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Bluestar Alliance Buys Scotch & Soda’s U.S. Business

Retail TouchPoints

An affiliate of brand management company Bluestar Alliance has purchased the U.S.-based based wholesale and retail business assets of the Scotch & Soda brand, which will allow its products to be sold in retail stores across the country. The Bluestar portfolio includes brands such as Brookstone, Bebe, Limited Too and Hurley.

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Authentic Brands, Owner of Forever 21 and JCPenney, Files for IPO

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Through its SPARC Group joint venture with mall owner Simon Property Group , ABG has acquired companies including Lucky Brand , Nautica , Brooks Brothers , Forever 21 and most recently Eddie Bauer. In June 2020, ABG also bought fellow brand management company PVH Corp. ’s We are brand owners, curators and guardians.

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Forever 21 Finds New Home at JCPenney

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Simon Property Group bought Forever 21 out of bankruptcy in partnership with fellow mall operator Brookfield Asset Management and brand management firm Authentic Brands Group in February 2020. Brookfield sold its stake in Forever 21 earlier this year, but maintains its co-ownership of JCPenney.

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All-in-one fresh foods market, catering and event location BRIDGE opens in Zurich

Retail Focus

Interstore | Schweitzer has created and implemented the new 2000 m² BRIDGE market Flexstore concept in Zurich for the largest Swiss retail company, Migros. BRIDGE market has been conceived as the connector between a diverse fresh food market, creative catering with products from local partners and a wide range of events.

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JCPenney Reduces Cart Abandonment 18% with AI-Powered Shopper Engagement Tool

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“Helping customers in their online shopping journey is a major advantage in today’s online retail market,” said Richard Adams, VP of Digital Experience at JCPenney in a statement.

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PVH Sells Off Heritage Brands as it Turns Focus to Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger

Retail TouchPoints

is selling its Heritage Brands portfolio — which includes the Izod , Van Heusen , Arrow and Geoffrey Beene brands — to fellow brand management firm Authentic Brands Group for approximately $220 million. This sale marks the latest in a broader shakeup among the larger brand management firms.

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The rise of Sheike: From Sydney market stall to style authority

Inside Retail

So we’ll be looking to expand heavily into SA, WA, and probably the Victorian markets. IR: Given the fact that events have traditionally been a key reason for customers to come in and shop at Sheike, I imagine Covid had a pretty big impact on the brand. We saw a change in our customer and how she interacted with the brand.

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