Cathaleen Chen

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Who Is Still Shopping?

3 April 2020 • By Cathaleen Chen

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Who Is Still Shopping?

Despite an overall drop in apparel sales, young consumers stuck on social media — and fortunate enough to have a steady income — are buying clothes as the Covid-19 crisis continues to unfold.

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What To Do About Rent

2 April 2020 • By Cathaleen Chen

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What To Do About Rent

As the coronavirus pandemic continues, tenants and landlords are on a collision course over rent. But retailers may have the market advantage, real estate experts say.

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What Fashion Brands Need to Know About the Stimulus Package

27 March 2020 • By Cathaleen Chen

27 March 2020 • By Cathaleen Chen

The $2 trillion relief bill will provide cash assistance to millions of individual Americans, as well as entrepreneurs whose businesses are paralysed by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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What Fashion Brands Need to Know About the Stimulus Package

The $2 trillion relief bill will provide cash assistance to millions of individual Americans, as well as entrepreneurs whose businesses are paralysed by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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Which Retailers Have Been Hit Hardest by the Covid-19 Crash?

27 March 2020 • By Cathaleen Chen

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Which Retailers Have Been Hit Hardest by the Covid-19 Crash?

Without a reliable revenue stream, retailers with ample cash on hand are better positioned to weather the storm, analysts say. But some categories are faring better than others, like sportswear and heritage luxury.

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Rental and Resale Were Supposed to Be the Future. Could Coronavirus Change That?

24 March 2020 • By Cathaleen Chen

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Rental and Resale Were Supposed to Be the Future. Could Coronavirus Change That?

While the whole apparel sector is challenged by the ongoing crisis, fast-growing of rental and resale platforms may be uniquely and disproportionately impacted.

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A Guide to Protecting Your Business During Coronavirus

20 March 2020 • By Cathaleen Chen and Chantal Fernandez

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A Guide to Protecting Your Business During Coronavirus

What can business owners do to prepare for the impact? Communicate early and often internally and externally, cut costs, talk to your partners and more best practices to consider.

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Why Neiman Marcus Is Getting Rid of Its Off-Price Stores

12 March 2020 • By Cathaleen Chen

12 March 2020 • By Cathaleen Chen

The Dallas-based department store chain is hoping that focusing on wealthy repeat customers will boost profits.

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Why Neiman Marcus Is Getting Rid of Its Off-Price Stores

The Dallas-based department store chain is hoping that focusing on wealthy repeat customers will boost profits.

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Coronavirus Is Already Changing How People Shop. Here's How.

11 March 2020 • By Cathaleen Chen

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Coronavirus Is Already Changing How People Shop. Here's How.

Any disruption to regular consumer habits will exacerbate existing challenges in the retail sector, analysts say.

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For Lingerie Brands, Taking on Victoria's Secret Is Harder Than It Looks

9 March 2020 • By Cathaleen Chen

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For Lingerie Brands, Taking on Victoria's Secret Is Harder Than It Looks

The Sycamore Partners-backed lingerie brand may be losing relevance, but no successor in the highly competitive women's intimates market has emerged.

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Is Silicon Valley’s Love Affair With Direct-to-Consumer Brands Over?

27 February 2020 • By Cathaleen Chen

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Is Silicon Valley’s Love Affair With Direct-to-Consumer Brands Over?

As direct-to-consumer product companies confront an unsustainable focus on top line growth, their backers too are shifting gears, opting to invest more cautiously and with tempered expectations.