Articles by FashionUnited
Adidas signs WNBA Rookie of the Year Olivia Miles
Adidas has signed Minnesota Lynx guard Olivia Miles, the newly named WNBA Rookie of the Year, to its basketball roster. Miles joins a line-up of Adidas women's basketball athletes that includes Kelsey Plum, Kahleah Copper and Chelsea Gray, the company announced on September 28, 2026. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Miles ranked in the...
Peopleloading...
US online apparel sales to reach 51.3 billion dollars this holiday season, Adobe forecasts
US consumers are expected to spend 51.3 billion dollars on apparel online this holiday season, according to a forecast from US software company Adobe. The figure represents an increase of 4.7 percent year-over-year (YoY) for the period from November 1 to December 31. Apparel remains the second-largest online holiday category, behind electronics...
RetailMemberloading...
Frugal Fannie's to close after 43 years in Massachusetts
Frugal Fannie's Fashion Warehouse, an independent off-price women's clothing retailer in Westwood, Massachusetts, is closing after 43 years. Owners Kathleen and Orrin Doxer attributed the decision to health considerations, the retirement of key staff and the expiry of their lease with no option to renew. A going-out-of-business sale, run by...
RetailMemberloading...
Costumes stay Halloween's biggest category as US spending holds at 13.5 billion dollars
US consumers are expected to spend 13.5 billion dollars on Halloween this year, and costumes remain the largest single category in that total at 4.4 billion dollars, ahead of decorations at 4.3 billion and candy at 4.1 billion, according to the National Retail Federation's annual survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics. The ranking is...
RetailMemberloading...
Marcolin and Marchon: new executive appointments
Marcolin and Marchon Eyewear, companies part of Vsp Vision, have announced new appointments. The new organisation establishes integrated leadership in key geographical areas. According to a statement, the objective is to foster greater collaboration between the Marcolin and Marchon structures, accelerate decision-making processes, and ensure an...
Peopleloading...
Cato triples its store closure plan to around 120 for the year
The Cato Corporation will close roughly 70 more stores in the third and fourth quarters, taking planned closures for fiscal 2026 to about 120 and marking a sharp acceleration for the value-priced women's chain. The revision is the second this year. Cato said in March it expected to close up to 40 underperforming stores in 2026 while opening as...
RetailMemberloading...
Shoppers back AI for order tracking but not for advice, survey finds
Consumer optimism about AI in holiday shopping has fallen, but confidence holds up when the technology is applied to narrow, practical tasks, according to research published by Sinch. The Stockholm-listed communications company surveyed 2,501 consumers across eight markets and found that 43 percent expect AI to make their holiday shopping easier...
BusinessMemberloading...
Guess distribution for EMEA and Asia now runs on 127 robots
GXO Logistics and warehouse robotics provider Exotec have completed the deployment of an Exotec Skypod system at GXO's Venlo facility in the Netherlands, the site that handles fulfilment for Guess across EMEA and Asia. The two companies announced the deployment on Tuesday. The installation comprises 127 robots, 60,000 rack locations, eight...
BusinessMemberloading...
Dario Vitale is creative director of Emporio Armani and Giorgio Armani accessories
Dario Vitale, born in 1983, has been appointed creative director of Emporio Armani and Giorgio Armani accessories with immediate effect, the first to hold this role outside the Armani family. "The appointment of Dario Vitale marks an important milestone for the Armani Group. It is a choice that strengthens our creative organisation and confirms...
Peopleloading...
House of Vanderbilt ties up with Signet Fashion in first NYFW move since trademark sale
House of Vanderbilt and Signet Fashion have announced a collaboration around New York Fashion Week, launching with a runway event at Vanderbilt Hall in Grand Central Terminal on 15 September. The tie-up is the first public activity from Signet Fashion since it acquired the New York Fashion Week, NYFW and NYFW: The Shows trademarks, along with...
Cultureloading...