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Retailers demanded markdown money and extended payment terms from vendors to get margin support after a lackluster holiday season.

What Sources Say About Who’s Demanding Markdown Money

Urban Outfitters Posts Mixed Fourth-Quarter Figures

Urban Outfitters Posts Mixed Fourth-Quarter Figures

The UA SlipSpeed™ performance trainer

Footwear and Markdowns Define Under Armour’s Q3

Retail has an inventory problem.

Why Retail’s Inventory Issues Are a Good Thing

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

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