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Walmart Launches 'Modern Fashion Brand'

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The retail giant is starting β€œa fashion essentials-inspired brand for both men and women created by our in-house design team,” the company said in a news release. At its core, this new brand is born from thoughtful, simple design, quality fabrics, modern silhouettes and styles updated for today.”. β€œAt Today (Sept.

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Authentic Brands Could Buy Arcadia Group And Debenhams

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Authentic Brands is said to be in talks with Debenhams and Arcadia Group administrators, with unnamed sources claiming that the retail company is mulling a bid for the Sir Philip Green retail empire and the retailer, Retail Gazette reported. In October, news surfaced that coronavirus cases were beginning to jump in the U.S.

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Tailored Brands Might Seek Bankruptcy Due To Pandemic

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Men’s Wearhouse owner Tailored Brands might be the next significant retail company in the United States to make a bankruptcy filing as the COVID-19 crisis unfolds. Tailored Brands has approximately 1,400 U.S. Tailored Brands had $201 million in unrestricted cash on hand in early June. A Bank and 40 percent at K&G.

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Foot Locker’s Sales Spike Is Good News For NikeΒ 

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Good news from athletic retailer Foot Locker looks like it’s good news for shoe giant Nike as well. So does recent good news from sporting goods retailer Hibbett Sports , which also reported that it expected comparable store sales to rise more than 70 percent for Q2. on the news. percent to a $105.41 The stock is up 75.68

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Sensory Branding: Right Scent, Right Time?

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Sensory branding is having a moment. These are some admittedly β€œout there” examples of sensory branding, which is popular lately for several reasons. Supplementing the β€œsight” of marketing and branding with a taste or a sound creates an entirely new set of tools to attract consumers.

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Digital Shift Gives Rise To DTC Brands

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The second is the rise of direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands. It also accelerated the rise of DTC brands, but not for the same reasons. DTC brands drove into the pandemic and adapted to it to catch the digital shift. There are two kinds of DTC brands that have arisen. The Rise Of DTC-Only Brands.

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Why Amazon Created A Separate Brand For Designer Fashion

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β€œYou're no longer bound to the few brands you engage with,” she said. You really have a myriad of options, whether you're engaging with somebody on Instagram, [shopping with] a new brand or a B2C brand. For luxury now, all of a sudden there [is] competition.” . The Market’s Latest Entrant: Amazon Luxury Stores .

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