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Today In Retail: Ethan Allen Projects 44.9 Pct Retail Written Orders Growth; Christopher & Banks Files For Chapter 11

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In today’s top retail news, Ethan Allen Interiors anticipates reporting retail segment written orders growth of 44.9 Plus, a new Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions offering provides retailers with “Amazon Go at scale.”. Plus, a new Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions offering provides retailers with “Amazon Go at scale.”.

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DTC Brands Fill Pricing Gap In Outdoor Furniture Market

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Some of the minds behind direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands are inspired by their personal experiences. Higher-end retailers, however, were charging $4,000 to $5,000 for a set of outdoor furniture. Yardbird’s concept, which has grown into a brand with an eCommerce website and a showroom in Minnesota, offers 10 furniture collections.

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Aftermath: Retailers Try To Focus On Recovery

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Riots and looting over the weekend have taken their toll on retail reopening plans all over the U.S. Retail locations of all types and brands went unspared, from Los Angeles to New York City, as protests turned violent. While that retail recovery was not spectacular by any means, it did appear to be growing consistently.

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COVID Retail Update: Mall Group Asks For Bailout

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For most retailers, this virus thing is starting to hurt. Retailers are now in full-on battle mode,” said Jefferies Analyst Randal Konik , who foresees a 90 percent to 100 percent drop in mall traffic. For retailers, this is now about near-term survival.”. “For For retailers, this is now about near-term survival.”.

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Supermarkets Hoard Staples For Holidays, COVID Resurgence

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Associated Food Stores , a Salt Lake City, Utah-based cooperative that supplies supermarkets, said it has started to build what it’s calling “pandemic pallets” of sanitizing products so its warehouses will be fully stocked, Darin Peirce, vice president of Retail Operations, told WSJ. “We

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Megamalls Like Mall Of America And American Dream Face Mega Problems 

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malls — Minnesota’s Mall of America and New Jersey’s American Dream mall — are struggling, with the company that owns both recently skipping a third straight payment on the Minnesota property. Beyond stores, the site includes a Nickelodeon-branded indoor theme park, an ice skating rink, a golf course and an indoor ski slope.

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Target Brings Local Crate Meal Kits To More Stores

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Following a test of Local Crate in select stores, Target is bringing the company’s meal kits to over 200 stores in California and Minnesota. The retailer had also tested meal kits from Hello Fresh , Tyson Tastemakers , Chef’s Menu and Chef’d in select stores, the Star Tribune reported.

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