Shopping and Retail

June 9, 2023

How Engagement Rings Explain What’s Happening in the Economy

A major jeweler claims the pandemic may have prevented people from meeting their future fiancés, cutting demand for engagement rings. Inflation and anxiety among shoppers haven’t […]
May 31, 2023

Berriez Leads the Way for Plus Size Vintage

With Berriez, Emma Zack hopes to change the fashion market for plus-size shoppers. Susie Mensah tried on a lilac crochet dress in a corner of a […]
May 26, 2023

Digital Interactions Are Just Part of a Jewelry Sale Now

Brands find that some of their customers’ pandemic-era buying habits are here to stay. It has been more than a year since Covid-19 restrictions faded away […]
May 11, 2023

Why Are All Those People Outside H&M, Again?

How consumers became obsessed with fashion collaborations, courtesy of the Swedish mall staple. The year is 2015. The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of same-sex […]
May 11, 2023

Why Are All Those People Outside H&M, Again?

How consumers became obsessed with fashion collaborations, courtesy of the Swedish mall staple. The year is 2015. The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of same-sex […]
May 10, 2023

The Companies Trying to Make Live Shopping a Thing in the U.S.

The market for selling goods in real time online is relatively small, but a number of start-ups and big tech names are betting American consumers will […]
May 2, 2023

In China, It’s Time to Splurge Again, and the Luxury Industry Is Relieved

The end of pandemic-era restrictions has unleashed a luxury spending rebound in China. Which Western brands are coming out on top? This time last year, Shanghai […]
April 20, 2023

The New Tiffany, Unboxed

For nearly four years, the Tiffany & Company flagship store on the corner of Fifth Avenue and East 57th Street was shrouded in scaffolding while it […]
April 20, 2023

The New Tiffany, Unboxed

For nearly four years, the Tiffany & Company flagship store on the corner of Fifth Avenue and East 57th Street was shrouded in scaffolding while it […]
April 5, 2023

Sorry, These Big, Ugly Sneakers are Here to Stay

Jonah Weiner, the co-owner of the fashion newsletter Blackbird Spyplane, has been in a relationship with Hokas for years. “I’ve had a saga of falling in […]