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IT’SUGAR showed off the sweet side of retail when it recently opened its 20,335–square-foot, two–story candy department store…

News August 19
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Foot Locker Expands Ecommerce Reach With Fanatics Partnership

Foot Locker Expands Ecommerce Reach With Fanatics Partnership

Foot Locker and Fanatics have partnered to connect their ecommerce inventories by allowing Foot Locker fulfill its online…

News August 19
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Bath & Body Works Lays Off 130 Workers as it Realigns Operating Structure

Bath & Body Works will lay off 130 employees, mostly from leadership roles, as the retailer seeks to…

News August 19
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John Culver, COO of Starbucks, who will step down in October.

Starbucks to Eliminate COO Role with Departure of John Culver

Starbucks COO John Culver announced in a letter to employees that he would be leaving the company on…

News August 19
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Sephora at Kohl’s to Expand Shop-in-Shop Concept to All Kohl’s Locations

Sephora at Kohl’s to Expand Shop-in-Shop Concept to All Kohl’s Locations

One year after Kohl’s and Sephora launched their Sephora at Kohl’s shop-in-shop collaboration, the retailers plan to roll…

News August 18
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Upstate New York Warehouse Becomes Latest Amazon Site Seeking Unionization

An Amazon warehouse in Castleton, N.Y. is the latest of the ecommerce giant’s to seek unionization, according to…

News August 18
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Activist investor Ryan Cohen strikes again at Bed Bath & Beyond.

Activist Investor Continues to Wreak Havoc at Bed Bath & Beyond

Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. tumbled after it was revealed that activist investor Ryan Cohen —…

News August 18
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SKUx Helps Retailers Capture First-Party Data from Engagement With Offers

SKUx has launched the Buyer (X)ccelerator, with the goal of helping retailers capture first-party data based on how…

News August 18
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ThredUP opens a hotline to help Gen Z fight its fast fashion addiction.

ThredUP Forges Ahead with its War on Fast Fashion Amid Cost-Cutting Initiatives

Resale platform ThredUP has debuted a new, light-hearted marketing ploy in its ongoing battle against “fast fashion addiction,”…

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