California’s indoor-outdoor lifestyle is front and center at the gorgeous Ozma store now open in Los Angeles‘ Frogtown neighborhood. Ozma founder Heidi Baker spent seven years as global senior designer at Levi Strauss & Co. before leaving to set on her own path in fashion, launching her business in 2015, focusing on sustainably sourced and … Read more
$50,000 joint donation to No Kid Hungry will help kids access meals over the summer CHICAGO, April 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — All kids deserve a great summer, but for thousands of kids in Maine who face food insecurity, summer can be the hungriest time of year. That’s why Kellanova is teaming up with Shaw’s Supermarkets to donate … Read more
New York State is about to get tougher on retail crime. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s fiscal 2025 budget, which was approved earlier this week, included $40.2 million that will be used to create dedicated retail theft teams at the state and local level. This will include 100 New York State Police personnel who will be dedicated … Read more
BONJOUR PARIS: Áwet is getting a French accent. The New York-based fashion brand that specializes in elevated essentials is opening a pop-up store in Paris as a prelude to a permanent space in the French capital, marking the first step in its expansion into the European market. Founded by Awet Woldegebriel, a refugee from Eritrea, … Read more
Leah Nylen | Bloomberg News (TNS) The Justice Department may file an antitrust complaint as soon as next month aimed at forcing Live Nation Entertainment Inc. to spin off its Ticketmaster ticketing business, according to three people familiar with the matter. The agency has been investigating the entertainment giant for years amid concerns Live Nation … Read more
LONDON — It’s the season of change at Valentino. The Italian luxury brand has opened the doors to its new London flagship on Sloane Street, which has four floors in a minimalist design using the signature Valentino red color and shades of ivory and black throughout. The store offers dedicated areas for accessories, ready-to-wear and … Read more
Cost of Living27:31Dead brands brought back to life One brand of clothing — specifically pants — has always had a special place in the closet of Alex Curry of Sexsmith, Alta., a small town about 20 kilometres north of Grand Prairie. “From high school, I loved Modrobes. I think from about Grade 7, I really noticed they … Read more
Competition has heightened dramatically since Myntra, one of India‘s first focused fashion ecommerce players, first launched in 2007, was then acquired by etail giant Flipkart in 2014, which in turn saw a majority investment by Walmart two years later. In an exclusive interview with WWD, Nandita Sinha, Myntra’s chief executive officer, was quick to point … Read more
FROM PARIS WITH LOVE: A white T-shirt with bold blue lettering reading “Paris [hearts] Milan” serves as a promising manifesto of French label Sézane’s intentions for the Italian market. The design was the exclusive item offered at the new pop-up store the brand opened Friday in the city’s Golden Triangle, marking its first physical outpost … Read more
PARIS — Modernity and marketing convened in the rise of the departments stores in Paris, brought together as the French capital transformed its architecture in the Second Empire. As small streets gave way to grand boulevards and Haussmannian buildings, shopping become a new religion practiced in the city’s temples of consumption. A new exhibit, “The … Read more
