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LVMH Sells Off-White to Brand Management Firm Bluestar

LVMH has sold the luxury streetwear brand Off-White to brand management company Bluestar Alliance. Financial details were not…

News October 1
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Ashley Leverages Samsung Tech to Launch New Connected Home Experience

Ashley has partnered with Samsung Electronics America to launch The Connected Home Experience powered by Samsung SmartThings, an…

News October 1
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J.K. Symancyk, former President and CEO of PetSmart and newly appointed CEO of Signet Jewelers.

PetSmart CEO Exits Company to Lead Signet Jewelers

J.K. Symancyk is stepping down from his role as President, CEO and board member at PetSmart and will…

News October 1
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Dante at Nordstrom

The Nordstrom NYC Men’s Store is playing host to an intimate, speakeasy-style pop-up bar at the Clubhouse on…

News September 30
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Ann Taylor shop-in-shop at Hudson's Bay in Canada.

Ann Taylor Returns to Canada with 90 Hudson’s Bay Shop-in-Shops

Fashion brands Ann Taylor and Loft are headed back to Canada via a series of shop-in-shops at Hudson’s…

News September 30
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Puma Taps Google Cloud, Meta for Personalized Product Images, XR Shopping Experience

Puma is sprinting into the world of advanced ecommerce with new experiences developed in partnership with Google Cloud…

News September 30
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Hobby Lobby Raises Full-Timers’ Minimum Wage to $19.25 per Hour

For the 13th time since 2009, when it first instituted its own minimum wage well above the federally…

News September 30
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American Eagle’s Suit Against Amazon Puts ‘Dupe Culture’ in the Spotlight

American Eagle has filed a lawsuit against Amazon, claiming the ecommerce giant has used and manipulated trademark branding…

News September 27
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New Starbucks CEO ‘Deeply Respects’ Workers’ Right to Unionize

In a Sept. 24 letter responding to a welcome from Starbucks Workers United — the union representing 10,500…

News September 27
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