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Retail Trends

Tuckernuck

Tuckernuck Takes Manhattan

The D.C.-born fashion brand, a favorite of the Butterworth’s set, has quietly bootstrapped a $100 million business by blending its own styles with curated third-party labels. But multibrand retail is notoriously difficult—and scaling the company beyond its single brick-and-mortar location will take serious capital.
Sarah Shapiro • June 17, 2025
Sarah Shapiro • June 13, 2025
Loro Piana Scarcity & The Next ‘Succession’ Fashion
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Summer season news and notes on the latest industry trends, shopping data, Gstaad looks, beauty recs, and inbox intrigues.
Sarah Shapiro • June 10, 2025
Is the Abercrombie Boom About to Bust?
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Both Abercrombie and its kid sister, Hollister, are surviving tariff shocks by ignoring the teen striptease of yore (and the toxic culture behind the scenes) and focusing on data to beat Temu and Shein at the TikTok game.
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Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro • June 6, 2025
Copenhagen Retail Diaries & A Secondhand Market Surprise
An insider’s guide to Copenhagen’s elegant shopping and dining scene, plus notes on the latest collabs, launches, and openings worth your time.
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Sarah Shapiro • June 6, 2025
The Week in Shopping: New York State of Mind
A flâneur’s guide to Madison Avenue’s luxury retail fiefdoms, Broadway’s stretch of tween outfitters, SoHo’s arcadian boutiques, and Printemps’ shoe-and-beauty perfection in FiDi.
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Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro • May 30, 2025
Saks’ New Money & Tuckernuck’s Madison Avenue Play
News and notes on the “unexpected” payments to Saks vendors this week, the MAGA-coded Beltway brand Tuckernuck’s Madison Avenue gamble, the rise of the “Boatkin” bag, and the latest openings and collabs worth tracking.
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Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro • May 27, 2025
Dior’s Black Tuesday & Gap’s Q2 Green Shoots
News and notes from the fashion frontlines: The not-so-subtle dress code for Maria Grazia Chiuri’s final show as Dior’s head of womenswear, a close look at Gap brands’ recent foot traffic patterns, and a timely development for a teenage retail obsession.
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Sarah Shapiro • May 23, 2025
The Week in Shopping: Splurging in Montecito & Google’s Smart Glasses FOMO
News and notes on the latest shopping and retail developments worth your time: vintage sales from Liz Goldwyn, the Montecito D.T.C. rush, Google’s Warby Parker collab, and much more.
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Sarah Shapiro • May 16, 2025
The Week in Shopping: Malls Are Back (Again)
News and notes on the psychology behind a successful shopping mall, a sporty new kids line from Shenzhen, and why two sports retailers are consolidating.
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Sarah Shapiro • May 9, 2025
The Week in Shopping: Caruso’s Grove Nostalgia & Synergy on Melrose
News and notes on the festival of denim at Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tour, the ’90s nostalgia at The Grove via Gap and Coach, and why the latest beauty pop-ups are having so much success.