The New Ikea 'Store' Isn't Really a Store
Most of the pleasure of going to Ikea is the same as going to any other store: selecting an item to buy and then…
Victoria's Secret and the Slow Death of Retail's Male Gaze
Last week, Victoria’s Secret CMO Ed Razek casually told Vogue that the chain lingerie store doesn’t market to plus-size…
Toys 'R' Us May Be Coming Back
Toys ‘R’ Us, the kids-friendly retailer with a lovable giraffe named Geoffrey for a mascot, closed all of its stores in…
Study Suggests Sales Increase When You Don't Treat Your Retail Workers as Cogs
A new study suggests that unpredictable, inconsistent work schedules—a widespread source of frustration and hardship…
Women Are Losing Retail Jobs to Men
Retail is dying and stores are closing but somehow life—and men?—find a way: according to the Washington Post, analysis
Happy Holidays, Retailers Are Still Destroying Unsold Clothes and Blankets Instead Of Donating Them
Fucked up reminder: Lots of department stores destroy unsold items instead of donating them.
Forever 21 Faces $2 Million Lawsuit Over Hidden Camera in Employee Bathroom
Forever 21 is being sued by a former employee for negligence and invasion of privacy for allowing a hidden camera to be…
J. Crew to Close 39 Stores As the Retail Apocalypse Continues
J. Crew announced that the company will be closing 39 stores by the end of January, which is nearly double the number…
Target Is Putting its Foot Down on 'Christmas Creep' to Better 'Honor' Thanksgiving
If you stepped foot in a Target anytime after the first of October, you were likely innundated with Christmas trees,…
Aerosoles Files for Bankruptcy
Aerosoles, the footwear store you walk past all the time and never go into that actually has nice shoes, has fallen…
No One Wants to Shop at the Gap or Banana Republic Anymore
There’s a joke to be made here about falling out of the Gap instead of into it, as their 1973 slogan went, but my…
Blessed Be: Everlane Is Opening Its First Brick-and-Mortar Store
In a development that I consider both a blessing and my probable undoing, Everlane is opening its first…
QVC Will Buy HSN to Become a United Force Against the Scourge of Online Shopping
The protracted death of retail in a traditional sense continues apace, forcing even the bitterest of rivals to merge in…
If You See a Mall Today, Hug It
The death of the American mall, the great social cesspool of broke window-shopping teens and nostalgic first dates, has…
The American Retail Meltdown Is Good News for the Europeans, Maybe
American retail is struggling, as shoppers shift to online and department stores and the malls they anchor lose their…
Ivanka Trump's Clothing Was Disguised Under the Name 'Adrienne Vittadini'
Citing declining sales, Ivanka Trump’s clothing line was pulled off the racks at Nordstrom in February. A fracas…
Bebe to Close All Stores By the End Of May 2017
The name brand Bebe summons memories of unchaperoned high school shopping excursions. My mother was disinclined to…
Payless, Your Source for Basic Shoes, Filed for Bankruptcy
Payless ShoeSource filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday and will shut down around 400 store locations in the U.S. and Puerto…
Jenna Lyons Is Leaving J.Crew
After 26 years with the company, creative director and president Jenna Lyons is leaving J.Crew, Business of Fashion repo…
H&M Is Launching a New 'Modern-day Market' Retail Chain That's Just Called 'Arket'
You can’t spell “market” without “arket,” I’d just never thought about that until today. The Business of Fashion…