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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. We saw an opportunity for the brand to relaunch into the U.S.

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Guess?, WHP Global Team Up to Buy Rag & Bone

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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. The deal is expected to close during Q1 of the Guess? 2025 fiscal year, in March 2025. in a statement. “It

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Express to Expand Retail Presence in Indonesia, Paraguay and Central America

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WHP Global plans to expand the Express brand to multiple countries in Asia and Latin America through a series of licensing agreements. This marks the first major announcement since the brand management firm announced its strategic partnership with Express, Inc. late last year.

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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. and global fashion brands including Hugo Boss , G-Star and Escada.

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Express Launches Debt Restructuring Effort in Bid to Avoid Bankruptcy

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The company had hoped that its partnership with brand management firm WHP Global would help in this regard. The company’s total debt at the end of the third quarter was $274.7

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Inside Incu’s digital relaunch plans for A.P.C. and Rag & Bone

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Fashion and lifestyle retailer Incu doesn’t just stock in-demand designer labels A.P.C. and Rag & Bone and why – after recently announcing its new partnership with Danish fashion brand Ganni – Incu seems to be on such a roll. . IR: When do you plan to launch the new websites? Inside Retail : What did A.P.C.

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Express Files for Bankruptcy to Facilitate Sale to WHP

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The fashion retailer, which includes the Express , Bonobos and UpWest brands, has been under pressure for some time now. into a multi-brand fashion retailer by bringing together the Express, Bonobos and UpWest brands , and included plans to expand the monetization of the Express brand through global licensing partnerships.

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