PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2018

With more than double the average monthly visits of JCPenney ’s website, Macy’s has been ranked the top eCommerce destination for apparel in SimilarWeb ’s latest index. The think tank found a decline of 410 basis points in the retailer’s apparel share as its revenues declined by $3 billion from 2012 to 2017.

Retail 44

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PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2018

Beyond answering the demands of social media users who crave celebrity and influencer fashions, Choosy seeks to solve another problem: making expensive designer fashions available to the masses without the big price tags. Fashion Through Social Tagging. We are definitely exploring a lot of options,” Zeng said.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2020

Beauty is considered to be one of today’s fastest-growing retail operations, even more so than its apparel business. Macy’s also bought the beauty chain Bluemercury in 2015 for $210 million. Brands such as Ulta Beauty and Sephora are continuing to open new stores, which could be motivating Macy’s to compete in that area.

Retail 43

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2020

But a customer who sought out a real designer apparel or accessory item, and who paid the still-steep sticker price for those used items, will be distinctly dissatisfied if a forgery shows up in the mail a few days later. For items below that threshold, the additional step is removed.

Advertising 53

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2020

The massive attack attempt was thwarted by AWS Shield, a service custom-built to defend the cloud-computing platform’s clients from being tagged by DDoS attacks. Experts are predicting the promotion — dubbed the “Big Style Sale” — might be just the lifeline that apparel brands desperately need to reach radically diminished customer bases.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2020

The social media firm purportedly contravened an Illinois state law via a “Tag Suggestions” functionality that enabled users to identify their friends from photos put on the platform in the past. The American Apparel & Footwear Association and the Toy Association, among other organizations, are also part of the group.

Compliance 61

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2016

Inditex — Zara’s parent firm and the largest apparel company on Earth — is considered the firm that put fast fashion on the map. Fast fashion retailer Zara is facing a lawsuit from U.S. consumers that alleges that the firm intentionally misleads American consumers as to the price of its products.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2020

The habit is so tightly ingrained in American consumers that they walk in and start scanning those red sales tags before they are even consciously looking for the items they are there to buy. It could be mean, in an electronics or apparel context, using the shelves to highlight promotions or create flash-deal experiences.

Retail 53

Retail Technology Sales Communication 53

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Currently rated 3-stars by users and tagged as the “#1 Best Seller” in Amazon’s formidable stable of wearable tech, the world’s largest online retailer is clearly moving units of Halo out the door. “If Nike Gets Ready for Earnings. No matter what category they play in, it’s always smart to watch Nike.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2017

In fact, reselling of thrift apparel is projected to reach $33 billion by 2021. In one of thredUP’s recent surveys of buyers who previously made second-hand purchases, 73 percent have shopped for items outside of apparel. It’s even possible second-hand may become a standard fixture in the foreseeable future.

Retail 41

Retail Sales eCommerce Planning 41

PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2019

Tilly’s , a Southern California-based apparel and accessories retailer with a particular focus on teenage customers, is hoping to tap into the trend via a partnership with the High School Esports League (HSEL), which connects more than 1,500 virtual high school sports clubs across North America. Larger Trends.

Retail 48

Retail Sales Budgeting Marketing 48

PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2018

Consumers can then check out via mobile and stop by a service desk to make sure all security tags are removed and that they have properly scanned all their items. What has been done so far has drummed up some signs of improving results: Q4 2017 was a strong holiday showing for the brand, although not a record-breaker.

Retail 40

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2019

In addition, shoppers see value in personalized offers that match their buying preferences, or the ability to use their phones to scan a tag and place an online order for an out-of-stock item. In recent times, fast fashion apparel retailer rue21 announced plans to bring the offering to more than 700 stores.

Retail 55

Retail Entertainment eCommerce Planning 55

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2018

And so in 2017, Boyd founded Olivela, an eCommerce marketplace specializing in designer and luxury apparel, jewelry, accessories and beauty items that enables shoppers to not only buy for themselves, but also for others. For each purchase, 20 percent or so goes to charity partners dedicated to supporting education for girls.

Education 51

Education eCommerce Retail Planning 51

PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2018

In addition to grocery stores, big-box retailers and apparel sellers, other segments have shown interest in the software, Klein said. Amazon Go ’s camera-based approach is too expensive for most, Klein noted, and though applying RFID tags to CPGs can effectively track products, it also eats up profits. “If If it costs $0.04

Sales 52

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Toney predicts that this could eventually evolve into interactive experiences, such as scanning a tag in-store to learn more about the product or self-checkout by mobile, allowing shoppers to skip the queue. When a product is #BornDigital, added Hobsbawm, it creates transparency into the supply chain and product lifecycle.

