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E-commerce

Daisuke Tsukagoshi, Roger Federer, and Masahiko Nakasuji

Uniqlo: Lost in Translation

The Japanese fast retailer does almost everything right, with updated classics from top fashion talent at insane prices. But their online experience is still clumsy and dense, hamstrung by a digital divide between East and West. With hundreds of new stores opening in North America, will an e-commerce reboot be part of the expansion?
Sarah Shapiro • April 1, 2025
Lauren Sherman • March 31, 2025
The Hunsicker Proxy
Christine Hunsicker
Back when everyone wanted to be a tech company, Caastle pitched itself as a miracle software solution for struggling retailers to turn deadstock into a rental business. Last week their C.E.O. abruptly exited, the company furloughed its employees, and the management team told the board to disregard the previous years’ financials. What could possibly go wrong?
Sarah Shapiro • March 25, 2025
The Boat & Tote Blues
Shawn Gorman
At first glance, L.L.Bean should be thriving—its boat and tote and field jackets connect with yet another generation of stylish, prep-adjacent shoppers. But revenue is flat, more layoffs are coming, and the company is no longer the trusted outfitter of yore. Can the iconic Maine retailer navigate these troubled waters?
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Sarah Shapiro • March 14, 2025
Khloé’s Good American Mystery & Shopify vs. Yeezy
A roundup of essential retail industry intel: The mid-market pivot for Khloé Kardashian’s denim brand, Good American; observations on the boat shoe renaissance; and the frustrated chatter from Shopify partners over the Yeezy swastika t-shirt mess.
Walmart
Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro • February 26, 2025
ShopMy’s U.K. Expansion & Walmart’s DOGE Jitters
News and notes on the state of Farfetch one year after its acquisition by the e-commerce giant Coupang, ShopMy’s international ambitions following its successful $77.5 million Series B, and the real reason Walmart posted a disappointing sales forecast for the year.
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Inner Circle Exclusive
Julie Brener Davich • January 29, 2025
Condition Report: Adam Fields of Arta
A candid conversation about digitizing the “last frontier” of retail—luxury, art, and collectibles—and Arta’s evolution from its humble origins in 2012 to serving 80 percent of enterprise auction houses globally by the end of this year.
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Sarah Shapiro • January 7, 2025
A Tale of Two Commerce Platforms
ShopMy’s new Series B investment suggests that the lucrative fashion sector of the $24 billion creator marketing business is coming into focus, prompting a legit showdown with perennial leader LTK.
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Lauren Sherman • January 15, 2024
So Farfetch Away
An examination of the online luxury retailer’s headaches—past and future—as it navigates the purgatory of Coupang’s bridge loan.
The luxury retailer Matches, once worth $1 billion, was bought by former Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group for $63 million.
Lauren Sherman • December 21, 2023
Matches on Fire & The Great Fashion Correction of ’23
Matches’ fire sale and Farfetch’s predatory bridge loan are the latest examples of a great industry-wide correction as egos, business models, and reality collide.
Was Amazon’s Black Friday game a gimmick, or the future of sports?
Julia Alexander • November 29, 2023
Amazon’s NFL Retail Therapy Experiment
What Prime’s $100 million bet on a Black Friday game portends for the future of live sports on streaming.