Shopping and Retail

June 3, 2020

Hoping to Buy an Aboveground Pool to Salvage Summer? It May Be Too Late

A store near Hartford, Conn., just sold its last aboveground pool. The owner said he could easily sell 100 more. Sand, a material crucial for erecting […]
May 31, 2020

How PETA Won Its Messy Fight and Took a Seat at the Table

The alpaca’s scream sounded like a high-pitched electric pencil sharpener, more machine than mammal. It was awful, and that was the point. The group behind the […]
May 27, 2020

Saying Goodbye to Jeffrey

The fashion industry is in a state of emergency. This has been made clear not only by the mounting bankruptcies of big-name retailers, but also by […]
May 14, 2020

The Coronavirus Pandemic Helped Topple J. Crew and Neiman Marcus. So Did Private Equity.

J. Crew and Neiman Marcus were each facing a host of issues before the coronavirus pandemic forced them to close their stores and eventually file for […]
May 14, 2020

Jeff Bezos and Anna Wintour Partner Up

Finally, Jeff Bezos is really in fashion. On Thursday, Amazon rode to the rescue of the beleaguered American industry — or at least one particularly challenged […]
May 12, 2020

Designers Revolt Against the Shopping Cycle

Is Black Friday as we know it over, at least when it comes to shopping for clothes? The coronavirus pandemic may have stopped the motor of […]
May 11, 2020

Will Shopping Ever Be the Same?

When department stores reopen their doors, a familiar whoosh will still greet customers at the entrance: the sudden gust of air-conditioning, the gleam of polished marble […]
May 11, 2020

When the Mall Reopened, She Was Ready

Malls, retail stores, restaurants and movie theaters sprawled across Texas were allowed to reopen on May 1, for the first time since March 31, when Gov. […]
May 7, 2020

Neiman Marcus Files for Bankruptcy

In March 2019, the luxury retailer Neiman Marcus opened its first outpost in Manhattan. Spread over three floors and 188,000 square feet, the store was an […]
May 4, 2020

Victoria’s Secret Sale to Private Equity Firm Falls Apart

The plan to sell Victoria’s Secret to a private equity firm was mutually terminated on Monday after the buyer, Sycamore Partners, tried to back out of […]