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Guess to close underperforming stores in North America
The company’s Rag & Bone acquisition is driving revenue increases, but profits plunged in the holiday quarter.
By Daphne Howland • April 4, 2025 -
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ColumnThe Weekly Closeout: Hudson’s Bay hunts for a buyer and tariffs hit apparel hard
The department store is soliciting offers for part or all of its business. Meanwhile, one analyst said new tariffs put “all 2025 guidance at risk.”
By Retail Dive Staff • April 4, 2025 -
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Deep DiveFashion industry reacts to sweeping tariff changes
Experts say the new policies are likely to raise prices and weaken consumer confidence, and are unlikely to bring U.S. manufacturing back.
By Lara Ewen • April 4, 2025 -
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NRF expects ‘slower trajectory for consumer spending’ in 2025 as tariffs fuel uncertainty, inflation fears
Retail sales could grow 3.7% at best — or well under 3% — as many consumers reach the limits of their spending power, the trade group said.
By Daphne Howland • April 3, 2025 -
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Lululemon leans on newness to lure reluctant US customers
This year the brand plans to expand its footprint by opening stores and enlarging existing locations, and will add new markets abroad.
By Daphne Howland • March 28, 2025 -
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ColumnThe Weekly Closeout: GameStop pays for CEO’s security, layoffs at Mattel
The gaming retailer paid nearly $270,000 last year for Ryan Cohen’s executive security, while the toy company laid off 120 workers at its headquarters.
By Retail Dive Staff • March 28, 2025 -
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‘Please, no hot sauce’: Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary on today’s retail startups
In addition to the category he never wants to see again, O’Leary also highlighted a marketing channel he thinks all brands should be contemplating.
By Cara Salpini • March 27, 2025 -
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Chewy subscriptions drive sales, market share gains
The online pet retailer finished its fiscal year with increases in sales, profits, active customers and market share.
By Daphne Howland • March 27, 2025 -
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Levi’s CEO: ‘If the wallet’s tighter, then we have to work harder’
Pickier shoppers just means higher execution is needed from the denim brand, Michelle Gass said. But a little help from Beyoncé never hurts.
By Cara Salpini • March 27, 2025 -
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GameStop to close ‘significant number’ of stores, invest in bitcoin
The closures are on top of the company shuttering nearly 600 U.S. locations last year.
By Kaarin Moore • March 27, 2025 -
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Dollar Tree sells Family Dollar for $1B
A sale to private equity comes 10 years after Dollar Tree acquired its rival for $8.5 billion, a decade when the business has mostly dragged down results.
By Daphne Howland • March 26, 2025 -
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Coty sells stake in Kim Kardashian beauty brand Skkn to Skims
Skims will unite its beauty and lifestyle ventures under one brand in a “pivotal” expansion for the shapewear brand.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • March 25, 2025 -
BuyBuy Baby to relaunch online in May
The announcement comes nearly two months after Beyond acquired the baby retailer, reuniting it with its former owner Bed Bath & Beyond.
By Caroline Jansen • March 25, 2025 -
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Designer Brands to open more DSW stores, refresh rewards program
Over the holiday quarter, sales fell and losses widened, but comps rose for the first time in over two years.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • March 24, 2025 -
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Nike focuses on rightsizing key footwear styles as sales plunge 9%
Some analysts expected the retailer to take more drastic action on its oversold franchises, but CEO Elliott Hill still sees a place for the “beloved silhouettes.”
By Cara Salpini • March 21, 2025 -
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ColumnThe Weekly Closeout: Vera Bradley sells Pura Vida and Edible Brands enters the hemp industry
Vera Bradley will offload the bracelet brand two years after taking full ownership, and the Edible Arrangements company expands its horizons.
By Retail Dive Staff • March 21, 2025 -
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Five Below names chief marketing officer, hints at ‘selective’ price adjustments
Jacob Hawkins is joining the company from Forever 21 as the discount retailer is looking at its core price points.
By Nate Delesline III • March 21, 2025 -
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Resale’s popularity in the US could offer hedge against tariffs
ThredUp’s chief strategy officer says preowned clothing sales are “effectively domesticating the supply chain.”
By Lara Ewen • March 21, 2025 -
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What 25 retail leaders are saying about tariffs
From price increase warnings to confidence that vendor relationships will help ride out the storm, here's how the retail C-suite plans to weather tariffs.
By Kaarin Moore • March 19, 2025 -
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Guess receives offer to go private
The offer came from an affiliate of WHP Global, which last year partnered with the denim brand to buy Rag & Bone.
By Lara Ewen • March 19, 2025 -
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Beyond sells majority stake in Zulily for $5M
Lyons Trading Company, owner of off-price retailer Proozy, is acquiring the brand. It’s Zulily’s fourth owner in two years.
By Nate Delesline III • March 18, 2025 -
Hudson’s Bay plans to liquidate
With no deal on deck, the iconic Canadian retailer will likely go out of business by June, shuttering all stores and laying off 9,000-plus employees.
By Nate Delesline III • March 17, 2025 -
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Retail’s home sector has yet to find steady ground
The category experienced both highs and lows since the pandemic hit. But as sales start to tick up once again, retailers face new challenges.
By Caroline Jansen • March 17, 2025 -
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Purple considers strategic alternatives
Possible outcomes include a sale or merger. “One of the outcomes is we don’t do anything differently,” the company’s CEO said.
By Nate Delesline III • March 17, 2025 -
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Solo Brands warns it could file for bankruptcy
The company issued a going concern statement citing challenges related to liquidity and existing debt.
By Howard Ruben • March 14, 2025
