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Bluestar Alliance Buys Scotch & Soda’s U.S. Business

An affiliate of brand management company Bluestar Alliance has purchased the U.S.-based wholesale and retail business assets of…

News May 12
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Tempur Sealy Buys Mattress Firm in $4B Deal

Tempur Sealy International will acquire Mattress Firm Group in a $4 billion cash and stock transaction, creating a…

News May 10
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Foot Locker Names Nike Exec to Lead Latino-Focused WSS Banner

Foot Locker has named Blanca Gonzalez as SVP and General Manager of its WSS banner, effective May 15,…

News May 9
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Pilot plans to hire 10,000 new employees for the summer travel season.

Pilot to Hire 10,000+ Employees in Advance of Summer Travel Season

Pilot Company — parent company of Pilot and Flying J — plans to hire more than 10,000 new…

News May 8
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Christmas Tree Shops Files for Bankruptcy, Seeks to Reorganize

Christmas Tree Shops, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on May 5, reportedly plans to emerge from the…

News May 8
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Scan and Go: How Retailers can Prevent Shoplifting with Mobile Self-Checkout

Mobile self-checkout, also known as scan and go, is rapidly spreading in the retail industry. The advantages are…

Executive Viewpoints May 8
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Smaller Formats May Pave the Future Path for Macy’s

Macy’s will expand its off-mall presence by opening additional Market by Macy’s and Bloomie’s shops — smaller versions…

News May 5
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Retail Remains a Testbed for New Technology

In the late 1970s, moviegoers were entranced by the futuristic sights on their screens, like otherworldly lasers in…

Executive Viewpoints May 5
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Beautyque NYC Founder: ‘Being Inauthentic is Going to Guarantee Failure’

Few purchases need to be as tailored to an individual shopper’s needs as beauty products, and this need…

Features May 5
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