What We're Reading
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Sep 18, 2026
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CNBC
Beauty, health and wellness are converging into one retail category
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Retail Brew
BJ’s cuts 20% of SKUs to reduce ‘unnecessary choice’
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Business of Fashion
Victoria’s Secret Brought Sexy Back. What About Beauty?
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The Wall Street Journal
Americans Have Spent $100 Billion More on Fuel During the Iran War
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Reuters
The AI gold rush has a dress code: steel-toe boots
Sep 17, 2026
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Reuters
Nike’s falling share price puts its Dow seat in jeopardy
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The Wall Street Journal
Senators Ask FTC to Probe Walmart and Amazon Over Bots’ ‘Made in America’ Data
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Glossy
Inside Brooks Brothers’ turnaround plan and billion-dollar ambitions
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Business of Fashion
Can Fashion Sell a New Generation on Trade Jobs?
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Bloomberg
DoorDash Customers in the US Can Now Order Costco Deliveries
Sep 16, 2026
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Bloomberg
Authentic Brands Targets Creator Economy, Eyes Public Offering
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Fast Company
Inside Walmart CEO John Furner’s bold AI revolution
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The Wall Street Journal
American Businesses Have No Idea How to Set Prices Right Now
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Footwear News
Puma Commercial Chief Matthias Baeumer Exits After Nearly 20 Years at the Company
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MarketWatch
Jewelry sales are heating up as Gen Z seeks out ‘little treats’ and the ultra-rich go for chunky gold
Sep 15, 2026
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Women’s Wear Daily
Bob Mackie, Famously Over-the-top Fashion Designer, Dies at 87
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Business of Fashion
CFDA’s Steven Kolb Placed on Leave After Altercation
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The Wall Street Journal
Malls Were Left for Dead. Now They Are the Top Performer in Commercial Real Estate.
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Reuters
Zara owner Inditex reports profit miss despite strong August sales
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Bloomberg
LVMH, Once Europe’s Biggest Stock, Exits Top 10 as Luxury Slumps
Sep 14, 2026
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The New York Times
What Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Argued in His Call for AI Slowdown
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The Wall Street Journal
On Holding’s Aversion to Discounting Tested by Softer Retail Sales
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Reuters
Hugo Boss chairman to step down as Frasers pursues takeover
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Bloomberg
War In the Middle East Crisis is Making Clothes More Expensive
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Beauty Inc.
Emma Simpson-Scott Named CEO of Space NK as Andy Lightfoot Steps Down
Sep 11, 2026
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The New York Times
What Years of Inflation Have Done to US Prices
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Women’s Wear Daily
Primark to Enter Mexico Via Liverpool Partnership
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Restaurant Dive
Papa Johns to offer delivery from Walmart
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Bloomberg
Louis Vuitton Loses Sales in China After Tea Logo Case Backlash
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The Wall Street Journal
The Perfect Saleswomen Behind Aritzia’s Success
Sep 10, 2026
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Bloomberg
Nike Reassures Executives That Its Stock Is Still in the S&P 500
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Business Insider
Amazon projects it’s on track to deliver nearly 90% of its own US packages
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Business of Fashion
Ralph Lauren’s Not Looking Back
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The Wall Street Journal
Designer Brands Boosts Outlook on Positive Start to 3Q
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Sourcing Journal
Amazon Accused of Discriminating Against Thousands of Pregnant Workers
