Category Archives: Apparel

What’s up with Fifth Avenue?

First Brooks Brothers moves out, then Uniqlo moves in and there goes the neighborhood? It’s a question.  Fifth Avenue, synonomous with sophisticates and upscale shopping, seems to have taken an economic beating that’s changing it’s landscape. 
Uniqlo had been eyeing the 30,000 square foot vacancy left by Brooks Brothers since last  summer.  This week the company announced plans to [...]

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Low-priced Fashion Retailers Beat the Biggies

At the first signs of decline, Abercrombie & Fitch held fast to their brand and declared that they wouldn’t compromise their price point. They believed that their loyal customers would hang in with them.  Well, the truth hurts.
The fact is teens are feeling the pinch too and Abercrombie saw a 19% decline in December.  Their hugely [...]

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DDI Video Report on JCPenney Manhattan

Display & Design Ideas magazine visited JCPenney’s new Manhattan mall store in Herald Square.  We’ve covered the store here before which drew quite a bit of attention for invading Macy’s territory. It’s opening in this particular location was perceived as a sign of the times and consumer desire for value.
Store manager Joe Cardamone is interviewed in DDI’s piece [...]

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Teen Retailers ‘Target the Mother’

The Wall Street Journal reported this week that many teen stores are making changes to their store environments to appeal to Moms.  
Over the last few years, everyday fashion reached what used to be luxury prices.  For example, simple “hoodies” (in my day this was a sweatshirt) with the most popular brand name stitched on the [...]

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JC Penny Opening 17 Stores; First Stop, Manhattan

Dow Jones reports that JC Penny is planning to open 17 stores this year with the first launching in New York’s Manhattan Mall.  New York’s retail sector has felt the severe crunch of the recession with landmark retailers closing up shop and foreign retailers moving in on low rents. Now, JC Penny has seized an [...]

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