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Bluestar Revives Justice as Online-Only Retailer, Plans to Expand Tween Brand into Tech, Home

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The tween retailer shuttered its remaining brick-and-mortar locations in late 2020 — which had numbered 2,800 at the brand’s peak — following the bankruptcy of parent company Ascena Retail Group. ”

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Payless Relaunches E-Commerce Business, Plans To Open 300-500 Stores

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Payless, which has dropped the “ShoeSource” from its name, plans to open 300 to 500 freestanding stores across North America over the next five years, beginning with the opening of a prototype store this fall in Miami. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal , Margolis said “starting from scratch puts us in a good position.”

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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.

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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

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Famous Footwear Parent Caleres Outlines Executive Changes

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Caleres has revealed its executive succession plan after CEO Diane Sullivan announced her retirement, effective Jan. Caleres is the parent company of footwear brands such as Famous Footwear , Blowfish Malibu , Dr. Scholl’s Shoes , Naturalizer and Sam Edelman. 15, 2023, with Jay Schmidt taking the reins as the top executive.

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Report: Tru Kids Shutters its Two Toys ‘R’ Us Stores After One Year

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Consumer demand in the toy category and for Toys ‘R’ Us remains strong, and we will continue to invest in the channels where the customer wants to experience our brand.”. The original Toys ‘R’ Us was liquidated in 2018 , but Tru Kids acquired its intellectual property and resurrected the retailer in 2019.

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First Steps To Start A Career In Retail Design Without Experience

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The primary purpose of retail stores is to stock and sell products to consumers. It would be best if you had a business goal before creating a design business and a working plan to achieve it. . Create A Business Plan. After you have organized your thoughts, the following line of action is to devise a working business plan.