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Retail Trends

CECILIE BAHNSEN and North Face

The Week in Shopping: Foot Traffic, New Collabs & Drawstrings

News and notes on T.J. Maxx’s offline flex, The North Face’s Paris play, Savette’s no-logo-but-you-know handbags, and the rise of drawstring jeans.
Sarah Shapiro • March 7, 2025
Sarah Shapiro • February 28, 2025
This Week in Shopping: A San Francisco Retail Secret, Balletcore & Even More Luxurious Tees
Notes on family-owned retailer Mitchells’ staying power, Buck Mason’s razor-sharp collab strategy, Lululemon and Lewis Hamilton, and the ballet sneaker renaissance transforming footwear floors.
Sarah Shapiro • February 26, 2025
Madewell’s Midlife Crisis
Adrienne Lazarus
Madewell built their business selling mom jeans to young women. Can it sell jeans to those same women now that they are actual moms, especially in a far more competitive retail environment?
Stuart Weitzman
Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro • February 21, 2025
The Aligne Explosion & A Stuart Weitzman Fantasy
A compilation of fashion and retail developments: The sudden ubiquity of the East London–based Aligne, January’s surprisingly buoyant post-holiday retail sales, and the fate of Stuart Weitzman now that Tapestry is selling the brand to Caleres.
parker posey white lotus
Sarah Shapiro • February 21, 2025
The Week in Shopping: ‘White Lotus’ Fever & The Row’s Handbag Trick
The return of HBO’s wealth-porn dark comedy franchise has spawned some successful collabs (everyone’s talking about Parker Posey’s outfits) and some hotel gift shop kitsch. Meanwhile, that Margaux bag hasn’t disappeared.
joe burrow alo
Sarah Shapiro • February 7, 2025
The Week in Shopping: Birkin Fever & Alo’s Suiting Game
Notes on the rise of antidepressant fashion, an Australian basics brand trying to once again crack the U.S. market, and the sudden ubiquity of shearling shoes.
florida fashion
Sarah Shapiro • February 1, 2025
The Week in Shopping: The Mar-a-Lago Effect?
Some bright spots in the January retail doldrums, driven in part by… Florida.
staud sport
Sarah Shapiro • January 25, 2025
The Week in Shopping: Phoebe Retail & Staud Sport Edition
A lab-grown diamond play, another Alex Mill collab, Staud Sport (!!), and the most brilliant and devious Valentine’s Day marketing tactics yet.
alaia runway pink
Sarah Shapiro • January 17, 2025
Pinks & Links
The most up-to-date themes and trends in retail, from Alaïa to Cos to Hill House Home. Plus, everything else I’m seeing out there and where to get it.
Olivia Jade
Sarah Shapiro • January 10, 2025
Collab Rats
News and notes on the freshest collabs in lingerie and leisurewear, plus the best latest offerings in beauty, and the rise of the outdoor slipper.