Articles by Renan Botelho de Carvalho
Renan joined FashionUnited in 2026. Born in São Paulo, Brazil, he holds a BA in Journalism and Communications and began his career in 2009, writing for several publications over the following years. In 2018, he moved to New York City, and in 2026 he relocated once again, this time to the Netherlands. At FashionUnited, Renan covers daily news across the global fashion industry, from retail trends to supply chain shifts.
Free People to open new boutique in Santa Monica
Free People is set to open a new boutique in Santa Monica, California, on Friday, as the URBN-owned lifestyle brand continues its push into what it describes as growing lifestyle markets. Located at 2925 Main St, the 2,092-square-foot store will carry the brand's Free-est collection, a line that merges its FP Beach and Endless Summer ranges into...
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Journeys recruits Madison Bailey for ‘anti-algorithm’ back-to-school campaign
For this back-to-school season, Journeys wants its Gen Z consumers to push back “against the algorithm,” the brand said in a statement. On Thursday, the company unveiled “Turn it Up,” a new campaign that brings “Outer Banks” star Madison Bailey playing three versions of herself, alongside Anna Cathcart, Sky Brown, Ocean Brown, Samara Cyn and...
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Foot Locker is putting its stores on a food delivery app
Foot Locker is putting its stores on a food delivery app. The retail company, which also owns Kids Foot Locker and Champs Sports, announced on Thursday a new partnership with Uber Technologies, Inc. that will allow consumers to shop from more than 1,000 stores across the U.S. directly through the Uber Eats app. "We're focused on giving customers...
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Hollister bets on music marketing with Freya Skye tour sponsorship
Hollister is putting music at the center of its fall marketing push. The Abercrombie & Fitch Co.-owned brand has named rising popstar Freya Skye the face of its women's fall denim campaign, in a partnership that extends well beyond a standard celebrity endorsement. Hollister will also sponsor Skye's North America, UK and European tour, release...
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US clothing sales rise again in June
For the ninth month in a row, retail sales have gone up in the United States in June, with clothing and accessories stores showing an increase of 0.63 percent month over month adjusted and 13.65 percent year over year unadjusted. The numbers were revealed by the National Retail Federation on Monday through its CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor. The Retail...
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Pizza Hut is the latest fast food giant to bet on fashion nostalgia
Pizza Hut is the latest fast food name to move into fashion, partnering with New York apparel label Dinner Service NY on a limited-edition streetwear collection launching Thursday. The range draws directly on the chain’s restaurant heritage, reworking archival Pizza Hut uniforms and brand ephemera, including the Book It! reading programme...
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Tailored Brands IPO: Is tailoring investable again after bankruptcy?
Tailored Brands, Inc. publicly filed its S-1 with the SEC on Monday, asking Wall Street to buy back into a category it wrote off six years ago: the suit. Through its new ticker symbol, “MENW,” the company is betting that tailoring can still capture investors’ attention and is even promising to open 500 new stores over the next 10 years, per the...
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Jacquemus and Timberland's partnership continues with second shoe collaboration
Jacquemus and Timberland are back together. Following their hit debut collaboration in 2025, the American outdoor brand and the Paris fashion house have reimagined Timberland's 3-Eye Lug Boat Shoe once again — this time in a limited-edition "Lagoon Blue," with the Timberland x Jacquemus Authentic Boat Shoe launching Friday. Priced at 250...
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Inside Guzema's first US boutique in New York City
Guzema, the Ukrainian fine jewelry house founded in 2016 by designer Valeriya Guzema, opened a “sculptural retail experience” in New York City on Wednesday, taking over the 112 Wooster Street address in the SoHo neighborhood. This marks the brand’s first boutique in the United States, highlighting Guzema’s plans for international expansion on...
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Justin Bieber's Skylrk launches immersive retail experience in NYC
Skylrk, the fashion and lifestyle brand co-founded by Justin Bieber, is opening its first New York City retail space this week: a temporary, "immersive" store at 60 Tenth Avenue in Manhattan's Meatpacking District, running Thursday through Monday, daily from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time. The pop-up is the brand's third physical retail outing,...
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