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Consumers

Spelling It Out

Although women may want to head home and relax after working all day, very often they are pulled into extending their day, whether with colleagues, children, or significant others.  Retailers…

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Consumers

How the East is Won

With more than 1.3 billion people, China presents itself as a Western retailer’s dream.  But its economy, though still growing strong at 7.5%, has been in a slowdown for the…

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Consumers

The Male Storm

A zany thing happened on the way out of the recession: more and more men have begun investing in fashion.  In turn, retailers have had to amp up their offerings…

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Consumers

Hale and Hardy

The dry spell that has affected corn and soybean prices may spell rising prices for food products next year.  However, apparel prices could be expected to be flat to down…

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Retail/Brands

Rockin’ the Schoolhouse

‘Tis the season to be jolly — if you are a parent, that is.  If you are a kid, maybe not so much, since the school year is just around…

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Retail/Brands

Rethinking Underthings

When it comes to what people want in their most intimate apparel items, it is the same softness and comfort they have always held dear – plus, perhaps, some performance…

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Retail/Brands

The High and Low Of It

The designer collaboration is alive, well and multiplying rapidly — a fact that should keep shoppers awash in one-offs for quite some time.  But the newest collaborations are breaking with…

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Retail/Brands

In Celebration of Shopping

Fashion’s Night Out is back.  And for those wondering if it is bigger and better than ever, in a word: Bieber.  As in, Justin Bieber, who says in the event’s…

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Retail/Brands

As You Like It

The good thing about malls, city shopping districts and e-commerce sites is the bounty of retail choices they provide.  But such abundance makes it trickier for stores to differentiate themselves.…

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Supply Chain

Force of Impact

The subject of outsourcing usually has to do with U.S. jobs that have been lost to overseas companies.  But when the apparel industry outsourced its manufacturing, it also sent production…

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