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Curated news for fashion industry professionals for March 21st, 2021…

https://www.retaildive.com/news/store-openings-are-outpacing-closures-in-2021-coresight/597050/

These 10 retailers are in expansion mode: Here’s who is opening new stores

In a 180-degree turn from 2020, retailers’ expansion plans are outpacing plans to close up shop so far this year. U.S. retailers have announced 3,199 store openings and 2,548 closures year-to-date, according to a tracking by Coresight Research.

Americans are starting to buy real clothes again

Daniel Stokes breathed a sigh of relief when he got his first coronavirus vaccine. Then he panicked: After a year in loungewear and pajamas, what would he wear when life resumes? He went online and spent $450 on jeans, shirts, cardigans and boots to tide him over until he figures out what else he’ll need.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/roxannerobinson/2021/03/21/french-retail-suffers-blow-as-third-lockdown-implemented-in-16-departments/

With Shopify, Small Businesses Strike Back at Amazon

In a world in which e-commerce has become a necessity for nearly every retailer, it can seem they have only two options: list their goods on marketplaces run by giant companies, or sell to consumers directly, hoping they’ll make more on each transaction despite fewer sales.

Chris Kidd is the owner of StyleCareers.com, StylePortfolios.com, StyleDispatch.com, FashionCareerFairs.com and FashionRetailCareers.com.

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