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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…

News August 20
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Columbia is feeling the weight of tariffs in the U.S.

Columbia CEO Comments on Challenges and Downsizing in U.S., International Growth, and Tariff Turmoil

“Unfortunately, clarity with respect to U.S. trade policy has not materialized,” CEO Tim Boyle said. “This uncertainty overhangs…

News August 15
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Ulta Beauty shop-in-shops at Target will be no more come August 2026.

Ulta, Target Call Off Shop-in-Shop Partnership; Ulta Marketplace Arriving Later this Year

Ulta Beauty and Target have mutually agreed to end their Ulta Beauty at Target shop-in-shop partnership when the…

News August 14
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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…

News August 14
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Business Professor Shares Tips for De-Risking Supply Chains (Hint: it’s not Nearshoring)

Every business, everywhere, must deal with some level of uncertainty. But today’s extraordinarily high levels of uncertainty, particularly…

Features August 14
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Current Ingka Group CEO Jesper Brodin (left) with incoming CEO Juvencio Maeztu.

Ikea Owner Ingka Group Names New CEO

Ingka Group Deputy CEO Juvencio Maeztu has been named to the company’s top post as current CEO Jesper…

News August 13
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Kroger Reaches ‘Friendly’ Settlement with C&S Grocers Over Failed Albertsons Merger

Kroger has reached a settlement with C&S Wholesale Grocers, resolving the latter’s lawsuit following the collapse of Kroger’s…

News August 12
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Retail Remix podcast with Kevin Tulip, President of Primark U.S.

Listen Now: How Primark Is Rewriting the Rules of Value Fashion in the U.S. 

As Primark steadily introduces itself to consumers across the U.S., the company also is introducing a new approach…

Features August 12
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The Warby Parker Advisor virtual try-on tool debuted in May.

Warby Parker Sunsets the Offering that Made its Name — Home Try-On

When Warby Parker first debuted in 2010, the DTC brand upended the eyewear market with its home try-on…

News August 8
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