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Retail Trends

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The Row’s Scarcity Strategy & A Nightgown Renaissance

News and notes on why the internet lost its marbles over The Row’s $620 Ama slides; the brands reinventing the nightwear market; the latest store openings, collabs, and launches worth tracking; and much more.
Sarah Shapiro • July 25, 2025
Sarah Shapiro • July 18, 2025
The Week in Shopping: Welcome to Miami
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The South Florida shopping scene contains multitudes—and Miami’s various shopping districts somehow manage to coexist without cannibalization.
Sarah Shapiro • July 11, 2025
I Know What You Wore Last Summer
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The season’s inevitable, soul-crushing encounter with the swimsuit rack has been buffered by a timely surge in D.T.C. offerings—perhaps the consequence of a secular change in how shoppers gear up for the hot months…
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Sarah Shapiro • July 8, 2025
Get Aritzia or Die Tryin’
How a risk-averse Canadian brand built a $6 billion business based on selling an emotional merchandising experience—and coming up with a few iconic franchises along the way.
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Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro • July 2, 2025
Vogue Succession Dish & LVMH’s Jonathan Anderson Bump
News and notes on the candidate pool to replace Anna Wintour as the “head of editorial content” at American Vogue, LVMH’s stock bump following Jonathan Anderson’s successful Dior debut, and the (latest) revival of the Hervé Léger bandage dress.
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Sarah Shapiro • July 1, 2025
Is Vuori Too Big to Fail?
Nearly a year after the company’s significant $825 million capital raise, the post-parody athleisure brand seems primed for a liquidity event, whether an I.P.O. or a sale to a strategic.
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Sarah Shapiro • June 27, 2025
Nordstrom’s Summer Bummer & The Bally Effect
A close look at Nordstrom’s lackluster anniversary sale; how brands like Bally, The Row, and Prada are putting a kitschy twist on a prep classic; and why Suzie Kondi’s terry sets keep selling out.
Clare Vivier
Sarah Shapiro • June 27, 2025
Le Vibe en Rose
Clare Vivier, the founder of Clare V., explains her commitment to Silverlake before it was cool, and her thoughtful, neighborhood-centric, very personal retail expansion. The inevitable question: Can the brand scale?
Kelly Levian, Gab Waller
Sarah Shapiro • June 24, 2025
Reliable Sourcers
The summer fashion feeding frenzy is on, forcing hardcore customers to cut deals with a shadow network of sourcers who hunt down the season’s “sold-out-but-not-really” must-haves from Miu Miu, Chanel, The Row, Pucci, Alaïa, and more.
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Lauren Sherman • June 20, 2025
What’s a Store For?
Luxury conglomerates like Kering and LVMH snapped up real estate and opened locations in the era of cheap capital, but they can no longer afford the barely-breaking-even, store-as-billboard model. Newmark global retail advisor Jonathan Schley explains it all for you.