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Canada’s Aritzia Opening Second Chicago Location

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is expanding in Chicago as it targets both brick-and-mortar and online expansion. According to Chain Store Age , the fashion retailer will open a flagship on Rush Street in Chicago this fall. The Vancouver, British Columbia–based company already operates a store in the Windy City, at Water Tower Place. Canada’s Aritzia Inc.

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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. It also comes with a bit of staffing twist, as Macy’s own team members will service the brands per a February The Market@Macys report.

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Luxury Brand Barneys New York Seeks Bankruptcy Protection

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Struggling to compete with online brands, famed Big Apple luxury retailer Barneys New York has put itself up for sale and filed for bankruptcy protection, according to a report by Reuters. . Barneys wants to keep its main store in Manhattan, and also four other locations.

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Chef’d Halts Operations After Burning Through Cash

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Chef’d , a the meal-kit operator, has halted its business operations after using up all its cash and failing to line up more of it. While it was able to ink deals with large food companies and diet plans, it was tough to run the operation — and thus the cash burn rate. They are definitely having growing pains,” he said. “It

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‘Game Of Thrones’ Is Coming — To A Bar In Chicago

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That “Game of Thrones” has spawned in its wake a host of retail concepts and products in unsurprising — where there is success, there is merchandise, and there is no shortage of GoT branded items out there. It is an unusual move in general, but not for Replay, where the specialty-theme pop-up bar is well-worn territory.

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Kroger Plans To Sell Toys R Us Brands For The Holidays

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To dive into the toy market for the holidays, Kroger is teaming up with the hedge fund owners of formerly Toys R Us exclusive brands from Geoffrey’s Toy Box. Earlier this year, CEO David Brandon said that Toys R Us may liquidate its operations in France, Spain, Poland and Australia.

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Yum! Brands On How Delivery, Digital And Takeout Are Their Future

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Brands beat Wall Street’s expectations when its earnings were released Wednesday, as an assortment of new menu offerings were successful in drawing more foot traffic into its Taco Bell and KFC locations this quarter. Brands’ efforts at expanding its digital offerings (like mobile order-ahead) and delivery options in the U.S.

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