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Anyone who works at fashion brand Bella+Canvas is familiar with the quote. Bella+Canvas is a California-based activewear brand with a unique mix of business models. Most recently, Bella+Canvas has opened a retail business, distributing its products through Nordstrom and other department stores. Its tagline: “Be different.”

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MARCH 4, 2020

As Nordstrom reported fourth-quarter results that fell below analyst estimates, shares plummeted on the news – but the department store retailer highlighted a bright spot with its smaller-format stores and services. As reported in September , the retailer brought its Nordstrom Local concept to the Big Apple.

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AUGUST 28, 2020

New Report: Helping Retail Treasurers Navigate The Digital D2C Shift (“How To” Playbook). Not only have retail sales shifted online, but more consumers are buying more of what they want directly from the brand. Report: Helping Retailers Solve The Payments Piece Of The eCommerce Puzzle (Anatomy Of A Consumer Payment Playbook).

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JUNE 1, 2020

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. But coming off the back of the pandemic, it’s devastating.”.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are taking small-format, inventory-free locations to big cities: Nordstrom , for instance, is bringing its Nordstrom Local concept to the Big Apple. Beyond New York City, Nordstrom Local has three locations out west in California — Melrose, Brentwood and Downtown Los Angeles.

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JANUARY 8, 2020

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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DECEMBER 3, 2018

Mastercard and Next Retail Concepts announced a new way to shop online this holiday season, with a new digital environment that lets shoppers browse and buy as if they were in a physical store. In a press release , the two companies announced they are launching the platform with Fred Segal, the retail brand.

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DECEMBER 21, 2018

It’s a tale of two kinds of brick-and-mortar retailers amid the rise of eCommerce: Some traditional department store chains like JCPenney and Macy’s are shuttering stores, as some retailers with other business models are more than surviving. TJX, the owner of off-priced retailers like T.J. Senior Brand Apparel Analyst John D.

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MAY 5, 2020

As retailers contend with the continuing COVID-19 crisis and the inevitable resettling of the business, one of the most popular pieces of advice has been to reformat existing stores. Here’s the basic business model: Schildt selects a location and alerts local beverage, food and wellness brands about the installation’s launch.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Digitally native brands often test the retail waters with pop-up shops, and, after some offline success, they may expand their concepts with permanent locations. The company also opened a permanent store in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California last year. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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AUGUST 21, 2019

Retailers are looking to do more in smaller spaces, a trend that seems ready to increase during the holiday shopping season and beyond. Among the latest examples of that comes from kids’ eyewear retailer Fitz Frames , which offers face measurements via its mobile app, and a subscription commerce plan for consumers.

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JANUARY 26, 2021

NuORDER brands can start taking credit card payments inside of their wholesale platforms without needing to process payments by telephone or harness a third-party payment gateway, according to a Tuesday (Jan. Brands can handle payments for immediate orders or those scheduled ahead of time. 26) announcement.

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MAY 19, 2020

The results reversed a trend from last quarter, where the chain was one of many physical retailers facing a tepid holiday season that missed analyst expectations for sales, comparable-sales growth and earnings across the board. But things have reversed dramatically for the retailer amid the COVID-19 pandemic. percent to $134.6

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FEBRUARY 8, 2019

As a result T-shirts are sold just about everywhere, at just about every type of apparel retailer and at a stunningly wide array of price points. The tees and hoodies are all manufactured in Los Angeles. And Raf noted, for the founders, it was important that their brand felt good to wear in ways that went beyond the physical.

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

This year, apps aimed to make it easier and more convenient for consumers to order their favorite foods and sundries, with restaurants and other retailers tapping into delivery. To help bring these options to more consumers, retailers and technology companies decided to join forces. and Chicago.

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MAY 11, 2018

Online brands continue their march into the offline world as Shopify and Warby Parker announce plans to open brick-and-mortar locations in the coming months. and Canada — some of them open now, some slated to open isoon in cities such as Miami, Los Angeles and Philadelphia. In Other Brick-And-Mortar News….

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DECEMBER 5, 2019

If one were to make a list of products for a cutting-edge fashion brand aimed at capturing the emerging Generation Z market, it is safe to assume that “foxtail keychains” would not make the top 10. And while the brand is often described as “punk,” “goth” and “extremely eclectic,” Lynn noted in an interview that she doesn’t see it this way.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Caught somewhere in the middle is a category that has had a tough run this lost summer of 2020: bridal retailers. A minimony , as the name suggests, is hardly as lucrative as its bigger cousin, matrimony – and that difference has taken a bite out of bridal retail. Smaller retailers are focused on safety as well as agility.

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JUNE 21, 2019

Part of the future of retail is playing out inside hotels — and that’s happening as the wider part of the travel-and-tourism industry is undergoing its own significant disruption. One of the latest — and perhaps wildest — examples of the hotel-retail trend comes from Taco Bell, of all places. Unattended Retail.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

Retailers are doubling down on toys amid a gap in the market left by the bankruptcy of Toys R Us. toy retailer Hamleys , for instance, is eyeing a potential New York City location for a flagship store. The atmosphere comes as brick-and-mortar retailers have to differentiate themselves from their eCommerce counterparts.

