What We're Reading: Page 181
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
May 28, 2020
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Reuters
Amazon to offer permanent roles to 70% of 175,000 new U.S. hires
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CNBC
Abercrombie & Fitch sales fall 34%, with stores forced shut during coronavirus pandemic; shares fall
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Financial Times
Dollar stores emerge as winners from coronavirus crisis
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The Wall Street Journal
Fashion Stockrooms Are Bursting at the Seams
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Modern Retail
Retailers are testing out reservation-like appointments
May 27, 2020
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Fortune
Why TJX is re-emerging stronger from the lockdowns than Ross Stores
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Women's Wear Daily
California Reopens In-Store Shopping Statewide Amid Coronavirus
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The Wall Street Journal
Tupperware Tries to Contain Financial Woes With Debt Deal
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Grocery Dive
6 strategies for grocers preparing for the new e-commerce future
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Fox Business
Ralph Lauren loses $249M as coronavirus, Hong Kong protests disrupt business
May 26, 2020
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Bloomberg
U.S. Consumer Confidence Stabilized in May on Reopening Optimism
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CNBC
This chart shows just how much America’s malls are incredibly dependent on struggling retailers
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Women's Wear Daily
Recasting Stores in a Pandemic and Its Aftermath
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The Wall Street Journal
Store Brands Eye a Bigger Share of the Dinner Plate
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Vogue Business
Gucci plans “new path” with catwalk schedule reduced to twice a year
May 22, 2020
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The Wall Street Journal
Amazon Targets Fall for Prime Day as it Tries to Return to Pre-Pandemic Operations
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Women's Wear Daily
Retail Store Closures in 2020 Seen Doubling Over Last Year
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CNBC
The coronavirus is crushing bankrupt retailers’ hopes for a rebound – and threatening even more jobs
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The New York Times
A Wave of Small Business Closures Is on the Way. Can Washington Stop It?
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The Washington Post
How the pandemic is changing shopping
May 21, 2020
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The Wall Street Journal
Walmart’s U.S. Boss Expects Coronavirus to Alter Shopping Permanently
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Bloomberg
Biggest U.S. Mall Is Two Months Delinquent on $1.4 Billion Loan
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The New Yorker
How Betsey Johnson Built a Fashion Empire and Lost Her Name
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The New York Times
Coronavirus Shut Down the ‘Experience Economy.’ Can It Come Back?
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CNN
Sears' survival is in doubt
May 20, 2020
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The Wall Street Journal
Retailers Phase Out Coronavirus Hazard Pay for Essential Workers
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Modern Retail
How JCPenney’s e-commerce strategy ultimately faltered
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Women's Wear Daily
Brooks Brothers: No Longer ‘Made in the USA’?
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Bloomberg
Stockpiling Germaphobes Ignite Unlikely Boom: Appliances
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Glossy
How keeping employees on the payroll primed Fabletics for store re-openings
May 19, 2020
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Fortune
Retail chains slammed by coronavirus pandemic see layoffs, furloughs, sales drops amid store closings
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MarketWatch
It’s Cyber Monday in May: Embattled retailers tempt anxious consumers with rare online deals
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Reuters
French Connection says could run out of cash within months
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Vogue
Opening Ceremony Says Goodbye to Its Stores For Good
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Business of Fashion
Will Fashion Ever Be Good for the World? Its Future May Depend on It.