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Inspire Bets $11.3B That Its Brands Can Run On Dunkin’

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Private equity-backed Inspire Brands will be buying Dunkin' Donuts and bringing it private for a whopping $11.3 Dunkin’ Brands CEO Dave Hoffmann noted the acquisition was a testament to the progress Dunkin’s had made and maintained during the global pandemic leaving the brand “stronger than ever.”. “We Inspire’s Many Brands .

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Grocers Can Tap Into Price Comparison Apps

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The initial inner workings of a price comparison tool called Basket began when Neil Kataria was a kid. Basket doesn’t only help consumers with their shopping trips, but it can help retailers and CPG brands understand the market. Brands could use the data to price or promote their products better, too. Data Analytics.

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Designer Brands Reports 44.7 Pct Drop In Net Sales Amid Pandemic

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Designer Brands Inc. percent for the first quarter of 2020, in comparison to a 3 percent rise in the same quarter of fiscal 2019, according to an announcement. percent for the first quarter of 2020, in comparison to a 3 percent rise in the same quarter of fiscal 2019, according to an announcement. percent to $482.8

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Innovation-Seeking Big Brands Pop Up In Small Spaces

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Brands might want a space to test new concepts with shoppers in brick-and-mortar retail environments, but they don’t always want the time and expense involved in building out a permanent store. By comparison, its mainline spaces average 181,100 square feet in size. Brands are also rolling out their own pop-up shops.

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Simon Debuts Multi-Brand Concept With Guesst

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Simon Property Group has partnered with Retail-as-a-Service (RaaS) platform Guesst on a multi-brand experiential retail concept. And Guesst’s technology will be used for brand onboarding, sales transactions, payments, inventory tracking and data reporting. So, it’s not like something that we haven’t experienced before.

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Gap Brand CEO Stepping Down

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Gap Brand announced that its CEO Jeff Kirwan was leaving the company, just as the retailer gets ready to reveal its fourth-quarter results. While I am pleased with our progress in brand health and product quality, we have not achieved the operational excellence and accelerated profit growth that we know is possible at Gap brand,” Gap Inc.’s

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Retail Pulse: Luxury Beauty Brands Revamp Stores; Glossier Opens Temporary Shops

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The concept comes with interactive walls and follows similar moves by sporting or other fashion brands. Lancome, as it stands, is one of the largest brands of L’Oreal, the French cosmetics group. Beauty companies are also acquiring other brands. Have & Be also owns Do The Right Thing, a men’s grooming brand.

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