Retail news, week of November 9, 2026

Monday, November 9, 2026

6 events. The full rundown for November 9, 2026. The most covered:

1. 11:23 UTC Reuters: “Clothing retailer Children's Place files for bankruptcy, to seek sale” 8
2. 10:53 UTC Comet returns as an online marketplace under OnBuy ownership 7
3. 01:00 UTC Koround takes halal- and vegan-certified DECORE skincare to Southeast Asia 2

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

1. 0115:46 UTC

   ASICS drones find misplaced inventory at e-commerce fulfillment site

   2 outlets · first: freightwaves.com Logistics

   Machine summary ASICS says nightly drone scans at its Byhalia, Mississippi, distribution center are surfacing misplaced footwear and apparel before customer orders are affected, with recovery of misplaced product nearly 60% faster than under the prior twice-yearly count cycle. The site fills e-commerce, wholesale and ASICS full-price and outlet store orders from close to 3 million units. According to the reports, during a single three-month period, drones located 26 misplaced cases containing over 200 pairs of shoes.

   1. According to both firms, ASICS says that at the Byhalia, Mississippi, distribution center, misplaced items have been recovered with speed nearly 60% greater following the introduction of nightly autonomous drone flights.
   2. Corvus One drones raised counting frequency six-fold versus a prior policy of counting inventory twice a year, with data now analyzed monthly
   3. The Byhalia facility holds close to 3 million items, 2.3 million footwear pairs and 700,000 apparel and accessory units, across roughly 44,000 SKUs in a Manhattan Associates WMS
   4. The system saves about 200 hours of monthly counting labor, which ASICS redirected to inventory research and exception management, the companies said
   5. Drones run seven nightly flights from about 7 p.m. to read UPCs and count boxes in the singles and case reserve areas; associates review flight footage the next morning

   Reported by freightwaves.com and Supply Chain Dive.

   • Manhattan Associates
   • Corvus One

2. 0217:24 UTC

   Ethan Allen CEO Kathwari exits; ex-Neiman executive named interim

   2 outlets · first: Retail Dive Market trends

   Machine summary Farooq Kathwari has left Ethan Allen after serving as president since 1985 and chairman and CEO since 1988, Retail Dive reported. Former Neiman Marcus Group executive Stefanie Tsen Ward was appointed interim chief executive by a restructured board that also added five directors, while a search for a permanent CEO continues.

   1. Farooq Kathwari became president of Ethan Allen in 1985 and chairman and CEO in 1988; he left the company this week, Retail Dive reported.
   2. Kathwari led an investor group that acquired the company a year after he took the helm, and the business was taken public in 1993.
   3. Ethan Allen announced a CEO search in September with a plan to name a successor as late as June 30, when Kathwari's contract was scheduled to end.
   4. Stefanie Tsen Ward, a former Neiman Marcus Group executive, was appointed interim CEO by the restructured board, along with new directors Anna Brockway, Lindsay O'Reilly, Adam Treanor, Kristine Miller and Steve Oblak.
   5. Maria Eugenia Casar and Tara Stacom were re-elected to the board, which Telsey Advisory Group analysts led by Cristina Fernández described as shareholder support for some continuity.

   Reported by Retail Dive and Bloomberg.

   • Telsey Advisory Group
   • Neiman Marcus Group

What kind of news was it?

1. E-commerce 2
2. Market trends 2
3. Logistics 2
4. Consumer trends 1