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Nordstrom's Rack shows signs of green shoots, but the retailer is cautious on holiday, expecting customers to purchase later in the season.

Nordstrom Is Trying to Premiumize Rack

Currency-neutral sales in Greater China declined at a “strong double-digit rate,” according to preliminary third-quarter results.

Adidas Has Too Much Stuff on its Hands

Q3 earnings season is about to start, and inventory problems along with slowing demand are seen as risks to margin pressure and earnings deceleration.

Q3 ‘Race to the Bottom’ Ahead, Analysts Warn

In a first-quarter earnings call, Nike CEO John Donahoe touted what he called the brand’s “biggest apparel innovation since Dri-Fit 30 years ago” with the introduction of Nike Forward, a new platform that reduces the carbon footprint of first-generation material by an average of 75 percent compared to traditional Nike fleece.

Even Nike Can’t Escape Markdowns Right Now

The specialty apparel retailer is expanding its cost reduction initiative to free up cash, with expense cuts now projected to cross $100 million in 2022, up from the prior target of $60 million.

AEO Scrambles to Cut Costs After $42 Million Loss

Destination XL Group appears to be capitalizing on its “underserved” market opportunity thus far in 2022, with second-quarter net sales totaling $144.6 million, up 4.4 percent from $138.6 million on net income of $56.9 million.

DXL’s Shift Away from Deep Discounts is Working

Burlington slashed its sales and earnings forecast for the full year after a rough second quarter that saw the off-price retailer’s total sales decrease 10 percent to $1.98 billion on net income of $12 million.

Burlington CEO: Target, Walmart Markdowns ‘Squeezed’ Our Value Proposition

"Calling promotions Black Friday in July is an absolute indication of desperation," according to an expert who says "everybody's worried."

Massive Markdowns Might Add Up to Earnings-Season Bloodbath

H&M Group's second-quarter net sales increased by 17 percent to 54.5 billion Swedish kronor ($5.3 billion) from $46.5 billion ($4.6 billion) generated during the prior-year period, even after temporarily shuttering operations in Russia, one of its top markets.

H&M Firing on All Cylinders

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