Levi’s teases Beyoncé collaboration as denim trend takes hold

Levi’s teases Beyoncé collaboration as denim trend takes hold

Beyoncé at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on April 1, 2024. Michael Buckner | Billboard | Getty Images Levi Strauss summoned the Beyhive on Monday after teasing a potential collaboration with Beyoncé in a post on Instagram. The brand’s shares briefly popped after the update and were … Read more

White House de minimis loophole rules target Shein, Temu

White House de minimis loophole rules target Shein, Temu

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks during a visit to the United Association Local 190 Training Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S., September 6, 2024.  Craig Hudson | Reuters The Biden administration announced new steps on Friday to curtail what it calls the “overuse and abuse” of a longstanding trade law that permits low-value shipments … Read more

Shares halted after apparent early release

Shares halted after apparent early release

Facade of GAP retail store with logo sign on sunny day, San Francisco, California, June 7, 2024.  Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Gap shares were halted Thursday morning after its quarterly earnings results were apparently released early. The apparel retailer is set to post second-quarter earnings after the closing bell Thursday. But Bloomberg reported … Read more

5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday

5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday

Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Fed by the Fed Stocks jumped last week as investors looked toward an expected interest rate cut in September. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell bolstered a solid run for stocks when he indicated the central bank would ease borrowing … Read more

‘Wardrobing’ retail fraud soars in the summer

‘Wardrobing’ retail fraud soars in the summer

A particular type of retail fraud soars during the summer season. “Wardrobing,” in which a shopper buys an expensive item, wears it with the tags on, and then returns the product for a refund, picks up as shoppers bolster their closets for summer vacations, according to returns management software company Optoro. “During the summer and … Read more

Why outlet malls are struggling against Amazon and Shein

Why outlet malls are struggling against Amazon and Shein

Outlet malls have been an American staple for shoppers since the 1930s. But they’re not doing as well as they once were. Historically, outlets were attached to the factories where apparel was made, selling out-of-season, overrun or faulty merchandise at a discount to employees.  Soon enough, they expanded to the general public and became a … Read more

Shein wants to build supply chain giant, some fear China cyber spying

Shein wants to build supply chain giant, some fear China cyber spying

Workers producing garments at a textile factory that supplies clothes to fast fashion e-commerce company Shein in Guangzhou in southern China’s Guangdong province.  Jade Gao | Afp | Getty Images The rise of Asian fast fashion retailer Shein already has Amazon on alert, but its plans of selling proprietary supply-chain technology and services to companies … Read more

Shein US IPO is dead, experts say

Shein US IPO is dead, experts say

The Shein logo can be seen on a smartphone, while the Chinese online retailer’s website is open on a laptop.  Monika Skolimowska | Picture Alliance | Getty Images China-founded e-commerce company Shein’s hopes of going public in the United States are growing slimmer by the day, according to experts, as rising tensions between Beijing and … Read more

First quarter retail earnings don’t spell consumer comeback

First quarter retail earnings don’t spell consumer comeback

Shoppers at a shopping center in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on February 11, 2024.  Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Retail’s biggest winners during first-quarter earnings aren’t thriving because consumers are suddenly spending more on discretionary goods – it’s because they’re executing well and cash-strapped shoppers are choosing them over competitors.  If there’s one takeaway from … Read more

Gap (GPS) earnings Q1 2024

Gap (GPS) earnings Q1 2024

A Gap store in New York, US, on Monday, May 27, 2024. Gap Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on May 30.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Gap posted positive comparable sales at all four of its brands on Thursday, leading the apparel giant to raise its full year guidance as CEO Richard … Read more