Aerosoles, the footwear store you walk past all the time and never go into that actually has nice shoes, has fallen into the catacomb of retail bankruptcy.

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 purpose today is a solemn one: to deliver the news that Gap Inc. will close 200 Banana Republic and Gap locations.

In a development that I consider both a blessing and my probable undoing, Everlane is opening its first brick-and-mortar store. That’s right: all those slinky-soft tees and chunky sweaters and dapper street shoes will be within reach of your fingertips—if you live in San Francisco, that is.

The protracted death of retail in a traditional sense continues apace, forcing even the bitterest of rivals to merge in an an attempt to combat the true evil: the internet. QVC is buying HSN for over $2 billion, creating one humungous master company in the selling-of-shit-you-don’t-need-but-maybe-want-on-television…

The death of the American mall, the great social cesspool of broke window-shopping teens and nostalgic first dates, has been dragging out for some time now. The latest estimate is that about one-fourth of the malls that exist in this country will be gone within five years.

American retail is struggling, as shoppers shift to online and department stores and the malls they anchor lose their luster. It’s happy days for European companies looking to expand, though.

Citing declining sales, Ivanka Trump’s clothing line was pulled off the racks at Nordstrom in February. A fracas ensued, as President Donald Trump tweeted about his poor daughter and Kellyanne Conway went on TV to give Ivanka’s line a free commercial. Now Ivanka’s clothes are ending up at discount stores under a new…

The name brand Bebe summons memories of unchaperoned high school shopping excursions. My mother was disinclined to clothe me in its bandage minidresses, or to invest in one of their famous shrunken black tees, with “bebe”—spelled out in cheap gems—twinkling across the chest. Thus, the best time to try on clothes at…

Payless ShoeSource filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday and will shut down around 400 store locations in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. The shoe spot of our youth isn’t in retail heaven yet, but it may be on its deathbed.

After 26 years with the company, creative director and president Jenna Lyons is leaving J.Crew, Business of Fashion reports. “Jenna and I got together and we both agreed it was time for a change,” CEO Mickey Drexler told BoF. “That being said, she’s got plans to do other things. It’s been a great run. There’s a lot of…

You can’t spell “market” without “arket,” I’d just never thought about that until today. The Business of Fashion exclusively reported on Thursday that multinational Swedish clothing company H&M is launching a new retail brand called “Arket,” I supposed because it is being pitched as a “modern-day market” (but isn’t…

Let us turn our attention, once more, to the great American shopping mall deathwatch.

On Wednesday morning the President of the United States of America chose to shine his spotlight on an issue of great national importance—his baby girl’s clothing line, which Nordstrom just dropped because no one wants to buy it.

American Apparel is having a big going-out-of-business sale that’s bittersweet since it means thousands of workers are losing their jobs. It also marks the end of an era filled with body suits, sparkly leggings and all the one-size-allegedly-fits-all crop tops one could want.

The charred remains of long-embattled retailer American Apparel were bought at auction for $88 million by Canada’s Gildan Activewear, which plans to close its 110 remaining U.S. stores and shutter its Los Angeles manufacturing facilities. At its height in 2007, American Apparel was valued at nearly $1 billion, and…

One retailer is canning its plus-size section. But they’re not taking the category online-only, or discontinuing it entirely. Instead, they’ll mix bigger sizes in with the rest of their inventory.

Two tipsters tell Jezebel that fashion retailer Nasty Gal has laid off between 15 and 20 people, including the entire design team, which creates the Nasty Gal Collection, the company’s line of clothing and shoes. Nasty Gal was founded by self-proclaimed #girlboss Sophia Amoruso. She’s currently promoting Nasty Galaxy,…

Women’s Wear Daily recently spotted some Trump campaign merchandise at the Republican National Convention with American Apparel labels. This struck many as odd, since American Apparel has marketed itself on liberal values; additionally, AA employs a large (if shrinking) immigrant workforce in its Los Angeles…

Macy’s has cut a deal with the union representing employees at four of its big New York City-area stores, including the almighty Herald Square flagship, thereby dodging their first strike since 1972.