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Your New Towel May Have Once Been a Water Bottle
Warren Shoulberg
October 23, 2022
Even as the fashion apparel business comes to grip with the big questions of sustainability and environmental correctness, its sister industry – home furnishings – ...
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Toys Are Battling It Out This Holiday
Sanford Stein
October 18, 2022
After two years of record breaking, pandemic fueled toy sales, the market has chilled from red-hot to cool-blue. According to NPD, for the first six-months ...
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Activewear Keeps Getting Hotter
Catherine Schetting Salfino
October 16, 2022
Activewear isn’t going anywhere, in fact it’s here to stay. The already healthy global activewear market is only expected to increase its muscle in the ...
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Holiday 2022: Merry? Or Not So Bright?
Brad Eckhart
October 5, 2022
Each fall the retail industry and news networks chime in with Q4 predictions. This year, especially with looming mid-term elections, continued post-pandemic pressures and rising ...
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If These Clothes Could Talk
Renee Bavineau
October 4, 2022
The clothing industry has gaps among the product, their partners, today’s consumer, and even in their supply chains. Regardless of the ongoing initiatives, technology and ...
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Dupes Undermine Prestige Brands
Dana Wood
September 27, 2022
With more than 60,000 monthly searches, and nearly a half million downloads since its 2018 debut, the comparison-shopping app Brandefy is a success by any ...
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How Fashion Looks Inward During Climate Week
Catherine Schetting Salfino
September 20, 2022
Now that New York Fashion Week has wrapped, the city is experiencing Climate Week NYC. And while the former event is full of glamor and ...
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Is 2022 Back-to-School Back to Normal?
Warren Shoulberg
August 23, 2022
It may seem like only yesterday that you heard kids singing, “No more pencils, no more books…” but here we are again deep into the ...
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