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5 Ways Small Businesses Can Manage Supply Chain Issues

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As a small business owner, managing supply chain issues is nothing new. Fortunately, there are several strategies that you can use to ensure that your supply chain is managed properly and efficiently. It also includes managing returns from customers who may be unhappy with their purchases or have received damaged items.

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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 this summer.

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Bluestar Alliance Buys Scotch & Soda’s U.S. Business

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An affiliate of brand management company Bluestar Alliance has purchased the U.S.-based based wholesale and retail business assets of the Scotch & Soda brand, which will allow its products to be sold in retail stores across the country. The Bluestar portfolio includes brands such as Brookstone, Bebe, Limited Too and Hurley.

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Toys ‘R’ Us to Add 30 New UK Shop-in-Shops via Expanded Partnership with WHSmith

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. “Our customers have been delighted by the launch of Toys ‘R’ Us in WHSmith stores, so we are excited to have signed a new exclusive agreement which extends our partnership with the brand,” said Sean Toal, Managing Director at WHSmith High Street in a statement.

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Report: Sean Combs Places $3.3 Million Bid to Acquire His Sean John Brand Out of Bankruptcy

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The retailer is currently 90% owned by brand management firm GBG USA through a joint venture with Combs, who sold the majority stake in 2016. GBG has been seeking buyers for Sean John since May 2021. The holding company itself filed for bankruptcy protection in July 2021 after divesting several other brands.

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Authentic Brands, Owner of Forever 21 and JCPenney, Files for IPO

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Authentic Brands Group (ABG) — which has made a name for itself by scooping up bankrupt retail brands such as Forever 21 , JCPenney , Aéropostale and Brooks Brothers and bringing them back to life through licensing — is planning to go public. In June 2020, ABG also bought fellow brand management company PVH Corp. ’s

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Forever 21 Finds New Home at JCPenney

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The brands also share owners. Simon Property Group bought Forever 21 out of bankruptcy in partnership with fellow mall operator Brookfield Asset Management and brand management firm Authentic Brands Group in February 2020. JCPenney isn’t Forever 21’s first foray into department stores.

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