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Barneys New York Finds a New Home at Forever 21

Retail TouchPoints

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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Why tourists and big city flagships are key to Takashimaya’s recovery

Inside Retail

Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said there were 210 department stores in Japan at the end of 2019 but attrition in the ensuing three years reduced that number to just 192 by the end of 2022. Both the Takashimaya and Tokyu stores were luxury-focused, and had been a fixture of their neighbourhoods for decades.

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How Canningvale plans to take Robinsons Singapore back to its roots

Inside Retail

Fast-growing Australian online retailer Canningvale plans to relaunch the iconic Singaporean department store Robinsons as an online-only business this month after acquiring the company’s digital assets for an undisclosed sum. Returning to its roots. The future of department stores. ” .

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Breaking down Black Friday 2023: Retailers share how it went

Inside Retail

While Chadstone was not yet ready to provide data, its centre manager Daniel Boyle told Inside Retail that Black Friday has continued to increase in popularity and productivity over the years. He expected that customers were eager to experience Chadstone’s in-store experience.

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2023 in review: 8 stories that rocked retail this year

Retail Gazette

The news came a month after White said that her big five-year plan that she promised would deliver £400m a year in profits at the department store and grocery group would be delayed by two years. It acquired online fast fashion retailer Missguided from Frasers this year and has also expressed an interest in making a bid for Topshop.

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Frasers vs Next: How big are their growing retail empires?

Retail Gazette

Frasers Group stated that at the time of the acquisition, that the online fast fashion retailer owed £13m to its shareholders. The furniture brand, which had concessions in House of Fraser, reportedly suffered after the department store fell into administration in 2018. takeover deal in September.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 316 Annual Predictions 2024

Retail Geek

Yes Shopify is acquired No An innovation in e-commerce powered by ai (gpt4) surprises us by how fast it’s adopted and how cool it is. E-com returns 10-15% growth rates. Bonus: Live-steaming, MetaVerse, Crypto still not a major thing in e-commerce; Management stops blaming performance on retail crime; and Smaller RMN’s fail.