Retail/Brands
Retail/Brands
Data and analyses of the cotton textile retail sector, including fiber share by category.
Consumers
Articles
Success in the Extended-Size Market
It’s kind of funny/not funny how the fashion industry still considers single-digit sizes the norm just because that’s the way it’s always been. After all, the pandemic brought on stress…
Retail/Brands
Articles
Why Resale Isn’t Going Away
It could be argued Macklemore made shopping for secondhand clothes cool. After all, his song “Thrift Shop” hit No. 1 in 2013. Sure, ThredUP and The RealReal started a little…
Consumers
Articles
How Customer Experience Indicators Can Drive Business
When considering new apparel purchases, consumers have much to contemplate style, fit, quality, price and comfort among them. Delivering all that in a seamless fashion be it online, in-store or…
Consumers
Articles | Fashion & Apparel Trends
Invest in Our Planet
It’s been more than half a century since the world’s first Earth Day, when 20 million Americans called for greater protections for the planet. The Earth Day movement continues tomorrow,…
Retail/Brands
Articles | Retail Market Analysis
Brands Stepping Up Their Sustainability Game
As consumers become more aware of sustainability, some fashion brands are making concerted efforts to not just be seen as an eco-conscious brand, but to change their practices and supply…
Retail/Brands
Articles | Fashion & Apparel Trends
The Time is Now for Natural Fibers
Scientists around the globe were recently shocked when temperatures over Earth’s poles soared: Antarctica was more than 70 degrees warmer than average, while areas of the Artic registered temps more…
Retail/Brands
Articles | Fashion & Apparel Trends
How Conventional Cotton Can Organically Meet Consumer Desires
At a time when the world seems to be focused on sustainability, consumers have differing ideas on terms that describe different types of cotton and what “organic cotton” actually means.…
Consumers
Articles
Better Omnichannel Experiences
A handful of pre-pandemic years ago, Target announced it was going to remodel its stores, add dozens of small-format locations and put endless aisle technology in the hands of its…
Retail/Brands
Articles
Bringing Human Touch to New Stores
Remember early on in the pandemic? Yes, it might feel like half a dozen or so years ago. But in March of 2020, brick-and-mortar stores were hammered when they were…
Consumers
Articles
Brands & Customer Reviews
It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant growth in ecommerce over the last two years. But stores and brands might not realize the importance online reviews…