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“We’re ready”: Menswear brand Yd launches dressed-up store concept

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Simultaneously, Yd has launched a Willy Wonka-esque promotion that will see over 100 suits given away to customers who locate golden tickets in stores, as well as via outdoor advertising. The first person to arrive at the location and nab the suit gets to keep it. Earlier this month RAG said its sales had risen 23.6

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To Thrive in the New Global Ecommerce Marketplace, Toys ‘R’ Us may Need to Think Small

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Toys ‘R’ Us once boasted a prime location in New York’s Time Square while also inhabiting many large out-of-town buildings in retail parks in key towns and cities in the U.S. Games, puzzles, action figures and outdoor toys were especially popular. Profits at Barbie and Hot Wheels firm Mattel were $126.6 and abroad.

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Inside Shinsegae: The Korean department store with a golden boot

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enjoyed an increase in net profit of nearly 400 percent. percent, and sports/outdoor wear rose 43.6 Duty-free experienced sales growth of more than 45 percent in the second quarter, including 253 percent at the airport locations. The parent company, Shinsegae Inc., Sales of women’s fashion rose by 34.2