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Back-to-school shopping drives retail resurgence

The retail and fashion industry has received a welcome boost as the back-to-school season propelled a significant uptick in mall foot traffic across the United States, according to the latest Placer.ai Mall Index. This surge in consumer activity offers valuable insights for retailers and fashion brands as they navigate the evolving landscape of...

Exploring physical retail: From pop-ups to multibrand and flagships

There are various types of physical stores, or so-called “brick and mortar” stores. For example, there are multibrand stores, monobrand stores, flagships, to name just a few. In this article, FashionUnited has created a list of all different types of physical stores, and what makes them special. You can choose to read the article from beginning...

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Retail still needs brick-and-mortar stores in an e-commerce world

The havoc that coronavirus is wreaking on the economy is being felt as companies lower their yearly projections and people file for unemployment claims in unprecedented numbers. The fashion industry is not immune to the effects of this, with companies furloughing employees left and right, CEO’s taking major pay cuts, and some stores permanently...