Authentic Brands Group Adds Lee to Portfolio, Preps for IPO
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect additional information. Authentic Brands Group (ABG) has purchased the…
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Eddie Bauer Retail Operator Cancels Store Lease Auction, Plans to Close 174 Stores
Eddie Bauer LLC, the North America store operator of Eddie Bauer, has canceled a planned auction of 174 store leases…
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Bankrupt Eddie Bauer Puts 174 Store Leases on the Market
Eddie Bauer LLC, which entered the Chapter 11 process in the District of New Jersey in February 2026,…
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The Store Manager Bottleneck: Why Execution Is Retail’s Hidden Margin Killer
In today’s retail environment, store managers are no longer “just” operators. They are culture carriers, translators of strategy, problem solvers, and the primary architects of the customer experience. Every corporate…
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Eddie Bauer Retail Initiates Chapter 11 Process, Seeks Buyer
Eddie Bauer's retail operator will begin liquidation sales at its more than 180 locations in Canada and the…
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UPDATE: Guess? Completes Deal with Authentic to Go Private
[Update as of January 23, 2026] Authentic Brands Group and Guess? have completed the transaction to take Guess?…
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Authentic Outlines ‘New Chapter’ for Forever 21, Focused Initially on Ecommerce and Wholesale
Authentic Brands Group (Authentic), which owns the Forever 21 brand, has selected a new partner network for the…
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Guess? Will Go Private in Deal Valuing Brand at $1.4 Billion
Guess? has partnered with Authentic Brands Group to go private in a transaction that values the apparel brand…
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Gildan Buys Hanes for $2.2 Billion to Create Global Basic Apparel Powerhouse
Gildan Activewear has entered into a definitive agreement to pay $2.2 billion for HanesBrands in a deal that…
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UPDATE: Forever 21 Cites De Minimis Loophole in 2nd Bankruptcy Filing
[Update as of March 17, 2025] The operating company that runs Forever 21’s U.S. business (F21 OpCo) has…
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