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forbes.com - Peter High - Building A Retail Platform Across Iconic American Brands
Building A Retail Platform Across Iconic American Brands
Forbes

A Brooks Brothers Inc. store on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California © 2017 Bloomberg Finance LP Kumar “Kartik” Kartikeya is helping to define the shape of a newly formed retail powerhouse Catalyst Brand. As Senior Vice…

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - Immigration Department arrests four illegal workers at MegaBox bedding retailer
Immigration Department arrests four illegal workers at MegaBox bedding retailer
The Standard

The Immigration Department has arrested three women and one man following an undercover operation at a bedding retail chain in Kowloon Bay. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The suspects, all mainland Chinese nationals on tourist visas, are being…

businessinsider.com - Kelsey Vlamis - Andrew Left testifies in fraud trial, says he called out a company that 'preyed on' retail investors
Andrew Left testifies in fraud trial, says he called out a company that 'preyed on' retail investors
Business Insider

'A short-seller cannot kill a company. You can expose a company.' That's what short-seller Andrew Left told the jury from the witness stand at his securities fraud trial on Tuesday. The founder of Citron Research is accused of deceiving retail…

independent.co.uk - Henry Saker-Clark - Sales jump at homeware retailer Dusk despite pressure on shoppers
Sales jump at homeware retailer Dusk despite pressure on shoppers
The Independent

Dusk has revealed a surge in sales and improved profitability on the back of strong demand for its furniture. The online homeware and furniture retailer has revealed revenues jumped by 28% to £195 million for the year to March 31, compared…

adweek.com - Kathryn Lundstrom - How Blueland Reinvented Its Packaging for the Retail Aisle
How Blueland Reinvented Its Packaging for the Retail Aisle
ADWEEK

The future of brands gets decided here. Join the industry's top marketers at Brandweek for the ideas, insights, and connections shaping what's next. Get your ticket. Household cleaning brand Blueland launched in 2019 as a sustainable alternative to…

wwd.com - Jennifer Weil - A Beauty Retailer Triumvirate Talks Navigating Growth
A Beauty Retailer Triumvirate Talks Navigating Growth
WWD

Three top beauty retailers shared how they navigate growth, relevance and trust in today's increasingly complex operating environment. Beauty remains among the few product categories still driving gains globally, with sales up 10 percent in 2025…

wwd.com - Kate Nishimura - California Brands and Retailers Gain Legal Resources for Advocacy and Compliance
California Brands and Retailers Gain Legal Resources for Advocacy and Compliance
WWD

As the largest and perhaps most progressive state in the nation, California has become a hotbed for sustainable legislation that holds industry to account for its impacts on the environment and workers. Laws like the Responsible Textile Recovery…

wsj.com - Jared Mitovich - PCE Inflation Data, Retail Earnings: What to Watch This Week
PCE Inflation Data, Retail Earnings: What to Watch This Week
Wall Street Journal

This week, investors will get their latest sense of how the American consumer is grappling with the wartime inflation surge. Earnings are due from retailers like Costco and Dollar Tree, and the personal-consumption expenditures index for April is…

wwd.com - Roy Stephen Canivel - French Fashion Retailer Partners with AI Search Firm To Boost Digital Revenue
French Fashion Retailer Partners with AI Search Firm To Boost Digital Revenue
WWD

A French fashion brand has partnered with a U.S.-based AI firm to boost search results, a push that is now responsible for a third of the retailer's digital revenue. Gémo partnered with Algolia to leverage a menu of AI -powered tools that…

express.co.uk - Eleanor Burleigh - Popular fashion retailer confirms closure in UK town today
Popular fashion retailer confirms closure in UK town today
Daily Express

The retailer only opened in the Cheshire town two years ago A popular men's fashion retailer inside a UK shopping centre has permanently closed after less than two years. Tessuti in Warrington 's Golden Square shut its doors on Tuesday after…

fool.com - Leo Sun - Retailers Dominated the Headlines This Earnings Season -- Here Are the Winners and Losers
Retailers Dominated the Headlines This Earnings Season -- Here Are the Winners and Losers
The Motley Fool

It's been a challenging year for retailers. Inflation, geopolitical conflicts, and tariffs drove up costs, while the same macro headwinds curbed consumer demand for new products. However, not all retailers sank with the broader sector. Let's review…

fool.com - Daniel Sparks - Target vs. Walmart: Which Retail Stock Is the Better Buy After Earnings?
Target vs. Walmart: Which Retail Stock Is the Better Buy After Earnings?
The Motley Fool

Within roughly 24 hours of each other last week, two of the biggest names in American retail opened their books -- and both gave investors plenty to chew on. Big-box retailer Target Corporation (TGT 0.14%) returned to sales growth after a long…

cnbc.com - Michael Wayland - AutoZone stock on pace for worst trading day since March 2020, despite retailer beating Wall Street estimates
AutoZone stock on pace for worst trading day since March 2020, despite retailer beating Wall Street estimates
CNBC

Shares of AutoZone are on track for their worst trading day in more than six years. That's despite the retailer reporting earnings per share of $38.07 for its latest fiscal quarter that ended May 9, beating the $36.28 expected by average estimates…

wwd.com - Kathryn Hopkins - Mecca's Bold Bet on Retail: Inside the World's Largest Beauty Store
Mecca's Bold Bet on Retail: Inside the World's Largest Beauty Store
WWD

“Adapt or die” is how Jo Horgan, founder and co-chief executive officer of Mecca, describes navigating retail in 2026. “Mecca believes that physical retail isn't dead. Boring might be dead, transactional might be dead, but we…

theage.com.au - Cara Waters - End of an era for a Melbourne retail institution after a 172-year run
End of an era for a Melbourne retail institution after a 172-year run
The Age

In 1854, Oscar Wilde was born, The Age was founded, and a shoemaker opened in King Street whose customers would keep it going for the next 172 years. When Jo McDougall's great-great-grandfather James Molony opened the original Molony's, he sold…

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