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Belk Files for Chapter 11, Plans ‘One-Day Reorganization’

[Editor’s Note: In a statement released after this story was published, Belk announced that it had successfully completed…

News February 24
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With $1 Billion Investment, Estée Lauder Advances Toward Full Ownership of Startup Beauty Brand

Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) is increasing its investment in Deciem Beauty Group by approximately $1 billion to take…

News February 24
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Walgreens to Launch Same-Day Delivery at Nearly 8,000 Stores

Walgreens will offer same-day delivery across Illinois through a partnership with Instacart, with plans to bring the service…

News February 24
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Heinen’s Enhances Pricing by Adopting Competitive Intelligence Platform

Heinen’s, a grocery chain with stores in Ohio and Illinois, has partnered with Engage3 to expand its omnichannel…

News February 23
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Macy’s Returns to Profitability in Q4 Despite Same-Store Sales Dip; Digital Grows 21%

Macy’s Q4 and full-year 2020 results show signs of a turnaround for the department store, hard hit, like…

News February 23
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SoundCommerce to Use $15M in New Series A Funding to ‘Enable the DTC Model’

Data platform provider SoundCommerce has raised $15 million in Series A funding, money that will be used to…

News February 23
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Kohl’s Management Defends Retailer’s Performance, Citing Sephora and Eddie Bauer Deals

Kohl’s has updated its response to the nine board nominations submitted by a group of investors. The company…

News February 23
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BoConcept Opens First U.S. ‘Digital-Experience’ Store

Danish furniture franchise BoConcept has opened a new store designed to combine digital and brick-and-mortar retail experiences. Helmed…

News February 22
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Free Online Lecture Series Debuts: ‘CCAD Knows Retail’

The Columbus College of Art & Design (CCAD) is launching a new nine-part online lecture series, CCAD Knows…

News February 22
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