028. Unlocking the Strong Chinese Market China specifically shows significant growth potential for the brand.

Consumer

Inside Retail

JULY 7, 2025

At just 26 years old, Shahna Smith is taking on the premium beauty market with a distinctly Australian lens. She secured support from Indigenous Business Australia in 2021, a move that assisted in bringing her long-held dream to life. We do this by ensuring that the partnerships have a deeper purpose than surface-level marketing.

Boutique

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 1, 2025

Fast Fashion Faces the Biggest Challenge The world has long known the detrimental effects that ultra-cheap fast fashion brands have on the environment. In fact, since first calculating its baseline emissions in 2021 , Sheins absolute emissions have risen by 176% overall. Luxury brands have mastered this for decades.

Fast Fashion

Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

All eyes are on Boohoo Group’s new chief executive Dan Finley who is tasked with not only turning around the struggling online fashion group but dealing with disgruntled shareholder Mike Ashley. Finley’s appointment has further riled up Ashley.

ATS

Inside Retail

MAY 27, 2025

Despite being one of the worlds largest and youngest consumer markets, it lacked a unified retail platform for beauty, and it was no equivalent to Sephora, Ulta, or even a drugstore chain like Boots. Nykaas approach to the market is deeply community-led.

Fashion

Inside Retail

MARCH 27, 2025

Tumis recent notable openings of larger stores include the 300sqm Ginza store in Tokyo, and those in Dubai Mall, Hong Kong Fashion Walk, Shanghai Kerry Center and Chengdu IFS. We have been delighted by the response to our new store in Fashion Walk and our refreshed stores in Pacific Place and IFC Mall, he said.

Fashion

Inside Retail

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Gabriella Pereira is the director of Beare Park and the recipient of the Australian Fashion Laureates Emerging Designer of the Year award this year. Meet Beare Park Beare Park is a luxury fashion label made, designed and owned in Australia. The business of Australian fashion IR : The pop-up in Potts Point; why now?

Fashion

Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Historically known as the fashion capital of Australia, with over 600 stores, Chadstone has evolved into a lifestyle and entertainment destination, with a diverse range of food and beverage options, a five-star hotel, and Legoland Discovery Centre. A fresh food market pavilion, alfresco dining and another office tower are still to come.

Specialty Store

Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Scents were at the top of my mind because for four years, every morning, I used to get up very early to go to the flower market. The Middle East [is in the plan] – because Documents has some Middle Eastern clients in China…and we think our position and our style may match the Middle Eastern market,” Zhaoran said. They came to us.

Supply Chain Management

Inside Retail

JUNE 16, 2025

Industry experts are keeping a close eye on the future of fashion retailer General Pants Co, after its owner, Alquemie Group, closed or sold three other retail brands in its portfolio in as many weeks. Newell acknowledged General Pant’s challenging position in the market, but said he believes the retailer “has a great legacy to build from”.

Fashion

Inside Retail

JULY 2, 2025

From high-end jewellers to the apparel and footwear brands dressing up the everyday consumer, these bricks-and-mortar shops are serving some of the best retail design in the US market this season. Kartik Research New York, New York Founded by Kartik Kumra in 2021, Kartik Research is an artisanal fashion brand based in New Delhi, India.

Boutique

Inside Retail

JANUARY 28, 2025

The brand cornering the Australian market in Korean-inspired tonics is looking to redefine what it means to be an FMCG brand and expand its point of difference beyond just being known as a hangover cure. It actually works, she added. It’s not about what you just put on your body anymore, it’s about what you put in it, stated Hood.

Beauty and Health

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 30, 2025

We look for brands that have a heritage, maybe have lost their way, maybe need some marketing expertise, maybe need to change the model and be moved from an operating company into an asset-light model. That work began in 2021 through a strategic relaunch at UK retailer Next.

Brand Management

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 11, 2025

“This collaboration empowers our customers to extend the life of their clothing, reduce waste and participate in a more circular fashion economy — without compromising on comfort or style.” In 2024, the U.S.

Shipping

Inside Retail

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Iny 2021, Pandora shifted from sourcing mined diamonds to using only lab-grown stones. That same year, Pandora also announced its brand transformation plan, aptly dubbed “Phoenix”, which focused on four growth pillars: brand transformation, design, personalisation and investment in core markets, particularly, the US and China.

Jewelry

Inside Retail

JULY 29, 2025

This strategic repositioning allows us to optimise our footprint in the North American market while remaining true to our brand DNA,” Johanna Lellouche, the deputy managing director of Kitsuné Group, told The Business of Fashion. This is the second time Maison Kitsuné has pulled back its physical presence in the US market.

Wholesale

Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

In October, Commodity Fragrances launched its first permanent bricks-and-mortar space at 113 Crosby Street in the fashion and fragrance-loving area of New York City’s Soho neighbourhood. IR : In a highly saturated industry such as the perfume market, why do you believe that Commodity is able to take up so much notice?

Consumer

Inside Retail

JUNE 17, 2025

Meanwhile, the fashion and hardlines segments both saw their sales fall slightly. Same-store sales didn’t impress: food (-3 per cent), hardlines (-7 per cent) and fashion (-4 per cent) were all in the red. The contribution of hardlines remains at 30 per cent while fashion’s share has dropped to 26 per cent.

