Spring was cold to specialty retail

Unseasonably cold weather, fashion missteps and increased shipping costs are among the factors bedeviling specialty retailers and taking some steam out of their spring quarters. Many are operating too many stores, and closures took a bite out of their comps, even as e-commerce sales are rising for most. The uncertainty around tariffs is inviting mostly questions for the moment, though several retailers have responded by diversifying their manufacturing geographies...
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