A Re-cap of the Top Retail, Fashion Surprises of 2021 – WWD

After a tumultuous 2020, the past year has been equally hectic with new COVID variants emerging and policymakers wondering how to head off a pandemic that doesn’t want to end. But at retail and in fashion apparel, despite these challenges, consumers are resilient. The past year has also been filled with surprising and sometimes shocking headlines.

In this giveaway, host Arthur Zaczkiewicz asked co-hosts Evan Clark, WWD’s deputy managing editor and chief financial editor, and Alex Badia, WWD’s style director, to share three sentences Their most surprising 2021 news stories and trends.