H&M will close 250 stores next year to focus on online sales as profits fall
Summary List PlacementFashion giant H&M plans to close 350 stores in 2021 so it can focus on its online sales, it announced on Thursday, after its pretax profit for the quarter more than halved...
View ArticleThe expansion of Amazon's Personal Shopper service set off alarm bells for...
Summary List PlacementThis week, Amazon expanded its Personal Shopper by Prime Wardrobe offerings to include men's clothing. For $4.99 a month, members receive shipments of clothing that are curated...
View ArticleH&M has been fined $41 million for violating its workers' privacy. The...
Summary List PlacementH&M has been fined 35 million euros ($41.1 million) after monitoring "several hundred employees," including recording extensive information about family issues, religious...
View ArticlePrada is auctioning outfits, props, and photos from its fall/winter 2020...
Summary List PlacementPrada is selling original outfits, backstage photos, and runway props from Miuccia Prada's final solo physical show in its first ever charity auction.The Italian fashion house is...
View ArticleMeet Katherine Power, the serial entrepreneur who's running 3 companies with...
Summary List PlacementKatherine Power is the serial entrepreneur behind three brands that have collectively raised over $60 million in venture capital and strategic funding. A journey that began in...
View ArticleIt's harder than ever for the visually impaired to shop online — here's how...
Summary List PlacementIf anything has increased in recent months, besides the amount of people working and learning from home, it's online shopping. Research released in March by retailer ecommerce...
View ArticleLevi's is jumping into the $32 billion resale market with its own program for...
Summary List PlacementLevi's is getting into the resale game. The company is launching its own program for shoppers to buy and sell pre-owned jeans and jackets, called Levi's SecondHand.Customers who...
View ArticleChanel is reportedly buying its flagship London store from landlords for...
Summary List PlacementLuxury French fashion house Chanel is buying its flagship London store for around £310 million ($402 million), The Times reported on Tuesday.This is around 30% more than the...
View ArticleThe brand behind Grace Kelly's iconic bag from 'Rear Window' has spent the...
Summary List PlacementLuxury brand Mark Cross knows what young people want. In fact, it's all that CEO Ulrik Garde Due can think about, and everything Creative Director Sean Mathews has been prepping...
View ArticleThe best places to buy fall boots for men
Summary List PlacementEach year, the dizzying lineup of fall boots grows ever larger, making the decision of decking out your feet just that much more difficult.The best fall boots are subjective to...
View ArticleThis $10 at-home dry-cleaning kit allows me to clean my delicates from home...
Summary List PlacementSpecial-care clothing, particularly pieces with a "dry-clean only" label, can be a pain to take care of. Trips to the dry cleaner can be inconvenient and expensive.To extend the...
View ArticleThis NYC tailor is rebelling against fashion industry waste by fixing clothes...
Summary List PlacementMakayla Wray wants to show people that style doesn't have to come from buying new clothes.The 29-year-old is running her own mobile sewing shop in the streets of New York City,...
View ArticleThe best tights
Summary List PlacementTights are a wardrobe staple for many people, and they come in all kinds of colors and styles.We've tested dozens of tights to find the best ones you can buy, and Spanx's...
View ArticleFashion companies have canceled or refused to pay for $16.2 billion of orders...
Summary List PlacementGarment factory workers around the world may have collectively lost more than $1.5 billion in wages in just three months thanks to US and European fashion companies canceling or...
View ArticleHow a founder bootstrapped her fashion startup to a profitable $2 million in...
Summary List PlacementBags made out of apple leather. Sunglasses made out of castor oil. A backpack made out of recycled plastic from the ocean. Building products with unconventional materials helped...
View ArticleHow to grow a successful startup from Katherine Power, the serial...
Summary List PlacementThere are challenges to starting a business that any entrepreneur might find intimidating. But for Katherine Power, challenges are what keep things interesting. "I enjoy...
View ArticleHow a 28-year-old sold his first jewelry design for $25,000 and within 3...
Summary List PlacementThe sun was still blazing as evening settled in Paris. It was 6 p.m., and jewelry designer Emmanuel Tarpin was in his apartment, winding down his day.At around a quarter past the...
View ArticleOnline fashion giant Asos posted a 329% jump in profits — but its shares fell...
Summary List PlacementAsos more than quadrupled its profits in the year to August thanks to cost-cutting measure and a sportswear boom during lockdown, it announced on Wednesday.But it warned that its...
View ArticleHow a 22-year-old heiress went from no background in design to counting the...
Summary List PlacementIn 2017, then 20-year-old Marina Raphael had an idea. "I wanted to launch a handbag brand where the quality and the craftsmanship was impeccable, but the prices were not too...
View ArticleFashion entrepreneurs like Diane Von Furstenberg and Rebecca Minkoff reveal...
Summary List PlacementCoronavirus has pushed every industry to face the present and future simultaneously with caution, resilience, and innovation. This is especially true for the beauty and fashion...
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