Daphne Howland
Lead Reporter | LinkedInDaphne Howland is the lead reporter at Retail Dive and co-host of the publication’s "The Backroom" podcast. She covers many topics in the industry including apparel, real estate, department stores and more.
Her investigation into the National Retail Federation’s statistics on retail crime and shrink, revealing major inaccuracies in the data, garnered national attention. Her coverage has received numerous awards, including the Azbee Awards of Excellence from the American Society of Business Publication Editors and the Jesse H. Neal Award.
Before joining the team at Retail Dive about a decade ago, Howland was a contributor at several national and regional publications, including the Village Voice, Dallas Morning News and Christian Science Monitor, and was a National Endowment for the Arts Fellow. You can contact her at [email protected] or via LinkedIn.
8706 articles by Daphne Howland
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Department stores losing market share to resale
May 15, 2026 -
Dillard’s is so confident, it opened a new store
May 14, 2026 -
Organized retail crime bill passes House in bipartisan vote, heads to Senate
May 13, 2026 -
Rent the Runway co-founder Jennifer Hyman steps down as CEO
May 13, 2026 -
Saks Off Fifth may be gone, but its customers aren’t. Here’s where they’re going.
May 13, 2026 -
Inflation hits 3.8%, outpaces wage growth for first time in 3 years
May 12, 2026 -
Under Armour counts on tariff refunds to help it rebound this year
May 12, 2026 -
Simon Property Group drops effort to evict Saks Global stores behind in rent
May 11, 2026 -
Lee jeans up for sale in surprise Kontoor move
May 8, 2026 -
As Gen Z embraces Coach, Tapestry raises expectations
May 7, 2026 -
Old Navy turns to retail, entertainment vet to invigorate turnaround
May 6, 2026 -
REI reports flat sales, narrower losses as store workers call for a boycott
May 5, 2026 -
Saks Global expects to exit bankruptcy in June with $1.2B in debt
May 4, 2026 -
Saks Global slashes 16% of its corporate workforce
May 1, 2026 -
Wayfair touts market share gains in retail’s toughest category
April 30, 2026 -
Etsy CEO calls on sellers to refresh inventory, provide ‘really great human service’
April 29, 2026 -
H&M launches storefront on Nordstrom’s marketplace
April 28, 2026 -
EBay scrambles to fix outages
April 27, 2026 -
Bankruptcy court, citing Saks Global’s merchandising woes, approves $500M in exit financing
April 27, 2026 -
Retailers could close more than 40K stores in the next 5 years
April 24, 2026 -
EBay closes San Francisco office
April 23, 2026 -
Consumers are down, yet retail sales keep going up. How long can this last?
April 23, 2026 -
Men’s Wearhouse owner aims to rejoin the stock market
April 22, 2026 -
Richard Baker claps back, moves to quash subpoena in Saks Global bankruptcy case
April 20, 2026 -
Why Allbirds is eating crow
April 20, 2026