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How True Religion aims to be the latest Y2K-era brand to make a comeback

Inside Retail

The apparel brand entered the retail scene in 2002 and quickly became known for its vintage-inspired denim with wide, white stitching and recognisable smiling Buddha and horseshoe logos that were endorsed by celebrity icons such as Paris Hilton, Jessica Simpson and 50 Cent.

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Harvey Norman: The Australian retail giant vying to shake up the UK

Retail Gazette

Roach also points out that the West Midlands is “literally four hours” away from anywhere in the country “from a logistics standpoint” With a second store close to being signed, we find out more about Harvey Norman and its plans for the UK.

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Ulta Buys British Beauty Retailer

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International expansion is an integral part of our ‘Ulta Beauty Unleashed’ plan, and the acquisition of Space NK offers a unique and strategically compelling opportunity to enter the growing UK market with a successful and growing brand,” said Kecia Steelman, President and CEO of Ulta, which 1451 U.S. Space NK has 83 stores in the U.K.

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Rack Room Shoes names chiefs of digital, merchandise

Retail Dive

The retailer acquired Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse in 2002, and has since grown to 520 retail locations, all but 45 of them under the Rack Room banner. The new appointments seem to speak to these needs as the leaders are focused on merchandising and customers.” Rack Room Shoes celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2022.

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Sainsbury’s and Morrisons under pressure to pull tobacco adverts

Retail Gazette

The Labour government passed a law in 2002 that banned tobacco adverts, defining a tobacco product as something designed to be “smoked, sniffed, sucked or chewed” Morrisons has claimed that this means it does not apply to heated tobacco products since these do not create smoke. “All tobacco products are harmful to health.”

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Clothing Maker Boosting U.S. Manufacturing

VMS

Since its founding in 2002, Soho Apparel has grown to operate a 300,000-square-foot facility in the City of Industry, Calif., Since its founding in 2002, Soho Apparel has grown to operate a 300,000-square-foot facility in the City of Industry, Calif., California-based Soho Apparel Group says it is all-in with President Donald J.

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Rue21 Files for Third Bankruptcy, Plans to Close all 500+ Stores

Retail TouchPoints

The company first filed for bankruptcy in 2002 , then again in 2017. Over the past two decades the mall-based retailer has struggled to regain the popularity it enjoyed during its heyday in the late ’90s.

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