FAO Schwarz is Closing Its Fifth Avenue Store
The magic of childhood imagination is no match for New York real estate prices. Toy store FAO Schwarz announced that it will close its famed Fifth Avenue location. The store, which has been at the famous midtown location for 30 years, said they could no longer afford the rent. It’s a sad loss for New York’s tourists…
Rent the Runway Is Now Stocking Your Phantom Closet With Sportswear
So here’s a crazy fact: According to WWD, Rent the Runway will loan out the retail equivalent of $1.35 billion worth of womenswear in 2015.
Reformation's New 'Low Carb' Collection Is an Earth Day Miracle
In honor of Earth Day, sustainable retailer Reformation has launched two very cool planet-friendly initiatives: a tool called Refscale that explains the environmental impact of each item sold on the website, and a “Low Carb Collection,” designed to require a minimal quantity of CO2 for production.
Victoria's Big Fuckin' Secret: Your Returned Underwear Gets Shredded
I purchased pairs on pairs on pairs of Victoria's Secret panties when I was young and knew nothing about my body or comfort. All of them pierced deep into the flesh of my hips and lower belly, and sagged in the ass. Deeply painful memories. What I didn't know then (besides what decent underwear could look and feel…
Amazon Might Buy Net-A-Porter
Net-a-porter, the online designer fashion mecca, is in talks to be bought by retail giant Amazon for the cool sum of $2.19 billion, Women's Wear Daily reports.
Athleisure Is Killing Off Traditional Retail Brands, Victory for Slobs
All you millennials with your tapered joggers and blankets for shirts are killing the retail industry. Slobs are winning. Happy?
BuzzFeed reports that C. Wonder, which always looked less like a business than an attempt by Christopher Burch to troll his ex-wife Tory, filed for bankruptcy today. The chain is liquidating its last four stories (all of them in NYC); stop by if you're in the market for some whimsically embroidered velvet loafers.
Businessweek Depicts Abercrombie & Fitch as an Old Shirtless Man
Much has been written in recent years about the decline of Abercrombie & Fitch. The retailer has gone from producing the must-wear apparel of teens to a company desperately trying to convince people they're cool. So what better way to represent their age issues than to depict them as a shirtless man wearing A&F jeans…
Failing retail store Wet Seal has officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, following speculation of its impending death, multiple store closings and employee protests in recent weeks.
Wet Seal Employees Say Fuck Wet Seal With Giant Sign On Store
Amid news that Wet Seal might soon go bankrupt, one store's employees are rebelling against shitty management. According to this Reddit-posted photo of a sign from a Seattle location, workers are protesting unfair conditions, including missing paychecks.
Grab Your Pitchforks: Victoria's Secret Is Selling Used Underpants
The very important sounding, definitely-not-bored Rossen Reports team at Today has discovered that several retailers are re-selling your GROSS UNMENTIONABLES. Noted Underwear Expert Tiffany Yanneta sounds off:
Enjoy Lewis Black Ranting About the Bullshit That is Black Friday
Fucking Black Friday, man. It's like a gremlin that we just kept feeding after midnight for fifty years straight and now here we are, being herded like cattle away from our family dinners and toward deals, deals, deals. Unsurprisingly, Lewis Black has some thoughts, which he shared with The Daily Show.

