Nicole Silberstein

5 days ago | retailtouchpoints.com | Nicole Silberstein

A lot has happened politically and in the outdoor industry since REI's new President and CEO Mary Beth Laughton was appointed to the role in January, she noted onstage at Outside Summit in Denver, Colo. last week. "I think I was announced in this role the same week as the presidential inauguration," she told moderator Luis Benitez, VP of Global Government Affairs at Lululemon.

1 week ago | retailtouchpoints.com | Nicole Silberstein

1 week ago | retailtouchpoints.com | Nicole Silberstein

Victoria's Secret is the latest retailer to be hit by a cyber attack following similar incidents at Marks & Spencer, Dior, Harrods and Adidas, all this month. On Thursday the Victoria's Secret website featured a message that the site had been shut down due to a "security incident," however, consumer commentary online indicates that website outages may have started much earlier in the week.

1 week ago | retailtouchpoints.com | Nicole Silberstein

When it comes to revenue and marketplace might, the of today remains a far cry from the Vans of just a few years ago. Vans' annual revenue for fiscal 2025 ending March 31 fell 16% in reported currency to $2.3 billion, parent company reported in its latest earnings update on March 21. To put in perspective just how much business Vans has lost, just two years ago Vans revenue in the Americas alone was larger - $2.4 billion - than its total revenue this year.

1 week ago | retailtouchpoints.com | Nicole Silberstein

Stitch Fix is continuing to test out new ways to introduce more flexibility into its digital styling service. After expanding the size of its "fixes" (what the company calls the selection of items that are sent to customers for trial) from five items to as many as eight , Stitch Fix is now introducing two new ways to build fixes. Build a Fix Around a Specific ItemIn 2021, Stitch Fix also introduced Freestyle, which allows customers to shop individual items whenever they want.