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

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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. Currently the Amsterdam-based brand’s apparel, eyewear, fragrances and accessories are available in stores across Europe, North America, the Middle East, Africa and Australia.

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Authentic Brands Buys IP of Iconic Boot Brand, Plans Global Expansion

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The global brand development and marketing platform has named two companies to serve as Hunter’s retailing and licensing partners in key geographies. Marc Fisher Footwear will take on the Hunter brand’s footwear design, wholesale and ecommerce operations. Financial details of the purchase were not disclosed. In the U.S.,

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Retail appointments of the week: Puma, Nike, Tory Burch

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Puma appoints Daniel Pustina to head its Oceania business By Celene Ignacio Sports apparel retailer Puma has appointed Daniel Pustina as the GM of its Oceania business, effective January 2 next year. In his new role, Lotti will oversee all aspects of Nike’s design, from footwear and apparel to brand and retail concepts.

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

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The power of omnichannel retailing is well documented: even primarily DTC companies are realizing that they can benefit from flagship stores to enable brand discovery and build loyalty among customers in high-profile cities. Across those stores, we have a lot of hyperlocal intelligence that gives us a good sense for shoppers’ behavior.

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

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SPARC is a 50/50 joint venture of brand licensing and marketing company Authentic Brands Group and mall operator Simon Property Group. The company “will negotiate with landlords to keep ‘key stores’ open in North America,” according to CNBC. The all-assets bid included $140.1 million in cash, $51.5

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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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