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“VF Corp. shakes up top leadership at Dickies, Altra and Smartwool” by Natalie Schwartz via Fashion Dive

by admin | Apr 12, 2023 | Apparel /Fashion, Industry, News, Outdoor, Retail Economy, Shoe Market, Skateboard

VF Corp., which owns the Vans and North Face brands, is attempting to regain footing after its former CEO abruptly resigned. Daphne Howland/Fashion Dive Dive Brief:  VF Corp. tapped Todd Dalhausser as the global brand president of Dickies and made other changes...

“Retail Tech Opens a New Chapter” by Sarah Holbrook via The Robin Report

by admin | Apr 10, 2023 | News, Predictions, Resources, Retail Strategy, Retail Technologies

As the vernal equinox flips the calendar to Spring, festivals and innovation summits have emerged from hibernation. At the South by Southwest festival in Austin Texas, retail was downgraded from previous headliner presentations to a minor topic, but it did reinforce...

“TikTok remains top social app for teens despite drop in favorability, study finds” by Jessica Deyo via Retail Dive

by admin | Apr 9, 2023 | News, Retail Strategy, Retail Technologies, Social Media

TikTok is an incredibly popular social media platform with members of Gen Z, who have begun to age into the apartment rental market. Drew Angerer via Getty Images Dive Brief: TikTok remains teens’ most favored social media platform so far in 2023, though its...

“Uniqlo’s Parent Company Bets Big on Tiny RFID Chips” by WSJ Staff via Wall Street Journal

by admin | Apr 8, 2023 | Brick & Mortar, News, Retail Strategy, Retail Technologies

PHOTO: VICTOR J. BLUE/BLOOMBERG NEWS Next-generation self-checkout machines are part of a broader effort to improve the supply chain with radio technology, Fast Retailing CIO Takahiro Tambara says At Uniqlo’s Fifth Avenue store in New York, shoppers can checkout...

“Alexis Sablone Is Not Your Average Skateboarding Architect” by Bindu Bansinath via The Cut

by admin | Apr 6, 2023 | BRA Community Partners, Community, Competitions, News, Olympics, Skateboard

For Alexis Sablone, skateboarding was never supposed to be the thing, which is not something you expect to say of a person who does their thing at the Olympic level. But Sablone is a multi-hyphenate who walks the walk, an artist and designer and architect with...