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U.S. Retailers Have Strong November, but Apparel Sales Slowed
U.S. retail had a good month in November, capped off by very healthy gains for Thanksgiving week, though…
The New Threat to Retail: Too Much Inventory
Retail analysts have been voicing their anxiety over the possibility that aggressive promotional strategies…
Linens ‘N Things Brand Sold to Galaxy Brand Holdings
Linens ‘N Things, the former brick-and-mortar home goods chain turned e-commerce site, has been sold to…
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H&M Launches Performance Sport Line
Swedish fast fashion retailer H&M announced on Wednesday the launch of H&M Sport, a new line of athletic wear…
Thanksgiving Snatches Black Friday Sales
Thanksgiving could become the next big shopping day as successful Thursday sales this year stole business…
Benetton Restructures Radically; Splits into Three Units
Global fashion brand Benetton recently announced a corporate restructuring initiative designed to give the…
Kohl’s New Strategy: Emphasize National Over Private Brands
In what appears to be a dramatic departure from a two-decades-long love affair with its own private label…
BeachMint and Aldo Group To Partner Up
Under the new partnership arrangement, Aldo will serve as BeachMint's manufacturing partner, producing shoes…
Black Friday Alive and Well…in China
A spate of analytical studies have been recently issued arguing that Black Friday, historically one of the…
Macy’s Comeback: Profits Leap 22%
JC Penney is not the only major retailer that had an unexpectedly strong showing recently. Macy’s is now…
Lululemon Struck By Another Yoga Pants Debacle
Now comes new complaints about the recently reengineered and re-manufactured pants, which were supposed to…
JCP Unwinds Deal with Martha Stewart; Macy’s Declares Victory
Retail behemoth J.C. Penney (JCP) is still struggling to craft a winning turnaround strategy, which…
New Survey: Teen Retail Spending Slows Down
Youth is king, at least when it comes to fashion retail. Competition for so-called “millennialsâ€, or…
NRF: Enough With the Government Shutdown
The National Retail Federation (NRF) is fed up with the government shutdown and last week, the organization…
Target Lays-Off 150; Plans to Hire Fewer Seasonal Workers for Holidays
Last Wednesday, Target laid off approximately 150 of its employees from the company’s headquarters in…