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The Weekly Closeout: Pacsun names CFO, Abercrombie posts ‘record’ Q2 net sales
The teen retailer hired BowFlex, Inc. veteran Aina Konold, while the apparel company saw sales increase 21% year over year to $1.1 billion.
By Retail Dive Staff • Aug. 30, 2024 -
A slowing women’s business is hurting Lululemon’s growth
While CEO Calvin McDonald said the Breezethrough leggings debacle had a “negligible impact” on its sales, the brand continues to suffer from other merchandise misses.
By Cara Salpini • Aug. 30, 2024 -
Trendline
How the purpose of stores is evolving
Stores have always evolved in order to compete as times, technology and tastes change. And, most of all, to please customers.
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What lies ahead for Bonobos under new ownership
The DTC darling has changed hands several times over the past decade. Does that matter?
By Caroline Jansen • Aug. 28, 2024 -
Heydude taps Sydney Sweeney for campaign emphasizing comfort
The brand has an ambitious full-year goal to limit declines to 10% or less, and a lot is riding on the holiday quarter.
By Daphne Howland • Aug. 26, 2024 -
Purple lays off corporate staff as it plots factory closures
The mattress retailer cut an unspecified number of jobs this month and is closing two manufacturing sites in Utah.
By Kate Magill • Aug. 26, 2024 -
Dolly Parton launches beauty line
A collection of four lipsticks is available online now, with a full in-store rollout scheduled to begin in 2025.
By Lara Ewen • Aug. 26, 2024 -
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The Weekly Closeout: Amazon’s October sales event returns and Hollister goes back to school
The e-commerce giant is prepping for its unofficial holiday kickoff event, while the apparel brand launched a collection featuring over 30 U.S. universities.
By Retail Dive Staff • Aug. 23, 2024 -
Avocado Green Brands names COO, builds out leadership team
The sustainability-focused mattress company named Matthew Anderson as its chief operating officer, among other personnel announcements.
By Kaarin Vembar • Aug. 23, 2024 -
Peloton projects nearly 10% sales decline for the year
CFO Liz Coddington expects “softness” in connected fitness demand in the medium term, but remains optimistic about the category’s growth potential.
By Caroline Jansen • Aug. 22, 2024 -
Q&A
Universal Standard’s CEO talks inclusivity, legacy and brand-building
As Polina Veksler expands her business, she also wants to push the fashion industry to be more size inclusive.
By Lara Ewen • Aug. 22, 2024 -
Steve Madden sells Greats to Unified Commerce Group
The upscale sneaker label will join apparel brands Frank And Oak and Spiritual Gangster on the growing retail platform.
By Lara Ewen • Aug. 21, 2024 -
Wayfair’s Perigold banner to open first physical store
The move comes about three years after Wayfair said it would open locations for each of its five brands, which also include Joss & Main and Birch Lane.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Aug. 21, 2024 -
Snoop Dogg and Solo Stove deliver ‘Blunt Marketing’ in latest ads
The smokeless fire pit maker doubles down on its relationship with the rapper following a previous effort that generated buzz but missed sales goals.
By Sara Karlovitch • Aug. 21, 2024 -
Spanx founder launches shoe brand Sneex
Three years after selling a majority stake in her shapewear brand to Blackstone, Sara Blakely has set out to reimagine high heels.
By Caroline Jansen • Aug. 20, 2024 -
Deep Dive
Kevin Plank can’t let go of Under Armour. Is that hampering a turnaround?
Three CEOs have come and gone in the four years since Plank stepped down. Now, the sportswear brand’s founder is back with another plan to revive the brand amid flagging sales and relevance.
By Cara Salpini • Aug. 19, 2024 -
Q&A
Allbirds chief marketer on why brand building is key to the company’s turnaround plan
Kelly Olmstead discusses how the sneaker brand is investing more in awareness-driven channels to weather a challenging period for the business.
By Peter Adams • Aug. 14, 2024 -
Like Nike before it, On plans to grow margins via DTC sales
A nine-fold boost to profits in Q2 nevertheless missed some analysts’ expectations, as margins inched up only slightly.
By Daphne Howland • Aug. 13, 2024 -
In latest effort to trim costs, Grove Collaborative switches to Shopify
The sustainably-minded consumer products company reported expanded margins and narrowed losses in Q2, but sales and active customers declined.
By Daphne Howland • Aug. 13, 2024 -
Funko delivers first sales growth, profit in almost 2 years
Yves LePendeven, who was serving as acting CFO since March, was also named to take over the role permanently.
By Nate Delesline III • Aug. 9, 2024 -
Madison Reed taps Paige Bueckers, other UConn basketball players to star in latest campaign
The beauty brand said it plans to use the athletes’ star power to support a new hair color product launch through brand ambassador partnerships.
By Nate Delesline III • Aug. 9, 2024 -
Warby Parker notches highest e-commerce growth in 13 quarters
With e-commerce revenue growth of 4.4% in Q2, the DTC eyewear brand is making progress against the goals it outlined at the start of the year.
By Caroline Jansen • Aug. 9, 2024 -
Denton Harryman. (2022). "The Allbirds store in the SouthEnd district new uptown Charlotte." [Photograph]. Retrieved from Flickr.
Store closures a factor in Allbirds Q2 sales nosedive
Executives said new designs are performing well, but the DTC footwear brand’s sales fell 27% in the period.
By Daphne Howland • Aug. 8, 2024 -
Retrieved from Liquid Death on August 01, 2024Q&A
How Liquid Death cuts through marketing noise without big media buys
Vice President of Creative Andy Pearson explained how the billion-dollar beverage brand helps consumers “murder” their thirst in an expanding market.
By Chris Kelly • Aug. 6, 2024 -
Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty picks Nordstrom as first US retail partner
The tie-up will put products in 16 of the department store’s locations and on its website.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Aug. 2, 2024 -
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The Weekly Closeout: Fred Segal closes remaining stores and Foxtrot plots its comeback
Los Angeles fashion loses a retail icon and after abruptly closing stores this spring, Foxtrot team members promise a return to the company’s roots.
By Retail Dive Staff • Aug. 2, 2024