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For the last five years, resale has been growing tall. A few major platforms like StockX and The RealReal grew rapidly and became publicly traded. Now, resale is growing wide. New resale channels are popping up both physically and digitally, showing up everywhere from physical locations like Disney World to online channels like TikTok Shop and brand websites.

Last week, a series of sales drops, regulatory decisions and trade disagreements hampered the plans of several companies across the luxury industry.

Wrangler's current focus is capitalizing on the cowboy trend with a series of collaborations. The latest is a partnership with Diamond Cross Ranch, an iconic ranch and event space in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

For Foot Locker, the new store concept is both a preview of how it hopes to design its stores in the future and a reflection of an overdue rethinking of its retail priorities. More than 80% of Foot Locker's revenue is driven through its thousands of physical stores.

On Monday, the Federal Trade Commission officially filed a lawsuit against Tapestry in an attempt to block the deal. The lawsuit was rumored last week but now it’s official, the FTC alleges that the acquisition would be anticompetitive and give Tapestry a “dominant share of the ‘accessible luxury’ handbag market.”

Last week, a series of regulations and rulings from authorities in Europe and the U.S. showed where fashion is heading.

Under the new structure, the Urban Outfitters online store will introduce two new sections: Vintage and Remade. Vintage products are authentic vintage finds, discovered and curated into limited-edition collections by Urban Outfitters' in-house merchandising team and outside collaborators.

Could a marketer ask for a better gift from the heavens than Beyoncé titling a song after their brand?

After pulling back on its own branded footwear, which the retailer will no longer make, REI is now expanding its footwear offerings with new partnerships with brands like On Running. Fan Zhou, gm of footwear and running at REI, said the move reflects the growth of the running apparel market and is a natural evolution of REI’s product lineup.

Last week, Puig's IPO led to fairly flat trading, but that's better than many other publicly traded brands in the fashion and beauty industry.