Wholesale

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Co-founded by longtime friends Nyakio Grieco and Patrick Herning, the CEO of plus-sized fashion brand 11 Honor, the idea for the business came about during the height of the 2020 Black Lives Matter movement. From there, the two longtime business entrepreneurs were able to build the platform and bring it to market.

Wholesale

Inside Retail

JUNE 24, 2025

Best Markets, which is part of the multi-vendor gift card company Best Gift Group and the new owner of SurfStitch and Ginger & Smart, plans to relaunch the failed Australian apparel retailers following a restructure. This story will be updated as further information becomes available.

Planning

Retail Gazette

APRIL 30, 2025

The activation is Topshops first in-person shopping experience since it was bought out of administration by Asos in 2021, and comes after a series of cryptic Instagram posts hinting at a retail comeback in August. Topshop was acquired by Asos for 295m in 2021, alongside Topman, Miss Selfridge and HIIT, after the collapse of Arcadia Group.

Returns

Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Jigsaw CEO Hash Ladha has resigned from the fashion retailer after just 15 months in the position. Ladha joined the brand back in November 2023, taking over from Beth Butterwick, who served as CEO from May 2021. Back in October, the fashion retailer said itmade a pre-tax loss of 3.6m from a profit of 816,000 the year before.

Fashion

Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 22, 2024

The fashion retailer said the sale will further strengthen the companys balance sheet and part of the proceeds will be used to pay down its 47m term loan due for repayment in August next year. Boohoo put the 43,963sq ft six-storey building at 10 Great Pulteney Street up for sale in August , just two years after acquiring it in 2021 for 72m.

Fashion

Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

They will also be given access to the Australian market with minimum capital, streamlined logistics through consolidated batch shipments, and increased visibility through the retail space. Established in 2021, Frankie General Store offers a curated selection of small-batch, artisanal products from the Philippines and Australia.

Consumer

Inside Retail

JULY 2, 2025

The most high-profile of these failures is Mosaic Brands, the company behind long-running fashion chains, including Noni B, Millers, Rivers and Katies, which collapsed at the end of last year and is now in liquidation. Pumpkin Patch has never reappeared on the market. He also kept looking for acquisition opportunities.

Fashion

A1 Retail

JULY 8, 2025

Having firmly established itself in the UK, the brand has since achieved significant international growth through an ambitious global expansion strategy, celebrating several major milestones and leading the way in fragrance both in domestic markets and overseas. Now, more than 50 percent of the brand’s revenue comes from exporting.

Marketing

Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Meanwhile, American Tara McCrae returned to Clarks as chief marketing and digital officer after an 18 month stint at fitness and wellness brand TB12, also holding a decade of experience at sporting retailer Puma. Back in 2021, private equity firm LionRock Capital Partners acquired Clarks for 100m, and trading has been hit.

Consumer

Retail Dive

JUNE 27, 2025

Daily Dive M-F DTC Weekly Every Tuesday Marketing Weekly Every Wednesday Tech Weekly Every Thursday Operations Weekly Every Monday By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. This follows the company’s venture into home furnishings, which started in 2021 with bed frames.

Payment Services

Inside Retail

MARCH 15, 2025

In 2021, Eurazeo quietly exited Pat McGrath Labs. Beyond marketing challenges, the brand is grappling with operational inefficiencies, high production costs, low margins and supply chain disruptions, all of which hinder its ability to scale sustainably and remain competitive, Maderazzo explained. billion (about US$1.3

Boutique

Retail Gazette

JULY 6, 2025

Speaking to The Times , Machin conceded there’s still work to do despite the retailer boosting its menswear market share to 10.4% — up 0.5 The move helped M&S cement its position as the UK’s market leader in men’s underwear, with a 19.2% percentage points since 2021. share, up 4.4

Marketing

Inside Retail

JANUARY 30, 2025

In an industry as hard to penetrate as the beauty market, Conserving Beauty stands out from the competition with its unique approach to formulation and heartfelt passion for sustainability. NG: For me, it wasnt necessarily about finding a gap in the market or white space.

Consumer

Inside Retail

APRIL 21, 2025

While many global brands are expected to retreat from the US market following the recent tariffs announcement, some global brands, including Maison de Sabre, are doubling down on US investment. Another example is Stockholm-based fashion label Lisa Yang. At the core of Maison de Sabre is an extremely clear identity.

Fashion

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

One thing is clear this new cohort of athletic apparel competitors has been hugely successful in capturing the zeitgeist of the more casual post-pandemic fashion era , where joggers are a perfectly acceptable form of officewear and the functional demand for fashion is no longer day-to-night but gym-to-office.

Consumer

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Overall US imports of 20-foot containers surged in November and December to the busiest since 2021. Assembly line The automotive sector is particularly exposed to Canada and Mexico, where many companies built factories to tap relatively cheap labour close to the lucrative US market following the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement.

Drop-Shipping

Retail Dive

JULY 11, 2025

Daily Dive M-F DTC Weekly Every Tuesday Marketing Weekly Every Wednesday Tech Weekly Every Thursday Operations Weekly Every Monday By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe at anytime. By Daphne Howland • Feb.

Payment Services

Small Biz Trends

JULY 20, 2025

Diverse Product Offerings: Entrepreneurs can offer a wide range of customizable products, including apparel and home decor, catering to various market segments and consumer preferences. You focus on creative aspects like product development and marketing while a third-party service handles printing, shipping, and customer service.

Inventory Management