Beauty Infiltrates Fashion Trade Shows, from Beauty@Coterie to WWDMAGIC

Let’s face it, we’re not supposed to judge a book by its cover or a beauty item by its packaging, but…we’ve got vanity tables to think about! The beauty industry continues to capture a large chunk of fashionistas’ disposable income, and smart fashion retailers are making space for at least …

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Keds Celebrates Women’s Equality Day with Leading Female Executives

In celebration of Women’s Equality Day yesterday, female-led sneaker brand Keds teamed up with LOLA (also headed by women) to host an exclusive panel featuring notable female executives and entrepreneurs. Brooklyn Decker and Whitney Casey, founders of FINERY.com; Anu Duggal, founding partner at Female Founders Fund; Melanie Whelan, CEO at …

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ATA: Truck tonnage index flat in July

The seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index equaled 138.5 in July 2017, up slightly from 138.4 in June, due to the mixed bag of high retail sales and low manufacturing production, said American Trucking Associations’ Chief Economist Bob Costello.