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The Waste Management Challenge of the Holiday Season

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The holiday season brings a surge in shopping, both in-store and online. From mountains of packaging to returned products that may contain hazardous materials, management of returned, damaged or expired products becomes increasingly complex and voluminous during the holidays and post-holiday season.

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What’s driving the transformation of China’s department stores?

Inside Retail

Once seen as a staple of urban retail, department stores in China are undergoing a transformative reinvention. Market struggles Chinas department-store sector has long been a foundational part of the countrys commercial infrastructure, but in recent years, it has been under mounting pressure.

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Europe’s largest luxury watch house opens in Promenaden, Oslo’s Fashion District

Retail Focus

The store forms a key part of Promenaden Management’s extensive revamp of Oslo’s Eger shopping gallery, which was originally built in the 1850s. These iconic names were introduced to the area after Promenaden Management assumed control of the district in 2016.

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Steve Madden Buys Kurt Geiger for $364.1 Million

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store last month , with another five in development and plans to eventually operate 50 locations in the region. Additionally, Kurt Geiger operates footwear concessions inside luxury and premium department stores in the UK, including Harrods and Selfridges , where it sells both its own and third-party brands.

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Struggling Kohl’s Snags Michaels CEO to Lead Company

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The department store retailer announced the C-suite change along with its financial results for Q3, which ended Nov. drop compared to the same period the previous year, with comparable store sales falling by an even larger percentage, 9.3%. Kohl’s has named Ashley Buchanan, CEO of Michaels , as its new CEO, effective Jan.

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Why two former employees bet on bringing back Harrolds

Inside Retail

The Australian luxury department store, Harrolds, has been brought back to life by two former managers, Arasch Enayat and Gino Pagano, who completely self-funded the business’s renaissance. Building on a legacy The new joint managing directors, Enayat and Pagano, have their own storied history with the retailer.

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New Activist Investor Pushes Macy’s to ‘Look to Dillard’s’ for Better Path Forward

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To address this problem, Barington believes Macys should form a separate real estate subsidiary to optimize the value of its real estate portfolio as well as significantly reduce capital expenditures , following the example of its department store peer Dillards. (In

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