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Amazon heads for fashion dominance as clothes buyers go for the convenience of online clothes shopping

by Reema Khrais
Oct 26, 2016
The Everything Store is on track to be the nation's largest clothing store next year.
An Amazon distribution center in Saran, France.
GUILLAUME SOUVANT/AFP/Getty Images
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Please wear your North Face to brunch

by Molly Wood
Oct 14, 2016
The outfitter wants to be a part of your everyday life, says Todd Spaletto, global brand president.
Mountaineering gear on display at the North Face headquarters in Alameda, California.
Catherine Girardeau/Marketplace
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How 'basic bros' are taking over men's fashion

by Marketplace Contributor
Mar 25, 2016
Bloomberg Businessweek's Sam Grobart discusses the apparel companies cashing in on new male fashion trends.
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Bye-bye pink and blue: gender neutral fashion for kids

by Marketplace Contributor
Mar 9, 2016
Millennials are driving sales of gender neutral children's clothing.
Genevieve Leavitt says she thinks a lot about dressing her  4-year-old daughter Stella and 4-month-old son Dexter in clothes that are gender neutral. 
Kate Sweeney
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Was the Lands’ End site scrub a branding faux pas?

by Donna Tam
Feb 25, 2016
The clothing company deletes an interview with feminist Gloria Steinem after enraged customers threatened to boycott.
A woman shops for Lands' End brand sweaters October 15, 2003 at a Sears store in Niles, Illinois.
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The young Italian who revolutionized menswear

by Bridget Bodnar and Robert Garrova
Nov 18, 2015
How Brioni suits became the formal wear of choice for American presidents… and John Wayne.
John Wayne gets the Brioni fit.
Gaetano Savini: The Man Who Was Brioni
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American Apparel faces challenges other retailers have

by Nova Safo
Oct 5, 2015
The chain filed for bankruptcy. Its challenge: attracting young shoppers.
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Will a new CEO bring fast fashion to Ralph Lauren?

by Andy Uhler
Sep 30, 2015
Stefan Larsson made his name in quick-turnaround retail at H&M and Old Navy.
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Fashion week gets a new look

by Kai Ryssdal
Sep 10, 2015
A conversation with Vanessa Friedman of the New York Times.
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Abercrombie bets future earnings on a turnaround

by Andy Uhler
Aug 26, 2015
The retailer is leaving behind the teenage customer and targeting 20-somethings.
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