Technology 44

Technology Retail Investments Marketing 44

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Clothing and apparel stores had an average index score of 45.3. The location is stocked with books, electronics and toys, among other items, but this bookstore is unique in that there are no price tags. According to the PYMNTS Retail Innovation Readiness Index , 85 percent believe they need to innovate to stay competitive.

Retail 58

Retail eCommerce CFO Planning 58

PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2018

Sleekly packaged in super minimalist whites, with whimsical names and a very affordable price tag ($8 – $24), ohii offers up various masks, cleansers, creams, palettes, mascara, lip glosses and more. But now, Urban is taking a stab at its own line of cosmetics with its in-house brand, 0hii. We have better decision-making.

Sales 40

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2020

For Anomalie, that might mean expansion into bridesmaid’s dresses , or into other types of apparel. It makes for entertaining television, Anomalie Co-founder and CEO Leslie Vorhees told PYMNTS in a recent conversation — but a guide to what it’s actually like for the average person to buy a wedding dress?

Construction 64

Construction Entertainment Education Technology 64

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Apparel, toys, models, home goods — Disney has not been shy about licensing America’s favorite space epic since it acquired ownership in 2012. Also, literally everyone is going into the apparel business these days — and sometimes an out-of-the-box perspective yields really good ideas. The drink made its way into the world on Dec.

Retail 40

Retail Sales Marketing 40

PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2017

Users can then check the app to view live previews, capture still photos, survey outfits in their closets, tag favorites and compare styles – with the help, if they want it, of an online Amazon judging panel. This new offering from Amazon responds to verbal commands by taking photos or videos of users’ outfits.

Entertainment 44

Entertainment Forecasting Leverage Securities 44

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

After all, sending someone a killer designer version of the outfit of their dreams and having them return it over the killer designer price tag not only fails to please the customer and convert the sale, but also does not give the system much in the way of useful knowledge about the customer’s preferences. million customers.

Math 40

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Going forward, the sneaker and sports apparel company says it will pursue a new retail path based on partnerships and its direct business. “As Prior to their 2017 eCommerce partnership, Nike for many years opted out of an Amazon placement due to concerns that it would weaken the brand.

eCommerce 46

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

The first is that it matches shopping patterns that already exist among a certain demographic of consumers, and offers them a much more frictionless way to leverage multichannel apparel shopping. . Texting, Normandin noted, is “the most ubiquitous form of communication on earth.”

Retail 54

Retail Communication Leverage Numbers 54

PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2019

apparel retailers — with data and lessons about its fledging effort a ways off. In addition, so-called smart tags were already a well-known concept. That can be especially true for brick-and-mortar apparel retailers, where sales associates are engaged in what amounts to a never-ending battle against the tide.

Sales 69

Sales Retail Technology eCommerce 69

PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2018

The offers include healthy snacks, office supplies and apparel exclusive to company members. But the price tag? The new concept – titled, WeMrkt – within one of its early WeWork locations in downtown NYC. The small shop is designed around a small but specific collection of curated merchandise.

Retail 41

Retail Planning 41

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2017

Love truly has no price tag. Lingerie has not generally been an eCommerce hit thus far because fit can be an issue for intimate apparel that consumers are not willing to fudge on. For this Valentine’s Day, America’s intimate apparel retailers are safe, since Amazon lingerie is for sale only in Europe under the name Iris and Lilly.

Retail 47

Retail Sales Manufacturing eCommerce 47

PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2018

From there, they can use their phone’s camera to scan the barcodes on product tags. And while apparel shopping at Stance is somewhat different than grocery shopping at Walmart, it remains to be seen if their customers like scanning as they go, and whether there is a secure yet smooth way to offer the service.

Prioritization 46

Prioritization Retail Securities Technology 46

PYMNTS

JUNE 30, 2016

“If our retailers tag a recommendation with a SKU or the product family and we can then not only target it, but if someone comes in and buys it, in real-time we’re showing those results so retailers understand the ROI of effective email marketing,” Freed-Finnegan added.

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Barry Ritholtz

OCTOBER 3, 2023

I was out seeing clients, you know, as many days of the years I possibly could really without, you know, without, you know, sort of putting the firm in, in, in any apparel or any jeopardy, making sure the firm was well run, dealing with all the bigger issues of the firm. I spent enormous amount of time with our coverage people.

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