A Fight to The Finish

When critics were bemoaning the fact that retailers were ruining “family time” by opening up on Thanksgiving night, they may not have factored in how much retail therapy people need…

Making The Connection

Retailers are increasingly investing in their mobile commerce platforms, be it an app or a mobile web site, to encourage consumers to use them while out shopping.  But sometimes just…

Screen Time

Initially, smartphones and tablets were considered groundbreaking for checking email on the run.  Today, though, they are a hot retail platform that is growing as fast as stores can adapt…

Enhancing the Experience

Consumers may still shop at their favorite apparel stores, but increasingly they are hitting the Internet first. Some prefer to research the store’s offerings, or ask friends for their opinion…

Gearing Up for the Holidays

Making a Comeback

For years now, U.S. apparel makers have off-shored their manufacturing, affecting not only apparel workers in the States, but also entire local economies. Today, just 2% of apparel in U.S.…

The Kids Are Alright

It is great to be an American tween: old enough to know what is trendy, yet blithely ignorant of U.S. and global economics.  So, even though Mom and Dad might…

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…

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…

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…