Sharon Edelson
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New York, NY, United States
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Accessory Trends
It's hard to tell the good girls from the bad girls these days, with dress codes short and sexy or sensual… → Read More
Kohl’s Appoints Tom Kingsbury To CEO Role
Kohl’s Corporation named Tom Kingsbury CEO following the departure of embattled former CEO Michelle Gass, who stepped down in November to join Levi’s as president. → Read More
Zero Waste Daniel Fashions Bomber Jackets Made With Designer Fabric Scraps
Zero Waste Daniel has seen a lot of cast off fabric scraps that he loves and has been collecting them for more than a decade. In his hands, they became bomber jackets. → Read More
GoTRG, A Reverse Logistics Company Launches GoWholesale Platform
The returns market accounted for $816 billion worth of merchandise in 2022, thanks to the growth in ecommerce, propelled by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the costs to process those returns particularly for ecommerce purchases, has been significantly higher. → Read More
Archive Raises $15 Million To Fuel Growth Of White Label Resale; Looks To Expand Into Europe
Archive, a tech company building the resale operating system for brands, has completed a $15 million Series A fundraise and is set to expand into Europe. → Read More
Gant Relaunches In The U.S. After Major Brand Refresh, Plans New York Pop-Up Shop And Showroom
Gant had a quiet launch last month in this country, and next year will open a pop-up shop-cum showroom on SoHo’s Mulberry Street. → Read More
X/Y Retail’s Susan Jeffers Helps Brands Innovate On The Tech Front
Susan Jeffers, CEO of X/Y Retail, which she founded when she realized that retailers, and particularly luxury retailers, were struggling to manage the post-pandemic shift back to in-store as well as facing a lack of innovation on the e-commerce side. → Read More
Walmart Acquires Bolt Systems To Advance Omnichannel Capabilities
Walmart has acquired Volt Systems, a technology company that provides suppliers with enhanced on-demand visibility into merchandising resources to give customers an omnichannel shopping experience that's seamless. → Read More
Bubble Skin Care Targets Gen Z With Launch At 3,900 Walmart Locations
Bubble Skin Care is leaning into Gen Z with eye-popping packaging and formulations that address the cohort’s concerns such as pimples and oily skin. → Read More
Amazon Aggregator Society Brands Raises $205 Million, Sees More Acquisitions In The Pipeline
Tech-enabled consumer products firm Society Brands, which acquires e-commerce native brands that primarily sell on Amazon and their own DTC sites, said it completed a capital raise of $205 million, led by i80 Group, and also has acquired a brand management company. → Read More
Amazon Aggregator D1 Brands Acquires U.K.-Based Kitchen Ware Line With $50 Million In Sales
Amazon Aggregator D1 has acquired a U.K.-based home and kitchen seller has experienced rocketship growth since entering the market in 2019, increasing its annual revenue to over $50 million and managing 20 SKUs across the Amazon ecosystem. → Read More
The RealReal’s 2022 Luxury Resale Report Sees Outsized Demand For Vintage Products
Vintage is in great demand among every demographic, according to The RealReal's 2022 Luxury Resale Report, which saw younger generations eagerly discovering vintage designs from Nineties luminaries such as Thierry Mugler, Jean Paul Gaultier, Vivienne Westwood, Prada and Missoni. → Read More
Sharon Edelson
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The RealReal’s 2021 Report Reveals Gen Z Continues To Be Powerful Driver Of Luxury Resale
The RealReal's annual luxury resale reports shed light on the motivations and behaviors of its 23-plus million buyers and sellers to gain a better understanding of the trends they fuel. → Read More
After A Successful 2019 Rental Service Launch, Urban Outfitters Is Diving Into Resale With Nuuly
After launching Nuuly, a subscription clothing rental service in 2019, Urban Outfitters is launching Nuuly Thrift, a resale platform for buying and selling women’s, men’s and kids’ apparel and accessories. → Read More
‘Bridgerton’ Teams Up With Malone Souliers To Launch Regency-Inspired Shoe Line
Talk about a match made in fashion heaven: a collaboration between Netflix mega-hit “Bridgerton” and English shoe maker Malone Souliers. → Read More
Council Of Fashion Designers CEO Steven Kolb Wants To Put Indianapolis On The Fashion Map
Council of Fashion Designers of America CEO Steven Kolb thinks Indianapolis might just be the next big fashion capital and wants to level the playing field for fledgling talent. → Read More
Wolverine World Wide Acquires Sweaty Betty For $410 Million
Wolverine World Wide Inc. today said that it has acquired global fitness and lifestyle brand Sweaty Better in an all-cash transaction valued at $410 million. → Read More
Walmart To Pay 100% Of Tuition And Books For Associates Continuing Their Education
Walmart Inc. today announced that it will pay 100% of tuition and books for its 1.5 million part-time and full-time Walmart and Sam’s Club associates in the U.S. through its Live Better U program, which previously charged employees $1 a day to participate (previously associates paid $1 a day to p... → Read More
With Europe In Its Sights, ThredUP Acquires One Of The Continent’s Top Fashion Resellers
ThredUP is continuing its aggressive growth trajectory with the first phase of its international expansion by entering into a definitive agreement to acquire Remix Global AD, one of Europe’s leading fashion resale companies. → Read More