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A Pea in the Pod Returns to Physical Retail With Locations in NYC and Chicago

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A Pea in the Pod parent company Destination Maternity closed all its banners in late 2019 following bankruptcy proceedings. The retailer was acquired by Marquee Brands for approximately $50 million in December 2019 with plans to emphasize “ecommerce, select wholesale partnerships and strategic marketing relationships.”.

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June Retail Sales Climb 6.4% Over May, Jump 5% Over June 2019

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this past month compared to June 2019. Companies including Apple and McDonald’s have had to re-close physical locations to deal with the pandemic’s effects. increase compared to June 2019. increase compared to June 2019. Online sales continued their strong growth trajectory, increasing 23.5% billion , a 7.5%

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Australian label Princess Polly opens its first physical store in the US

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Since its entry online in 2019, the company says US sales have made up the majority of its revenue. PacSun is our first wholesale partner, and we are thrilled to be working with them,” said Collis. He added the brand is going to “listen” to its customers and scale operations accordingly.

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Untuckit is Setting Sights on Expansion and Internal Visibility is Helping it Get There

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Additionally, Untuckit has officially entered the wholesale market following a pilot program with Macy’s that began in November 2023. “We In 2018 and 2019, we had a period of strong growth — we went from about 25 to 75 stores,” said Edyta Krynska, VP of Operations at Untuckit, who spoke during a NetSuite event in New York City last month.

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Levi’s Plans to ‘Accelerate Growth’ by Adding 400 New Stores, Tripling Ecommerce

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We are emerging from the pandemic a much stronger, more profitable company than we were at the time of our IPO in 2019,” said the company’s President and CEO Chip Bergh in a statement. “We This will be facilitated by 400 new stores, mostly smaller-format locations, approximately 100 of which will be in the U.S.,

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Sweaty Betty Sold to Wolverine Worldwide as Women’s Activewear Market Heats Up

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The acquisition of Sweaty Betty complements our strategic shift over the last several years from a traditional footwear wholesaler into a consumer-obsessed, digital-focused growth company. with plans to reach more than 95 locations by the end of 2021. The brand posted a 56% net sales gain versus 2019 in Q1 2021, which ended May 1.

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As Zulily Folds, Retailer Points the Finger at Amazon

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and Lockbourne, Ohio, impacting more than 800 employees across the three locations. The FTC complaint alleges that since at least 2019, Amazon specifically targeted Zulily as an emerging online superstore. Zulily, an online retailer dedicated to offering consumers low prices, is one of Amazon’s victims,” reads the Zulily lawsuit.

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