Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 13, 2021

A new range of Forever 21 fashions has debuted at 100 JCPenney stores across the U.S. The move marks the latest bid by the perennially challenged department store chain to turn around, by bolstering its appeal with teens and young adults. The brands also share owners. and online.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Just in time for New York Fashion Week, the iconic, now defunct luxury department store Barneys New York has made its return to fashion, albeit not in a way that many of the brand’s devotees would have imagined. Fast fashion retailer Forever 21 has released a limited-edition collection featuring the Barneys brand.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

has partnered with the global brand management firm WHP Global — which owns the Toys ‘R’ Us and Babies ‘R’ Us brands as well as a stake in Express — to acquire the New York-based fashion brand Rag & Bone. Rag & Bone currently operates 34 stores in the U.S. 2025 fiscal year, in March 2025.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 8, 2024

NODL licenses the brand in the UK and Europe from Authentic Brands Group (ABG), the brand management group which owns Reebok, Forever 21 and David Beckham which bought Ted Baker for £211m just 18 months ago. But the brand’s problems predate Debenhams’ demise in 2020.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Department stores get their name from the fact that they contained specialized stores-within-stores where experts in particular products — jewelry, clothing and cosmetics — would interact with customers to ensure that they got the correct products.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The Evolution of Retail Formats The history of retail formats can be traced back to the late 1800s when single-product stores dominated the townscape. However, the emergence of department stores revolutionized the retail landscape by offering diverse products and brands under one roof.

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I Vend

MARCH 14, 2022

Optical retail straddles two worlds – optical retail stores are part medical practice, with prescription lenses, and part fashion retailer, selling designer frames and sunglasses. True omnichannel retailing integrates in-store POS and digital commerce , in a way that is completely transparent to the customer.

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