At the age of 85, Jerome Fisher, a co-founder of Nine West, died on June 23rd due to a brain hemorrhage according to his son Marc. Fisher was born in Boston on October 20, 1930. He picked up the shoe business following in his father’s footsteps. The Fisher Shoe Company …

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Belk Inc. CEO Tim Belk is retiring from his family’s 128-year old namesake department store brand, effective July 5. Set to replace him is former Hot Topic CEO Lisa Harper, the first non-family member to take the helm in its entire history. Belk joined the company in 1981 and has …

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According to the second annual LIMA survey, the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association, retail sales of licensed products are up 4.2%, growing to $251.7 billion in 2015. The survey also tells us that online sales were responsible for 18.3% of their business. As a whole the retail market characterized by …

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Even if the menswear market is growing, womenswear continues to be a cornerstone of the fashion industry. A good case to point out now would be the lingering presence of women’s apparel and accessories in shows and presentations supposedly dedicated for Spring/Summer menswear. Adding in some womenswear to the men’s …

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Despite ongoing legal issues, Aquazzura is hitting the Hamptons this summer with a pop-up shop in East Hampton. The temporary shop is open at 20 Main Street, East Hampton, NY from now through September 2016 and is keeping Hamptonites well-heeled with s…

While the trend in e-tail continues its move towards mobile capabilities, a recent study by Demandware found that customers spend longer on e-commerce sites when accessed through laptops or desktop computers. The study, based on information gathered th…

Bill Cunningham, street style photographer and longtime contributor to The New York Times, died on Saturday at the age of 87. Cunningham started his career in accessories, as a milliner throughout the 1950’s while also freelancing as a writer at WWD. In the 1960’s, he realized that his days as a hat maker …

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Magento, the ecommerce platform used by over 200,000 online stores, held its fifth annual Magento Live conference in London last week. Over the course of two days, e-tail experts attended networking events, breakout sessions and panel discussions focus…

The fallout from Britain’s decision to exit the European Union has been fast and swift. The stock market tumbled, the pound plunged and the Prime Minister resigned. Still, some of the loudest reactions across social media has come from the fashion industry. Ahead of the vote, fashion fought the good …

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Earlier this week, Italian shoe designer Aquazzura took Ivanka Trump’s eponymous shoe line and its parent company Marc Fisher to court claiming that Trump knocked off every detail of its Wild Thing sandals. Today, they have issued a statement explaining their reason for moving ahead: “Aquazzura is a young company …

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