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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2021 Brands are opening brick-and-mortar locations at their fastest pace in years as consumers flock back to stores, but the outlook for physical retail remains cloudy. J.Crew is releasing its first womenswear collection under the designer Olympia Gayot, betting that a new creative direction will revitalise the brand. Fashion strategists in China are bracing for possible stagflation: the treacherous combo of stagnating economic growth and rising prices. London-based Albanian designer Nensi Dojaka is the winner of this year's LVMH Prize. Ferragamo reported retail sales in July and August were close to pre-covid levels, as it awaits the arrival of former Burberry chief executive Marco Gobbetti.

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RETAIL Will the Brick-and-Mortar Boom Last? By Cathaleen Chen

Retailers are opening new locations at their fastest pace in years as shoppers visit stores again in numbers rivaling 2019 levels. READ MORE

RETAIL Inside J.Crew's New Look By Cathaleen Chen

The retailer's latest womenswear collection marks chief executive Libby Wadle and designer Olympia Gayot's attempts to revitalise its brand. READ MORE

CHINA How Concerned Should Fashion Be About Chinese Stagflation? By Casey Hall China's producer price inflation has been impacting the cost of sourcing. Now, fashion brands are also bracing for broader economic pressures that may lead consumers to tighten their belts. READ MORE

Nensi Dojaka Wins LVMH Prize READ MORE

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