Stitch Fix Inc. is no longer the big, new idea in fashion.

But it has something special, a real business on a solid financial footing that brings a different look to shoppers. And Matt Baer, who’s been chief executive officer of the AI- and human-powered styling service for two years, said the business has now turned around and is headed for new heights.

Stitch Fix is simply a better retail mouse trap by Baer’s way of thinking, replacing lackluster stores and the endless aisle with stylists who send shoppers a box of looks to try on at home.

The 14-year-old San Francisco-based company came of age with the direct-to-consumer darlings, but never flamed out — and never quite brought a wave of change to the industry that was initially promised.

Now Baer is throwing a little shade at re

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