ATS Department Stores Fast Fashion Returns 
Retail TouchPoints
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Just in time for New York Fashion Week, the iconic, now defunct luxury department store Barneys New York has made its return to fashion, albeit not in a way that many of the brand’s devotees would have imagined. Fast fashion retailer Forever 21 has released a limited-edition collection featuring the Barneys brand.
Inside Retail
FEBRUARY 12, 2023
An old TopShop store in north London’s Brent Cross shopping centre has been revived after two years of sitting empty since the fast fashion brand closed down. It’s now a vibrant pop-up department store selling pre-loved clothing organised collaboratively by 10 charities.
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Retail TouchPoints
JANUARY 24, 2024
This retail renaissance is not just a return to traditional shopping spaces but also signifies a shift in the shoppers’ culture, expectations and behaviors. At the core of this comeback, malls of today are responding to the evolving expectations of shoppers with sustainability, experience and personalization.
Inside Retail
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said there were 210 department stores in Japan at the end of 2019 but attrition in the ensuing three years reduced that number to just 192 by the end of 2022. Both the Takashimaya and Tokyu stores were luxury-focused, and had been a fixture of their neighbourhoods for decades.
Inside Retail
JUNE 9, 2021
Fast-growing Australian online retailer Canningvale plans to relaunch the iconic Singaporean department store Robinsons as an online-only business this month after acquiring the company’s digital assets for an undisclosed sum. Returning to its roots. Despite achieving sales of S$257.3 Owning the last mile.
Inside Retail
APRIL 26, 2021
Fulfilment by GlamCorner now sees the platform handling the logistics of clothing rental on behalf of fashion brands, including warehousing, cleaning, shipping and returns, and giving brands their own rental stores, which they can embed in their e-commerce sites and promote to customers.
Inside Retail
JULY 19, 2022
In a crowded market like the home fragrance category, where everyone from fast fashion and beauty brands to discount department stores and pharmacists are selling candles, it’s near impossible to create and retain cut-through, much less develop an iconic brand synonymous with luxury and quality like 60-year-old Parisian brand Diptyque.
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