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

Retail TouchPoints

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

Retail TouchPoints

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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Batteries Plus Hires New Marketing and Merchandising Chief as it Plans 115 New Stores

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Prior to his hire at Batteries Plus, Detenber served as CMO for Artisanal Brewing Ventures where he led brand strategy, new product development and marketing.

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New brand manager appointed at Mighty Fine Confectionery to inject creativity into the honeycomb manufacturer

Retail Times

Mighty Fine, the UK’s favourite honeycomb brand, has announced the appointment of Brand Manager, Olivia De Juan. As the brand manager for Mighty Fine, De Juan will be responsible for bringing innovative and creative solutions to the business as well as being involved with long-term strategic planning.

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

Inside Retail

IR: When do you plan to launch the new websites? IR: Were those stores planned and delayed due to Covid, or has there been a recent increase in demand? DL: We hired a new marketing manager, new buying manager, new creative brand manager. The post Inside Incu’s digital relaunch plans for A.P.C.

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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

Retail TouchPoints

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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