E-commerce
Malique Morris
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April 7, 2026
Over the Hills and Farfetch Away
The onetime red-hot luxury e-comm company has spent the past few years in the wilderness after a delisting and a bailout from Korea’s Coupang. With a drastic cost-cutting program in place and a newfound détente with its retail partners, is it finding a sustainable second life?
Malique Morris
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March 27, 2026
Requiem for Daydream
Serial entrepreneur Julie Bornstein is betting tens of millions that A.I. shopping is the future of e-commerce. Investors believe it could be the next big thing, but industry insiders are skeptical: Does anyone actually want a digital stylist?
Malique Morris
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March 6, 2026
The Poshmark Proposition
As the resale market booms and consolidates, new Poshmark C.R.O. Elizabeth von der Goltz has been charged with building her platform’s cultural cachet. So what’s her plan?
Goop’s Vendor Dilemma & Versace’s Vitale Afterlife
News and notes on Goop’s vendor payment predicament, Prada Group’s crisis choreography, and the ubiquity of Dario Vitale’s Spring/Summer 2026 collection.
Sarah Shapiro
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December 5, 2025
The Week in Shopping: A Totally Unscientific, Still Telling Holiday Retail Survey
According to early indicators, spending and foot traffic are both up in the post-Thanksgiving holiday crush—but that can mean different things to different retailers.
Sarah Shapiro
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September 23, 2025
Redcoats
A revelatory chat with Me+Em founder and C.E.O. Clare Hornby about how her U.K. brand, known for Kate Middleton’s bubblegum pink dress and dressing yummy mummies, managed to crack the notoriously difficult U.S. market.
Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro
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June 25, 2025
Venture Capital Goes Shopping & Nike’s Turnaround Timeline
News and notes on V.C. firms’ renewed ambitions in the commerce tech space; another high-level Condé exit that will matter to fashion people; and what Wall Street will be looking out for during Nike’s earnings call tomorrow.
Sarah Shapiro
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April 25, 2025
The Week in Shopping: Slow Retail & A Dries Destination
A crop of contrarian retailers (Outline, HommeGirls, etcetera) are stepping back from (or doing away with) e-commerce, building their models around stuff you can touch, like physical stores and catalogs. Plus, a trunk show tour!
The Editors
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April 17, 2025
Retail Resilience & Tariff Silver Linings
A candid conversation with industry luminaries Todd Snyder, Nick Brown, and Maria McManus about the business of fashion amid relentless transformation.