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WHP Looks Beyond Toys ‘R’ Us with $375M Investment from Ares

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Brand management firm WHP Global has received a $375 million equity investment from funds managed by the private equity group of Ares Management Corporation to fuel its next wave of brand acquisitions. The transaction values WHP at $1.6

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Barneys New York Finds a New Home at Forever 21

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But the brands have one very important thing in common — they were both bought out of bankruptcy by brand management firm Authentic Brands Group. Barneys filed for bankruptcy in August 2019 and was bought by Authentic three months later for $271.4 Model Taylor Hill fronts the Forever 21 x Barneys collab.

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Report: Tru Kids Shutters its Two Toys ‘R’ Us Stores After One Year

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Tru Kids has closed the two Toys ‘R’ Us outlets it opened in 2019, according to Bloomberg. The company will still operate its ecommerce site, which directs shoppers to Amazon to make purchases, and license the Toys ‘R’ Us brand to stores in non-U.S. The new entity opened stores at the Garden State Plaza in Paramus, N.J.

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Payless Relaunches E-Commerce Business, Plans To Open 300-500 Stores

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When Payless ShoeSource filed for bankruptcy protection in February 2019, the company began two months of liquidation sales for its portfolio of approximately 2,500 North American locations and wound down its e-Commerce operations. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal , Margolis said “starting from scratch puts us in a good position.”

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First Nations artists, Pride and mental health: Volley talks collabs

Inside Retail

According to Volley’s partnership manager Renee Jaeger, the NGA approached the brand after seeing Volley’s Wear it with Pride campaign. Volley’s content and marketing manager Anna Geason told Inside Retail that the best collaborations happen when there is an authentic connection between partner brands.

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A Christmas Miracle? Toys ‘R’ Us to Open at American Dream Just in Time for the Holidays

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Slated to open in mid-December, the new mall-based flagship follows on a 2019 attempt to revive the toy store chain via smaller mall locations that was thwarted by the pandemic. . stores in 2018, the Toys ‘R’ Us brand passed through a number of hands before being acquired by brand management firm WHP Global in March 2021.

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Hugo Boss Taps Tommy Hilfiger Exec For CEO Spot

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Until Grieder begins his tenure, CFO Yves Müller will serve as the Hugo Boss Managing Board’s spokesman. Since Grieder became CEO in 2014, the Tommy Hilfiger business grew from $6 billion to more than $9 billion in retail sales in 2019, and the Calvin Klein European business more than doubled in revenues and earnings.

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