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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.

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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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How A New Name Sparked An Unattended Retail Turnaround

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Case in point, Stockwell: a self-service retail venture that got off on a very wrong foot with customers by, among other things, choosing the wrong name. But the branding came across somewhat differently. The Washington Post branded Bodega the most hated startup in America.

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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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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. According to The Wall Street Journal , Toys R Us’ liquidation was the largest retail closure since Sports Authority closed nearly 500 stores.

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Retail Pulse: 7-Eleven Tests Cashierless Tech; Staples Debuts Connect Store Concept

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Brick-and-mortar retailers are testing convenience store designs that let consumers skip the checkout line and pay for their purchases with their mobile phones. 7-Eleven President and CEO Joe DePinto said in an announcement , “Retail technology is evolving at a rapid pace, and customer expectations are driving the evolution.

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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 opportunity to create an entire retailing event.

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