Behind eBay’s investments in fashion resale & circularity
EBay is home to all types of merchandise and memorabilia, from comic books to cat paintings. However, the platform, which turns 30 in 2025, is also working to position itself as a go-to option for...
View ArticleWhy hat retailer Lids is honing in on customization
The baseball cap and jersey retailer Lids is heading into the new year with a larger focus on customization. Lids, which has more than 1,000 locations throughout North America and Europe, has offered...
View ArticleEmmy Brown Berlind, Sephora | Modern Retail Vanguard 2024
Sephora’s Beauty Insider loyalty program currently boasts more than 40 million members, up from 25 million in 2021. The beauty retailer has managed to boost its numbers by reimagining what a loyalty...
View ArticleAntonieta Moreland, Quince | Modern Retail Vanguard 2024
Quince’s Antonieta Moreland has a unique challenge in retail: building a brand around selling seemingly unbranded products. Quince, which was founded in 2018, is a direct-to-consumer apparel and home...
View ArticleBekah Broe, Hoka | Modern Retail Vanguard 2024
When two former Salomon employees launched Hoka One One in 2009, the footwear brand primarily centered on performance. Its shoes were meant to allow for faster downhill running – a fact reflected in...
View Article‘We’re really optimistic about this market’: Primark is upping advertising in...
Irish value retailer Primark is looking to build its U.S. business with the help of traditional and digital advertising. In November, the apparel and home goods company ran its first-ever brand...
View ArticleHo-hum holiday: Why Christmas tree sales are flat
Despite the holiday hype, consumer spending on Christmas trees isn’t soaring to new heights. The National Tree Company, which sells artificial Christmas trees via its website and through stores like...
View ArticleAs it enters its 10th year, Draper James has a ‘global mindset’ for 2025
Ten years in, Reese Witherspoon’s lifestyle company Draper James is looking to be more than a Southern-inspired apparel brand. The company, which celebrates a decade in business in 2025, is boosting...
View Article‘Platforms have to walk a very fine line’: Why 2024 was the year of the...
If 2023 was the year resale became more widely adopted, 2024 was the year of the resale fee wars. For years, resale platforms have implemented seller and/or buyer fees to offset the costs of payment...
View ArticlePeer-to-peer fashion rental apps are angling to go mainstream in 2025
In 2024, peer-to-peer fashion rental platforms made headway in going mainstream. Now, they’re hoping to become household names in 2025. Pickle, a peer-to-peer service that launched in 2022, says one in...
View ArticleLegacy mall apparel retailers are hoping for a comeback in 2025
Apparel brands that were popular two decades ago are readying for a comeback in 2025. Already, Abercrombie & Fitch — once known as a preppy mall brand — is reaping the rewards of changes it’s made...
View ArticleWomen’s health tech brand Elvie is expanding into sleep products
Elvie, a British femtech brand known for its wearable breast pumps, is getting into the sleep category. The company is launching a new product called Elvie Rise, a two-in-one baby bouncer that...
View ArticleHow Marquee Brands is thinking about growth and global reach after its Laura...
Licensing giant Marquee Brands is starting off the new year with a new name in its portfolio: home goods and fashion brand Laura Ashley. Last week, Marquee Brands acquired Laura Ashley for an...
View ArticlePoshmark is teaming up with Loop to resell non-returnable items
A new partnership between Poshmark and the returns provider Loop aims to make it easier for shoppers to resell non-returnable items. The offering is open to Loop’s approximately 3,800 U.S. merchants....
View ArticleSellers are optimistic about Meta showing eBay listings on Facebook Marketplace
In some countries, Facebook Marketplace users will start to see more listings from eBay. On Wednesday, Meta said it is testing allowing users to browse listings from eBay directly on Facebook...
View ArticleUnder new ownership, True Religion targets digital and international growth
Five years after emerging from its second bankruptcy, True Religion is continuing to turn its business around and now has new ownership. The apparel brand was acquired by two entities: private equity...
View ArticleAt NRF, retailers plow ahead despite the prospect of tariffs
Executives from almost every major retailer have descended on New York City for the National Retail Federation’s Big Show, ready to trade contacts and talk about the industry’s year ahead. With one...
View ArticleDespite a looming TikTok ban, social commerce takes center stage at NRF
Retail executives and analysts attending this week’s NRF Big Show spoke confidently about the future of social commerce, even as the fate of TikTok in the U.S. is uncertain. “Social commerce has been a...
View ArticleHow Goodwill is trying to stay ahead of for-profit resale while becoming a...
As a nonprofit in resale, Goodwill knows it’s competing with for-profit entities like marketplaces and branded resale programs for customers, sales and inventory. Staying ahead is “something we focus...
View Article‘We saw different buying behavior’: How Shopify is building new enterprise...
Fresh off a record-breaking holiday season, Shopify is entering 2025 with a bigger focus on building its enterprise client base while keeping up with new ways that people are shopping. While Shopify...
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