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Retail Pulse: DSW Expands In-Store Experiences; L Brands Plans Store Closures

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DSW began working with W Nail Bar in 2017; the two companies offer salon services at Columbus, Ohio’s Easton Town Center and the Polaris Fashion Place. They also create repeat visits to the DSW brand, where an exciting footwear assortment awaits.”. L Brands posted net income in the fourth quarter of $1.94 billion at $4.85

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Macy’s Bolsters Omnichannel Tech, Taps Into Subscriptions

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Moving deeper into the quarter, inventory became a mounting problem due to a combination of factors, including a miss on key women’s sportswear private brands, a slow sell-through of warm-weather apparel and accelerated decline in the international tourism business. He noted that the second quarter got off to a slow start.

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DSW’s Amazon-Proof Makeover Move

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Sales were on the rise for three consecutive quarters, but fall saw those figures taking a surprise tumble and raising concerns among investors who worried that perhaps the brand had lost a step. The vertical space lets us use only 40 percent of the store footprint,” Rawlins told the Columbus Dispatch. It’s a big deal.”. Will it work?

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