What happens when consumers grow too cash-strapped for discount stores? In some cases, the stores go under. As Bloomberg News reported Sunday (May 26), the economic...
Consumers are increasingly buying clothing from third-party digital marketplaces, forcing more retailers to close shop. Most recently, Ted Baker’s North American business announced Friday (May 10) that amid...
In today’s top retail news, StockX has landed $275 million in a Series E funding round, while Rite Aid Corporation reported as part of its...
Fashion retailer rue21 (r21 Holdings, Inc.) said that its formidable financial standing enabled it to refinance its current term loan, decrease the cost of funds...
Retailers are bringing omnichannel experiences to consumers by bridging the worlds of online and brick-and-mortar commerce through offerings such as buy-online-pickup-in-store (BOPIS). Following that trend,...
Facebook’s annual developer conference F8 is seeing its fair share of chatbot integration announcements. Now the fashion world is taking center stage as both Rue21 and...
A manual published in the late 1800s for New York City school teachers may not seem like a likely source of favored conventional wisdom. But...
The rumor mill is churning, and it’s saying that Rue21 is preparing itself to file for bankruptcy later this month. While the company is working...
The largest fast-fashion growth retailer in the country is also the most innovative when it comes to customer engagement. Rue21, which uses the Aptos retail...