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The Rise of Luxury Streetwear

With the casualization of fashion and rising young consumer populations, luxury brands are drawing inspiration from new sources, including streetwear brands. We explore the rise of streetwear in luxury and how luxury brands are embracing the segment.

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US Home Fitness: Hybrid Is the Future

Although consumers are returning to gyms, home fitness is evolving into a hybrid model following the huge boom in purchases of fitness equipment for home use during the pandemic. We discuss the home fitness market, including apps, wearables and implications for apparel retailers.

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US Store Tracker Extra, May 2022: Nordstrom Pushes Total Closed Retail Space To 27 Million Square Feet

The US Store Tracker Extra monthly series offers insight into retailers’ store closure and opening announcements. We include details on closures and openings as a percentage of total store base as well as square-footage impact. This report also offers a comparison between year-to-date announced closures and openings, as of May 27, 2022, versus the comparable period in 2021.

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Earnings Insights 1Q22, Week 5: Guess, Macy’s, Ralph Lauren and Urban Outfitters Post Strong Results; Burlington, Gap and Ross Sales Decline

Our weekly Earnings Insights reports feature highlights from recent management commentary from major US retailers as they report first-quarter 2022 earnings. This week features highlights from companies that reported in the week ended May 29, 2022, namely Alibaba, American Eagle Outfitters, Best Buy and Dollar General, among others.

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