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Vince Holding Corp. Changes Hands, Former CEO Brendan Hoffman to Return to the Helm

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Hoffman previously served as CEO of Vince from 2015 to 2020 before leaving to lead Wolverine Worldwide, first as President and then CEO through August 2023. million and a 25% interest in a newly formed Authentic subsidiary, ABG Vince, in a bid to strengthen its finances. (VNCE) , giving it a 65% stake in the retailer.

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Report: Lord & Taylor to Return as Online-Only Retailer in April

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Lord & Taylor will return from bankruptcy as a digital-first retailer in April under its new owner Saadia Group, according to multiple sources. for $100 million in August 2019, but Le Tote itself went bankrupt just a year later in August 2020. Known as the oldest department store in the U.S.,

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Report: Rent The Runway Exits Brick-And-Mortar

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the former New York City flagship will become a drop-off site for returning items. On March 27, Rent the Runway laid off its entire retail staff during a Zoom call, offering no assurance that the jobs would return, according to a report in The Verge. “We We have no visibility into when or if we will be able to reopen our stores.

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Amazon Aggregator and Former ‘Unicorn’ Thrasio Files for Bankruptcy

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Thrasio said it will continue normal business operations for its hundreds of Amazon FBA brands throughout the Chapter 11 process and that it has received $90 million in new financing from its lenders in order to see the company through what it hopes will be an expedited bankruptcy.

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Macy’s Cuts 3,900 Corporate Jobs In Cost Restructuring Effort

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Macy’s will reduce its corporate and management headcount by approximately 3,900 people as part of a cost restructuring expected to save approximately $365 million in fiscal 2020 and $630 million on an annualized basis. Macy’s closed all its stores on March 18, 2020 and began gradual reopenings in early May.

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Hit Hard by the Pandemic, Most Minority Business Owners Optimistic About the Future

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In May 2020, McKinsey issued a report stating while the COVID-19 pandemic was shaking up small businesses across the board, it was disproportionately affecting minority-owned small businesses. The good news is that slightly more than 60% have returned to or exceeded pre-pandemic financial levels.

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Saks Parent HBC to Buy Neiman Marcus Group for $2.65 Billion, Including Investment from Amazon

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Neiman Marcus filed for bankruptcy in 2020, and later shed nearly $4 billion in debt and began a transformation effort in early 2023. In Forbes , Kestenbaum wrote: “It could be that [Amazon] is expecting a return by selling services to the combined company and the investment locks the business in.