Andrea Felsted, Columnist

Zalando’s Real Problem Isn’t Sun. It’s Amazon

Reliance on third-party labels leaves it vulnerable to comparison shopping.

September 18, 2018 at 10:38 AM UTC

Andrea Felsted is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering consumer goods and the retail industry. Previously, she was a reporter for the Financial Times.

Probably not thinking about winter coats.
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Unseasonable weather can play havoc with retailers’ sales.

So with the high temperatures that Europe enjoyed this summer continuing into September, sales of coats and sweaters are bound to have taken a hit.