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Showfields Files for Bankruptcy Protection as it Seeks to Reorganize

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The unique retailer, which houses brands’ products for a fee and rotates its assortment every few months, closed its Showfields Miami location in July 2023 and its Manhattan store, Showfields NoHo , in September. The retailer, which debuted in 2019, has lined up financing from existing investors for a restructuring effort, according to WWD.

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Glossier Expands Leadership Team

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Most recently she led Product Finance and Strategy at Stripe. Kristy Maynes joined the company as Senior VP of Retail after spending 12 years at Lululemon in leadership roles including general manager of the first 40 Lululemon stores in Canada as well as opening locations in Europe.

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Amazon Opens “Four Star” U.K. Store

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according to Yahoo Finance. for the online behemoth, located at the Bluewater shopping center in Greenhithe, U.K. Store appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design. Amazon.com Inc. Seattle) is opening its first non-food retail stores in the U.K., This will be the first store of its kind outside the U.S.

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Rolex: Scarcity Is Not Our Strategy

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The luxury watchmaker was responding to a report from Yahoo Finance about its manufacturing shortage. ” The statement also noted that all Rolex watches are hand-assembled at one of four locations in Switzerland, a process that “naturally restricts our production capacities.”. .” Read more at Business Insider.

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Making Fulfillment a Revenue Driver: 6 Ways Design and Tech Can Collaborate

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But moving forward, Nicholas believes that store fulfillment will only get more attention from finance teams, which means stores need to think about how they can drive layout and labor changes to support moments of engagement. What are you going to do with that space? What is the aesthetic and what are all of the functional components?

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These Were the Top Retail Stories of 2022

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Starbucks workers organized at many locations in 2022. location voted in favor of starting a union. It was the third company-owned location to so vote. The palm images, after being entered in a kiosk at the 65 locations, link shoppers’ palms to payment cards. It even got to those sunny, smiling coffee baristas.

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Retail Returns Increased to $761 Billion in 2021

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With more than 20 years of retail data science expertise, the company’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform generates advanced analytical insights and real-time recommendations that help drive action throughout the organization, including operations, finance, marketing, and loss prevention.

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