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Women of Color in Retail

New Nonprofit Aims to Help Women of Color Build Retail Careers

A new nonprofit organization, Women of Color in Retail (WOCIR), has launched with the goal of supporting the…

News December 13
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Alibaba Separates International and Domestic Commerce Operations, Names New CFO

Alibaba Group has reorganized its consumer and wholesale commerce divisions and named current Deputy CFO Toby Xu to…

News December 7
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NRF Holiday Sales 2021 Forecast

NRF: Holiday Season on Track to Beat Original Forecast; Growth Could Reach 11.5% over 2020

Despite supply chain disruptions, inflation and the new COVID-19 Omicron variant, the National Retail Federation is now saying…

News December 7
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Marketplacer Funding

Online Marketplace Solution Marketplacer to Fuel U.S. Expansion with $38M in New Funding

Australia-based tech platform Marketplacer, which helps brands, retailers and other businesses create their own online marketplaces, has received…

News December 7
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Shoe Station

Shoe Carnival Buys Shoe Station, Expects to Operate 400+ Stores by End of 2022

Shoe Carnival has made the first acquisition in its 43-year history with the purchase of family-owned shoe retailer…

News December 3
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Inditex exec appointment

Inditex Appoints Founders’ Daughter as Chair, Names New CEO

Marta Ortega Pérez has been named Chairwoman of Inditex Group — parent company of Zara, Pull&Bear and Massimo…

News November 30
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Lululemon Peloton lawsuits

Reports: Peloton, Lululemon Duke it Out Over Exercise Apparel

Apparel brand Lululemon has filed a patent lawsuit against Peloton in an escalating legal battle over the exercise…

News November 30
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Amazon Remains Cheapest Place to Shop Even as Inflation Drives up Prices, but Walmart’s Closing in

Supply chain snarls, delivery delays and inflation just might make the 2021 holiday shopping season one of the…

Features November 22
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Faire Series G Funding

$400 Million Funding Round Pushes Wholesale Marketplace Faire’s Value to $12.4B

Online B2B wholesale marketplace Faire has closed a $400 million Series G funding round, its third in the…

News November 19
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