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New Activist Investor Pushes Macy’s to ‘Look to Dillard’s’ for Better Path Forward

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In 2017, Dillards faced similar activist pressure based on undercapitalization of its real estate assets). Dillards stockholders have benefitted greatly from this plan, seeing a total return in their shares of +788% versus Macys of -12%. shares down 13% since the plan was announced (according to S&P Capital IQ as of Dec.

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Calpak Embarks on a New Retail Adventure: Physical Stores

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In fact, shortly after Calpak’s in-store and online partnership with Nordstrom began in 2017, it quickly became a top brand in the retailer’s search bar, reaffirming the potential to expand into brick-and-mortar. Calpak undoubtedly tapped into the learnings from its pop-up to better plan for the LA store’s opening.

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Macy’s Jeff Warren explains how the legacy retailer plans to turn things around

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Prior to that, in 2017, it announced a North Star strategy centered on customer loyalty. As part of its restructuring under the Bold New Chapter, Spring announced the plan to cut the fat and close down 150 of Macys underperforming stores by the end of 2024. Whether this latest effort proves to be a success remains to be seen.

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Amazon is set to take off in Australia this year, get ready

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Amazon, the $2 trillion gorilla, arrived on our shores officially in December 2017, just in time for Christmas. In April 2024, it announced it planned to invest $490 million in opening two new fulfilment centres in Horsley Park, Western Sydney, with one to open later in 2025 and the other by 2026. Amazon announced it posted over $3.1

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Wingstop heads Down Under, making Sydney debut this week

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He added that the team plans to open in every Australian capital city and to have a network of more than 100 locations by 2035. According to the Herald , Australia has been in Wingstops sights since at least 2017, when plans to launch with a different master franchisor fell through.

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Why Stitch Fix is Focusing on its Human Stylists When Everyone Else is Talking About AI

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Enthusiasm for this new way of shopping fueled the company in its early years, leading to its IPO in late 2017. Last year, Baer laid out his plan to turn it all around, beginning with a reimagining of the Stitch Fix brand and experience. But as with most good ideas, competitors followed, customers left, and with them went revenues.

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Why the founder of Uni runs her beauty brand like a software company

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Product from a tech lens Prior to launching Uni in 2022, Keating founded a charity platform GoFundraise while she was at university before founding app creator DWNLD which she went on to sell to Dropbox in 2017. Uni has a large innovation and tech side to it, so it feels like the same world to me, she stated.

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