Shoppers Prefer Staying Outdoors. That’s More Trouble for Malls.

National chains are accelerating their exit from malls for other types of retail locations, signaling more…

Renting Clothes Was Supposed to Be the Future of Fashion. Then Shoppers Got Bored.

Rent the Runway is betting that clothing from designers Diane von Furstenberg and Jason Wu can…

The Self-Checkout Even the Haters Will Love

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Luxury Stores Are Bursting With Unsold Stuff

Fashionistas can smell blood. Luxury brands need to find ways to unload their growing pile of…

Shopping For Luxury Online Has Fallen Out of Fashion

Stocks that unite two of the world’s most successful industries, European luxury and American tech, might…

The Stocks Investors Are Putting Under the Tree

Retailers are making modest predictions about the holiday shopping season—and their stocks are going gangbusters in…

WSJ News Exclusive | Chasing Neiman Marcus: Saks’s Latest Merger Bid Is Rejected

Saks Fifth Avenue wants to buy rival Neiman Marcus. Neiman is open to a deal. But…

Shein Still Needs to Prove It’s a Bargain

Built-in-China online fashion company Shein has swept the world with its fast-to-market, hip designs. It now…

Gap Is Righting the Ship With Old Navy

Is Gap cool again? Maybe not yet, but it is looking more on trend than it…

WSJ News Exclusive | Engaged Capital Builds Stake in North Face, Vans Owner

Engaged Capital has built a big stake in VF, owner of retail brands including Vans and…