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AUGUST 10, 2018

Traditional retail locations, ranging from fashion and home furnishings to hardware and department stores, have been forced to make significant changes in the face of heightened competition from eCommerce giants like Amazon and omnichannel powerhouses, like Walmart and its online unit, Jet.com.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2018

The move will bring 100 popular small businesses and digital brands on Facebook and Instagram into retail stores — just in time for the holiday shopping season. The Market @ Macy’s helps both emerging and established brands reach new audiences by showcasing them in a physical space inside Macy’s.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Two decades ago American Girl was one of the players that introduced the world to a whole new concept — experiential retail — the idea that a store isn’t just a place to hold goods, but to showcase an entire brand lifestyle. These days, the rest of the market has caught up to the idea, and the brand is slipping behind.

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AUGUST 6, 2019

Walmart acquired the online indie and vintage-inspired women’s apparel retailer in March 2017 for somewhere between $50 million and $75 million. The deal was part of Walmart President and CEO of eCommerce Marc Lore’s plan to modernize the company’s portfolio while selling brands not found on rival Amazon. and Austin. “At

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Digitally native brands, especially those that sell tactile products like footwear, are seeing an offline opportunity in opening flagship stores in major cities. Shoe brand Allbirds , in particular, has brought a large retail space in New York City. The brand, however, has since begun to serve Canada and Australia.

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MARCH 1, 2019

Amid Amazon ’s efforts to grow its reach in the food space, the eCommerce retailer is reportedly looking to launch grocery stores in multiple big U.S. The company is reportedly aiming to open a location in Los Angeles as soon as the close of 2019, The Wall Street Journal reported. among other cities.

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JUNE 15, 2018

It’s been a week of experimentation in retail, with many big names opening new types of stores to — as the saying goes — see what sticks. It seems more likely that these brands will uncover their key rather than some universal master retail key that can solve the brick-and-mortar challenge across the board.

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JANUARY 11, 2017

fashion retailer American Apparel after offering a bid of nearly $88 million. A source close to the mater told Fortune that Gildan will not take any of American Apparel’s stores but instead will own the company’s brand and take over its manufacturing operations.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2018

For digitally native brands moving from the web to brick and mortar, startups are providing a platform to help with the transition. When brands are ready to open up shop, Nejati seeks to help them go from idea to grand opening in about a month. Pop-Up Retail Trends.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

American Apparel is on the block and is in the midst of seeking a buyer for the firm, having hired Los Angeles investment bank Houlihan Lokey in that effort, Retail Dive reported. Times that Grayson’s relative lack of retail experience shows that American Apparel is effectively waiting for a buyer. stated to L.A.

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DECEMBER 8, 2020

The Cash by Cash App clothing line was created in-house by the company’s Brand Studio team and features vibrant colors, psychedelic designs and parody images related to money, Women's Wear Daily reported. The unisex merchandise, which was produced in Los Angeles, includes shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, sweatpants, accessories and more.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Fanatics , a company that sells Team USA merchandise, has taken a novel approach to Olympic retail this year with a physical store in a major U.S. The store marks a milestone for Team USA: It’s their first in-person retail store outside the Olympic Training Center in Colorado. Retail Gold.

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MARCH 19, 2019

At the same time, major brands have backed integrations taking place during conferences. The news comes as lifestyle brand Goop was opening its first permanent store in New York City’s SoHo district after experimenting with a pop-up shop on Long Island, among other locations.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

eCommerce brands are opening up pop-up shops in cities to test out brick-and-mortar retail, and Recess is using this platform to highlight its hemp-extract beverages in a temporary space in New York City that is dubbed the Take A Recess IRL Pop-Up. On a seasonally adjusted basis, retail sales dropped by 1.2 in December.

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DECEMBER 4, 2019

With its perfume that has a cult-like following, Glossier is opening temporary shops in seven Nordstrom locations, with the inclusion of the retailer’s New York flagship. A Nordstrom partnership should help Glossier reach more shoppers who don’t reside close to its Los Angeles and New York stores, per the report.

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JANUARY 21, 2020

As it moves into the business of cannabis retail and hangs out its shingle in the industry, High Times is opening its own brick-and-mortar stores this year. announced it would be bringing a flagship retail store to Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Hightimes Holding Corp. Marijuana is legal in 11 states in the U.S.

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AUGUST 31, 2020

RTW Retailwinds , a New York-based specialty apparel retailer, announced the Saadia Group agreed to purchase its eCommerce business at a bankruptcy auction Friday (Aug. Saadia’s winning bid topped Sunrise Brands, a Los Angeles-based clothing manufacturer, of $20 million, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

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