What We're Reading: Page
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Jan 25, 2019
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Bloomberg
Google’s Bid to Battle Amazon Suffers Blow as Walmart Withdraws
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CNBC
With trade wars and slowing global economies, it may be a bad time to be an international brand
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Business of Fashion
Drunk Elephant Exploring a Sale
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Reuters
Alibaba-backed Easyhome to float new retail unit in $5.7 billion reverse merger
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Quartzy
Amazon is trying to take down the last bastion of brick-and-mortar: beauty
Jan 24, 2019
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Bloomberg
U.S. Consumer Comfort Slumps to Lowest Since June Amid Shutdown
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CNBC
Alibaba’s Jack Ma suggests technology could result in a new world war
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CNN
What Tractor Supply Co. can teach other retailers
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Dallas News
Longtime Neiman Marcus executive Neva Hall is retiring
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The Seattle Times
Nordstrom to close two full-line stores in Virginia and Florida
Jan 23, 2019
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Reuters
'Fill or kill': the three weeks that saved Sears
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Bloomberg
The Retail Industry Is Struggling to Understand Tech
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Forbes
Apple Most-Admired Global Company, Says Fortune (Amazon #2, Google #7, Alibaba #34, Facebook #44)
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CNN
Brandon Truaxe, founder of skincare brand Deciem, has died at 40
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TechCrunch
The Pill Club raises $51M as VCs find new opportunities in women’s health
Jan 22, 2019
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The Wall Street Journal
J.C. Penney Struggles to Avoid Same Fate as Sears
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Bloomberg
Alibaba to Postpone Some Hiring and Cut Travel Spending
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The New York Times
Amazon Knows What You Buy. And It’s Building a Big Ad Business From It.
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Reuters
EU fines Mastercard 570 million euros over cross-border barriers
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Digiday
‘They offered us everything but the kitchen sink’: DTC brands are mostly spurning Amazon
Jan 18, 2019
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The Verge
Walmart reportedly abandons new streaming service to focus on Vudu
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Women's Wear Daily
Maybelline Teams With Puma on Limited-Edition Makeup Collab
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The Wall Street Journal
‘They Own the System’: Amazon Rewrites Book Industry by Marching Into Publishing
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The Wichita Eagle
LL Bean sharpens focus on outdoor philanthropy
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Dallas News
GameStop completes sale of 1,284 AT&T Wireless stores for $700 million
Jan 17, 2019
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The Wall Street Journal
In New York, a Glitzy New Mall Devotes a Floor to Online Retailers
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Forbes
Home Depot Is Rehabbing The Shopper Experience. Can Other Retailers Do The Same?
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Business of Fashion
Rent the Runway Launches Exclusive Designer Lines
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The New York Times
New York’s Lost Department Stores
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Fast Company
Report: Retailers have zero clue what shoppers really want
Jan 16, 2019
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The Wall Street Journal
Saks Doubles Down on Department Stores With New Restaurant in New York City
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Bloomberg
Making Jeans Is Bad for the Planet. This Factory Could Change That
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Business of Fashion
How American Department Stores Plan to Fight Back in 2019
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Glossy
Bloomingdale’s updates the in-store beauty experience with technology, cross-selling experiences and events
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Women's Wear Daily
Sergio Rossi Looks to Remain Nimble at Retail, Turns Focus to U.S.