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How Collars & Co. Used Multiple Data Sets to Optimize its First Physical Location

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However, running even one store adds a complicated layer to overall operations, from staffing to stocking, which is why specialty apparel company Collars & Co. looked for a partner when it opened its first physical location in May. We’ve always wanted to test out a retail location.

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

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Maternity retailer A Pea in the Pod has returned to brick-and-mortar with stores in Chicago and New York City. The two shops will carry an assortment of maternity and nursing apparel from leggings to bras, with associates on hand to provide complimentary bra fittings, style advice and other assistance.

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Lucky Brand To Exit Bankruptcy With $191.6 Million Sale To SPARC

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While SPARC committed to keeping a minimum of 125 Brooks Brothers stores open as part of its purchase, the company did not disclose how many of the approximately 175 Lucky Brand locations it will continue to operate. The company “will negotiate with landlords to keep ‘key stores’ open in North America,” according to CNBC.

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In Bankruptcy Filing, Lucky Brand Proposes Sale To Authentic Brands And Simon Property Group

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The IP deal is valued at $90 million and includes the option to purchase inventory related to the e-Commerce and wholesale businesses at an additional cost. However, Lucky Brand will immediately shutter 13 of its 210 locations, with additional closings possible.

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Digital Transformation Propels Burton’s Omnichannel Growth Plans

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While the name Burton is almost synonymous with the snowboards the company began making in 1977, Burton has diversified over the years into new categories — including surfboards, apparel, goggles/optics and other sports gear — as well as expanding beyond manufacturing into direct-to-consumer (DTC) retail, both physical and digital.

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Report quantifies showrooming effect

Mass Relators

CHICAGO – One in three shoppers entering stores operated by the nation’s largest retail chains supplement their visits within a day with a purchase at Amazon.com, according to a new report that seeks to quantify the showrooming phenomenon. The post Report quantifies showrooming effect appeared first on MMR: Mass Market Retailers.

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Next Steps in Sustainable Apparel Retail: Consumer Communication and Carbon Offsets

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A logical next step is for merchants to educate themselves about the sustainability of the brands and items they sell, particularly in the apparel space. Of course, apparel retailers themselves may be uncertain about the most effective methods to reduce their carbon footprints and those of their supply-chain partners.

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