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J. Crew has cut about 40 staffers in its corporate headquarters, or less than 3% of employees, according to a report in WWD.

The retailer is just the latest to trim employees in the quest for long-term growth.

J.Crew is hitting a design stride and experiencing a reputational boost not seen in more than a decade. Thank Olympia Gayot, its womenswear designer and accidental social-media star.

In the mid-2000s, J. Crew set the tone for preppy-cool, all-American fashion. But by the onset of the pandemic, the brand was filing for bankruptcy.

Now theyre back in stock. 

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Pensole Lewis College of Business and Design and J.Crew Group announced the launch of PLC x J.Crew for Black and Brown aspiring designers.

Maria DiLorenzo said she worked on the day of her ear surgery but the company in a 2020 do-or-die bankruptcy, but they refused to fully accommodate her affliction.

SPONSOR Madewell and ThredUp Inc., today announce the launch of “Madewell Forever” — Madewell’s new resale platform. The platform is powered by thredUP’s Resale-as-a-ServiceR (RaaSR), the leading technology and logistics platform creating circular fashion experiences for a number of the world’s leading brands and retailers. This collaboration deepens Madewell’s long-standing commitment to circularity and its existing partnership with thredUP, becoming their first RaaSR client to l...

Madewell CMO Derek Yarbrough said the goal of Madewell Fam is top-of-the-funnel brand marketing and awareness, focused on appealing to the values and causes that are important to the brand's audience. Madewell selected four influencers, all of whom had worked with the brand before, to be part of the inaugural class of the program. Each quarter, four more ambassadors will be chosen and added to the program. Each ambassador has a specific cause they’re passionate about, ranging from body po...