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Wholesale remains most profitable investment channel for brands: report
The channel, which is expected to grow 51% this year, accounts for about 60% of companies’ total sales, according to a recent NuOrder report.
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DTC bridal brand Azazie opens first physical location
Azazie Studio is closed to the public and will be used to host private events, bridal celebrations, style and influencer appointments, gifting suites and more.
By Howard Ruben • May 6, 2024 -
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The latest in experiential retail
With customers returning to in-store shopping, retailers are testing out new store concepts, exiting others and otherwise refining their brick-and-mortar touchpoints.
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Macy’s chooses 26 entrepreneurs for accelerator program aimed at diversifying supply chain
In addition to education and funding, “The Workshop at Macy’s” provides various opportunities to sell via the department store.
By Daphne Howland • May 6, 2024 -
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Tornado destroys Dollar Tree Oklahoma distribution center
None of the warehouse’s 456 associates were harmed during the disaster and are being given resources to help with temporary work relocation.
By Kelly Stroh • May 6, 2024 -
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Sponsored by QuinyxWhy most frontline retail workers are considering quitting (and how to retain them)
59% of retail frontline workers considered quitting their jobs this year - how can retailers prevent a mass exodus?
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Wayfair net sales fall 1.6% in Q1
Despite challenges across the home goods category, executives remained optimistic that demand will return.
By Caroline Jansen • May 3, 2024 -
In its third bankruptcy, Rue21 plans to shutter all locations
The apparel retailer massively downsized as it emerged from Chapter 11 in 2017. This time more than 540 stores will close for good.
By Daphne Howland • May 3, 2024 -
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The Weekly Closeout: Boscia plans to shutter website and L’Occitane takes steps to go private
The clean skin care brand said it will close its website on May 31, while the beauty brand’s chairperson, Reinold Geiger, launched a buyout bid.
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J.C. Penney, country singer Walker Hayes to release limited-time collection
Following its bankruptcy, the retailer has been improving its merchandise and technology infrastructure to resurrect its business.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • May 3, 2024 -
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Banana Republic’s CEO is out
Sandra Stangl arrived in 2020 and oversaw the addition of home goods, her forte, at a tough time for the category.
By Daphne Howland • May 2, 2024 -
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Beyond Inc. adds 8 people to its leadership team
The new executives will fill key roles at the company's three main banners — Bed Bath & Beyond, Overstock and Zulily.
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Hudson’s Bay, again a unified retailer, announces layoffs in organizational ‘re-alignment’
The Canadian department store, which once split up its e-commerce and store operations, said the downsizing impacts less than 1% of its workforce.
By Daphne Howland • May 2, 2024 -
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Sam’s Club’s receipt-verification tech speeds ahead
The AI-based equipment is now in place at a fifth of the chain’s locations and is helping shoppers exit more than 20% faster than before.
By Sam Silverstein • May 2, 2024 -
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Walmart GoLocal expands delivery capabilities, client base
The retailer's local delivery platform has evolved to handle big and bulky items, orders out of fulfillment centers and more, Vice President Rina Hurst said.
By Max Garland • May 2, 2024 -
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Reformation reports spike in direct emissions, misses 2023 carbon intensity target
The apparel company known for pioneering sustainable practices aims to slash its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 42% by 2030, compared to a 2021 baseline.
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Williams-Sonoma to pay $3.2M for violating FTC’s Made in USA order
The retailer listed products as being made in the United States when they were manufactured abroad and will pay a "record" civil penalty.
By Nate Delesline III • May 1, 2024 -
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NRF objects to Visa-Mastercard settlement
The National Retail Federation recently lashed out at a landmark legal settlement, calling the pact a “meager and temporary” relief.
By Lynne Marek • May 1, 2024 -
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Walmart to close health centers due to ‘lack of profitability’
The retailer also plans to end telehealth services, citing operational costs and reimbursement complexities that made its healthcare business unsustainable.
By Nate Delesline III • April 30, 2024 -
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Gymshark taps Adidas vet as first general manager of wholesale and retail
In addition to appointing Hannah Mercer, the activewear brand also named Kim Dolder as its first general manager of North America.
By Howard Ruben • April 30, 2024 -
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Walmart adds new grocery line to private brands portfolio
The retailer said its new Bettergoods line includes 300 items and marks its largest private brand food launch in 20 years.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • April 30, 2024 -
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Royalty fees squeeze Vince margins
The company is targeting more than $30 million in savings in part to offset the new cost of licensing its own brand from Authentic Brands Group.
By Daphne Howland • April 30, 2024 -
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Nordstrom debuts online marketplace
The retailer has enlisted multiple brands — such as Adore Me, DXL and Cynthia Rowley — to expand its product assortment for online shoppers.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • April 30, 2024 -
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Mattel toys with AI as cost-saving plan unfolds
The company is on the heels of surpassing a previous cost-savings target and is looking to AI to keep the momentum going.
By Lindsey Wilkinson • April 30, 2024 -
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Toys R Us sets sights on UK expansion
Parent company WHP Global signed a long-term licensing deal with WHSmith as its exclusive shop-in-shop partner for the toy retailer in the United Kingdom.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • April 29, 2024 -
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