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Abercrombie & Fitch Co. brings Hollister to Target, expanding US wholesale operation
The tie-up follows last year’s deals with Dick’s Sporting Goods and several department stores to sell Abercrombie Kids merchandise.
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Under Armour to close Oregon office
A site in Portland will shutter, with some functions moving to a new space in the city and others to New York or Baltimore.
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Bed Bath & Beyond to acquire real estate platform for $53M
The all-stock deal to buy Fathom Holdings adds a home financing and brokerage element to the retailer's business.
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Stitch Fix taps Walmart vet as chief product and technology officer
Sree Sreedhararaj, who also held the CTO role at Sephora, will oversee Stitch Fix’s technology, product, data science, security and IT teams.
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Etsy goes after Prime Day with ‘Shop Other Jeffs’ campaign
The marketplace's campaign features non-billionaire Etsy sellers named Jeff and includes limited-edition merchandise.
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Pinterest introduces experimental AI app
Ask Pinterest works with conversational language and can process complex queries, which could help the platform improve its future AI features.
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Inflation, tax refunds push May retail sales up 6.6%
U.S. consumers kept up their spending despite putting more toward gas, though they got less for their money.
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Maryland Container Store location, slated to be converted to co-branded Bed Bath & Beyond store, to close
The store in Gaithersburg, which was among about 100 Container Store locations scheduled to be converted, will now shutter in July.
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StockX to debut live shopping
The real-time shopping platform will include live auction formats such as standard timed bidding and sudden death.
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Dick’s, like many vacationers, is spending the summer in the Hamptons
A rotating pop-up will highlight the retailer’s private brands with curated assortments and event programming, Dick’s Vice President of Vertical Brand Marketing Aimee Watters tells Retail Dive.
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Vince CEO: A healthy Saks Global is ‘good for the industry’
Brendan Hoffman said orders from the department store are increasing, as the brand recorded 10.5% net sales growth for Q1.
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Coach unites celebrities, Gen Z storytelling under new brand platform
Developed with Gen Z input, &Coach tries to break from fixed luxury campaign narratives to focus on co-authorship.
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‘BarkBox is not a box’: CEO
Matt Meeker said he has “dealt with some hard truths” as the company looks beyond its personalized subscription box model.
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Foot Locker vet to lead operations at Kohl’s
Elliott Rodgers, who also spent more than eight years in leadership roles at Ulta, joins the struggling department store in September.
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Victoria’s Secret investors back full board after proxy battle
The retailer's shareholders reelected all nine of the remaining nominees put forward by the company, despite pushback from activist group BBRC.
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Dollar General shuffles executive ranks
Among the nine officer appointments was Travis Nixon, who joined the company last fall and was named chief data and AI officer.
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Dick’s plots 100 Lids shop-in-shops by the end of the summer
A partnership featuring licensed and lifestyle headwear is already available at 46 locations and will expand nationwide in the months to come.
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Target’s Brian Cornell to remain executive chairman after proposal rejected
Shareholders did not approve a policy suggestion making the board chair an independent director, despite pushback on Cornell's appointment.
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Sleep Number files for bankruptcy, inks merger deal
Sleep Country Canada is the stalking horse bidder for the struggling 40-year-old retailer, which is known for its adjustable mattresses.
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Consumer sentiment rises from 4-month slump as gas prices fall
Consumers are “still seeing a lot of risks on the horizon,” according to Joanne Hsu, director of consumer surveys at the University of Michigan.
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‘Chic. Affordable. Divine.’ Isaac Mizrahi returns to Target
At the turn of the century, the fashion designer worked with the discounter to bring stylish clothing to the masses. Can he pick up where he left off?
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Tractor Supply taps AI to help scale last-mile delivery network
The retailer has used the technology to help managers build delivery routes, and more AI-driven improvements are in the works.
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ColumnThe Weekly Closeout: Trump loves inflation and Abercrombie opens a ‘pinnacle’ store in SoHo
The President told reporters he isn’t concerned about price increases, while the apparel retailer opened the “best expression" of the brand to date.
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Build-A-Bear reconfigures top leadership
Chris Hurt is now formally in the CEO seat, while the company announced changes for two of its other executives.
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Primark names Ikea vet CFO ahead of planned AB Foods split
Lucy Slinger is the latest executive hire at Primark as the company consolidates plans to become an independent entity.
