Published November 13, 2025 Footwear and accessories retailer Shoe Carnival, Inc. announced on Thursday plans to change its corporate name to Shoe Station Group, Inc., reflecting a strategic shift toward unifying its retail operations under a single banner. Shoe Carnival to rebrand as Shoe Station Group. – Shoe Carnival The company expects over 90 percent…
Published November 13, 2025 Extreme Cashmere has announced the opening of its first North American flagship store in New York City’s Soho district. Saskia Dijkstra – Courtesy Located at 152 Mercer Street, the new Extreme Cashmere store was designed in collaboration with architect and designer Hidde Dijkstra and combines innovative retail design points with those of a…
Published November 13, 2025 A northern breeze of fashion is sweeping through Paris as the year draws to a close. Contemporary Scandinavian fashion has long enjoyed a love affair with the French capital. Case in point: Swedish house Acne Studios has just opened an elegant new Parisian headquarters after a decade in the Marais, underscoring…
Published November 13, 2025 While Chinese platforms are sparking controversy in the West, Amazon’s response appears, for now, to have escaped criticism. Against this backdrop, the US giant is expanding its ultra-low-price programme, branded “Haul” or “Bazaar” depending on the country, into new markets, and it now has its own app. Amazon Haul/Bazaar “Haul” had…
Published November 13, 2025 On Wednesday, in Paris, Los Angeles, London, and New York, the new “Le Valérie” bag, the latest accessory from the “Le Paysan” collection by Jacquemus, was unveiled to the public. The name was chosen in tribute to his mother, “inspired by his childhood in the south of France and the family’s…
Published November 13, 2025 Dillard’s announced on Thursday a 3 percent uptick in net sales for the third quarter, with women’s apparel, accessories and lingerie logging strong sales growth on last year. Dillard’s The Little Rock, Arkansas-based company said retail sales for the three months ending November 1 rose 3 percent, while sales in comparable stores…
Published November 13, 2025 Skims opened on Wednesday its latest standalone store at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, just seven months after the debut of its first California store. Skims opens second California store at South Coast Plaza. – Skims Designed by Studio Oro, the South Coast Plaza boutique reflects Skims’ signature design codes,…
“As these AI systems get more powerful, they’re going to get integrated more and more into very important domains,” Leo Gao, a research scientist at OpenAI, told MIT Technology Review in an exclusive preview of the new work. “It’s very important to make sure they’re safe.” This is still early research. The new model, called…
Published November 13, 2025 Jacob Cohën is poised for its US retail debut, as the company’s president and creative director, Jennifer Tommasi Bardelle, revealed on stage at the 30th Pambianco Fashion Summit. But that’s not all… Jennifer Tommasi Bardelle with David Pambianco – FNW “Since launching our e-commerce in 2022, we have seen very encouraging…
Victoria GillScience correspondent, BBC News Victoria Gill/BBC News My own dog seems a long way from a wild wolf If you, like me, have a spoiled, lazy dog that enjoys cheese flavoured treats, the fact that your pet’s ancestors were wild predators can seem unfathomable. But a major new study suggests their physical transformation from…
