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KING Folded in 2009. Smooth Didn't. The Difference Was the Ad Market.

KING folded in 2009 when ad revenue collapsed, not its curvier covers. Smooth, founded in 2002, is still around — just not as a magazine.

The News Desk · 6 min read

Old Navy's Sales Slipped 4 Percent. Here's the Reason Gap Actually Gave — and the One It Didn't.

The News Desk · 5 min read

Weight Watchers Erased $1.15 Billion in Debt in 49 Days. Was It Really All Ozempic?

The News Desk · 5 min read

A close-up of a printed retail sales chart headed Total retail sales, a bar falling away from a 2019 marker, with two pencils lying across the page.

Retail's GLP-1 Forecast Assumes the Weight Stays Off. The Evidence Still Doesn't Agree.

The News Desk · 6 min read

Kenny Guiy of Nissan of Boerne in front of a Nissan Rogue with an explosion behind him. 322 Nissans in Boerne, Texas. 2026 Rogue SV from $361 a month. Text Kenny at 832-524-7770. Offers end September 30.

A rail of trousers and jackets on wooden hangers inside a brightly lit clothing store, red sale tags clipped to the waistbands and more rails receding out of focus behind.

Target's Plus-Size Selection Fell 37 Percent in a Year, as Old Navy's Slid Too

The News Desk · 3 min read

A CLOSED sign hanging in a shop window, photographed from outside through the glass so the darkened interior and a reflection of the street fall across it.

Torrid's Store Count Has Dropped From 632 to 463 in a Year

The News Desk · 3 min read

Kenny Guiy of Nissan of Boerne in front of a Nissan Rogue with an explosion behind him. 322 Nissans in Boerne, Texas. 2026 Rogue SV from $361 a month. Text Kenny at 832-524-7770. Offers end September 30.