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Decarbonised dressing and the Store of the Future

New boutique A Circular Store in Brooklyn, New York, is not your average thrift store. While it is true that all the fashion is pre-owned, the merchandising speaks of something more modern and conceptual. Not the usual vintage shop cramped with rails of aromatic worn clothes, but rather of thoughtful curation and attention to detail. With its...

15 Dec 2021

Retail

Madewell and ThredUp open temporary second-hand store in Brooklyn

Denim brand Madewell and resale platform ThredUp have opened a temporary store in Williamsburg, Brooklyn exclusively for second-hand fashion. As well as offering pre-loved clothing, the store aims to educate consumers on the impact of circular fashion, and also features an in-store mending station for damaged clothing. QR codes offer shoppers a...

27 Sept 2021

Retail

Madewell teams up with ThredUp for second-hand denim platform

US denim brand Madewell has launched a new second-hand fashion platform with the help of resale giant ThredUp. The new platform, called ‘Madewell Forever’, harnesses ThredUp’s resale-as-a-service (RaaS) to give preloved women’s jeans a new lease of life. Launched on Tuesday, the platform currently has over 3,000 products, with new styles added...

20 Jul 2021

PeopleFeatured

J.Crew Group makes slew of appointments to management team

J.Crew has announced a raft of executive appointments and new board members as the US retailer looks to “advance its long-term strategic growth plan” after emerging from bankruptcy late last year. Jose Davila has been appointed chief people officer where he will guide the company’s overall people strategy and execution. Davila has 25 years of...

1 Apr 2021

Fashion

Madewell expands its popular Insider loyalty program

Madewell has made changes to its loyalty program to help incentivize shoppers to spend more. The Madewell Insider program initially launched four years ago and is currently used by about 62 percent of the brand's shoppers. The program will now work on a point-based system to allow members more benefits. Insiders will earn a point for every...

27 Aug 2020

Retail

J.Crew Group announces reopening of 171 additional locations

Three hundred and fifteen J.Crew and Madewell locations are currently open and operating in the U.S., after the company announced the re-openings of 171 locations today. The company began a phased reopening strategy of its 500 stores last month, after having closed all locations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. J.Crew Group said that it has...

12 Jun 2020

Fashion |INTERVIEW Featured

Producer for Madewell, Everlane takes us inside the sustainable silk industry

Naturally-derived materials don’t inherently lead to eco-consciously produced fashion. The acts of processing fibers into fabrics can often have side effects that harm the environment due chemical nutrition that increases outputs, synthetic poisons used to control pests, damage to land with heavy machinery, high energy consumption and high...

19 Mar 2020

BusinessFeatured

J.Crew swings to Q4 gain, extends Madewell IPO deadline

J.Crew Group has swung to a profit in the fourth quarter of the year and announced an extension to the deadline date of its upcoming IPO of its Madewell brand. For the three months to 1 February, the group reported net income of 1.5 million dollars compared with a net loss of 74.4 million dollars in the prior-year period. Total group revenues...

3 Mar 2020

BusinessFeatured

J.Crew receives approval for Madewell spinoff but its Q3 losses widen

J.Crew Group, Inc., for its third quarter, announced, total revenue increase of 1 percent to 625.6 million dollars. The company’s comparable sales increased 3 percent following an increase of 8 percent in the third quarter last year. J.Crew brand sales decreased 4 percent to 415.8 million dollars, while its comparable sales were flat following...

3 Dec 2019

Business

Madewell partners with thredUp to contribute to the circularfashion economy as IPO nears

New York - Anne Crisafulli, SVP of Merchandising at Madewell, explains to FashionUnited that “Our teams work to integrate sustainable practices at every step of our denim’s lifespan, whether you’re purchasing a new pair of jeans that are made at a sustainable factory or recycling old ones through our longstanding recycling program with Blue...

18 Oct 2019

Business |ANALYSIS Featured

Explosive web traffic and rising menswear and denim sales drive Madewell’s IPO’s prospects

New York – Madewell is topping its parent’s company – J.Crew Group – growth, adding to the investors’ appeal regarding its recently announced IPO. Madewell derived 40 percent of sales from e-commerce channels in the first six months of this year and had a brick-and-mortar footprint of just 132 locations as of August, the company said in its S-1...

6 Oct 2019

Business

J.Crew’s Madewell files for an IPO

Madewell, fast growing brand under the J.Crew group has filed a registration statement relating to the proposed initial public offering of its common stock. The company Chinos Holdings, Inc. will now be renamed Madewell Group, Inc. In a filing late Friday, Madewell did not list an IPO price or say when it plans to go public but said that Chinos...

16 Sept 2019