The phrase
"apparel retailer" refers to a business or store that sells clothing and fashion items.
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So far, online shopping — while taking a toll on department stores and the brick - and - mortar
apparel retailers in particular — has not hit grocery stores as hard.
Extensive experience in the women's
apparel retail industry with knowledge of merchandising, staff supervision and scheduling, sales strategy, customer service, hiring and inventory control.
There was an accelerated move to online, which hit brick - and -
mortar apparel retailers, a segment that ended up seeing numerous bankruptcy filings.
Abercrombie & Fitch, the New Albany, Ohio - based
teen apparel retailer recently reported a poor performance for the first quarter of 2017, its fifth consecutive quarter of disappointing results.
The
athletic apparel retailer posted adjusted earnings per share of 62 cents on revenue of $ 1.701 billion for the second quarter.
In fact, the investment bank Cowen reported that e-commerce leader Amazon is on pace to become the number one U.S.
apparel retailer by the end of 2017.
Profitability slipped by 0.7 percentage points to 45 % of sales as the
sports apparel retailer relied on price cuts to sell slow - moving inventory.
Teen
apparel retailer American Apparel LLC is laying off hundreds of workers as it overhauls its production process, which could include outsourcing part of its production to another U.S. manufacturer, the Los Angeles Times reported on Tuesday.
Tony Hsieh, CEO of
online apparel retailer Zappos, is famous for calling branding and culture two sides of the same coin.
Online shoe - and -
apparel retailer Zappos gained popularity with Internet customers in part because of its generous shipping policies.
Probably the third part of this
for apparel retail is the way that apparel manufacturing has been reshaped with fast fashion.
With regard to our earnings outlook for the remainder of the year, we are operating in an evolving
apparel retail environment and it's unclear whether the trends in Q1 will play forward for the remainder of the year.
«In light of Amazon and Macy's recent results, we feel more confident that Amazon will displace Macy's as the No. 1
U.S. apparel retailer by 2017,» Blackledge said in a research report.
Apparel retailer Forever 21 says point - of - sale systems in some stores were infected by malware for up to seven months, leading to the theft of customers» payment card data.
Unfortunately for CBL, the recent demise of popular Atlanta -
based apparel retailer Uptons has left Arbor Place with one less anchor than it anticipated.
For the study, published in Management Science, the researchers examined data from a leading specialty
apparel retailer with more than 400 retail stores and 100 exclusively sourced outlet stores.
Big Idea: Driving forward the rapid international expansion of the world's second - largest
fashion apparel retailer founded by his grandfather, particularly in its largest markets, the U.S. and China, and expanding the Stockholm - based group's global online presence.
Shares of
apparel retailer Chico's FAS popped more than 12 percent in intraday trade Wednesday after better - than - expected earnings.
Teen
apparel retailer Aeropostale filed for bankruptcy in New York carrying $ 223 million in funded debt, and it plans to immediately close 154 stores, becoming the latest apparel chain to seek court protection amid fierce competition and the changing buying habits of consumers.
The Yahoo! researchers worked with an unnamed
national apparel retailer to evaluate the effects of the retailer's advertising.
Since his appointment as chief executive of Lululemon Athletica in 2014, the billion - dollar yoga and
leisure apparel retailer has returned to growth after a two - year slump.
So important, that the average price of an outfit from a children's or
tween apparel retailer has dropped by 40 percent in the last 10 years.
Japanese apparel retailer Uniqlo will open its fourth U.S. location this week at Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus, N.J..
Gap Inc. said it would shut 75 Old Navy and Banana Republic stores overseas markets, as the struggling
apparel retailer focuses on its North American market to revive its fortunes.
As more and
more apparel retailers pursue the high - profile flagship strategy, rents for retail space on New York's most visible thouroughfares are becoming prohibitively expensive.
The
global apparel retailer operates 3,300 company - owned and 400 franchised stores in 90 countries under the brands Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic, PiperLime, Athelta, and Intermix.
The athletic
apparel retailer sells goods through its brick - and - mortar stores that include Foot Locker, Lady Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, as well as direct to consumer through its websites.
On off -
price apparel retailers: «You're talking about Ross stores, you're talking about Burlington, you're talking TJX.
The U.S. sports -
apparel retailer Finish Line Inc. endured a $ 32 - million revenue plunge in the fourth quarter of 2015 when a new logistics system disrupted the flow of goods into the stores.
Comparable store sales rose 16 %, and, on a sales - per - square - foot basis, Lululemon is still the top -
performing apparel retailer in North America.
Under Armour's «robust» international growth should help the athletic
apparel retailer reach attainable earnings goals, according to Deutsche Bank.
The spunky
British apparel retailer, famous for its Japanese design flare, now has a handful of locations in the Northeast and on the West Coast.
One large quant hedge fund got stung when its algorithm confused sarcastic tweets about Lululemon's (LULU) see - through pants debacle with positive sentiment, buying shares in the yoga -
apparel retailer when it should have been selling.
Fast fashion
apparel retailer Zara manages to simultaneously tap into street culture, trends and high - tech to anticipate customer needs and embed this methodology into its business model.
By contrast, stocks in the S&P 500
Apparel Retail Index are changing hands at the fastest clip since 2012 — an average of 700,000 times more a week than they did last year.
With its stock at a five - year high, men's
apparel retailer Men's Wearhouse has decided to turn the tables on its smaller rival.
The athletic
apparel retailer announced that it has acquired computer vision company Invertex, which makes software that scans a customer's body for product fittings.