Women’s Apparel
Consumers Rediscover the Joy of Brick and Mortar Shopping
Source: Globe Street Writer: Kelsie Maree Borland Retailers are struggling to keep up with intense demand as consumers return to in-store shopping. Once again, brick-and-mortar retail has risen from the ashes. Many predicted that it wouldn’t happen. They thought the pandemic had upended in-person shopping and consumers would permanently favor buying goods online. In the…
Read MoreSurvey: Second-hand retail sales will reach $77 billion by 2025
Dan Berthiaume Senior Editor, Technology The resale market is expected to double in the next five years. According to the ninth annual “2021 Resale Report” from online resale platform ThredUp Inc. and retail analytics firm GlobalData, secondhand apparel, shoes, and accessories is now a $36 billion market, projected to double in the next five…
Read More5 Signs that Retail Is Going to Be OK
SOURCE: Retail Dive Staff Writer: Daphne Howland Last year was a challenge like no other for the retail industry. COVID-19 upended people’s existence worldwide, threatening human life and undermining the global economy. Job and wage losses took a toll. Even those able to stay healthy and financially secure have faced disruptions to daily life, upsetting work,…
Read MoreRent is Cheap, Vacant Space is Everywhere: Retailers Seize the Moment to Open Stores
SOURCE: CNBC Lauren Thomas Published: March 18, 2021 KEY POINTS For the first time in years, retailers plan to open more stores than they close. From Ulta Beauty and Sephora, to Dick’s Sporting Goods, Five Below and TJ Maxx, businesses are rebounding from the Covid pandemic and looking to expand. Many businesses see an opportunity…
Read MoreSo long, sweatpants. Americans show signs they’re ready to get dressed up again
SOURCE: CNBC / Lauren Thomas reporting Published: March 5, 2021 KEY POINTS Urban Outfitters has offered one of the first signals during the Covid pandemic that women are starting to gravitate toward shopping for dresses again. The retailer’s Anthropologie brand said seven of its top 10 selling items were dresses in the final week of…
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