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CVS Partners With Glamsquad To Offer In-Store Hair, Beauty Treatments

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Glamsquad is already available in four CVS BeautyIRL locations in Florida, Connecticut and Massachusetts, and additional locations are scheduled for 2019. Some of the services that will be available include blowouts, dry styling, braids, a 30-minute makeup refresher, skin services and manicures. and revenues of $46.7 billion respectively.

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Chapter 11 Watch: Tough Times For Uniqlo, PacSun Gets Lucky

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Retail’s constant chase for growth means that some or even most will never reach their goals. Normally, the week’s headlines are filled with merchants stuck in a death spiral of slow sales and lackluster supply chain management. Few are inevitably spared the fate in the long run.

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Big Names Embark On Spring Hiring Sprees

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Standing one’s ground in an Amazon -dominated retail market doesn’t happen by accident. Home Depot is one of the few who have managed it – indeed, the $200 billion home-improvement merchant has even seen 135 percent growth in the last five years. The retailer is looking to fill 11,000 new positions, of which 2,000 are management roles.

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Digital Bespoke Platforms Can Provide Brands With Valuable Data

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The new service, which may come within the next few months, would allow Blackstock & Weber to offer the Bespoke Program to customers in more markets: As of now, the program is only by appointment in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. He expects his shoes will pop up at a few retailers over the next eight to 12 months.

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While Some Malls Are On The Decline, Other Malls Bring In Billions In Sales

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A year after General Growth Properties’ (GGP) Providence Place opened in 1999, the mall boasted 120 tenants, including a slew of upmarket retailers, seven restaurants and two cinemas. million square feet of space — and quickly became a hot retail destination. But, since then, renovations have opened up spaces for new retailers.

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Ohio Lottery Makes A New Bet on Mobile

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Not only do gift cards stand as the most popular holiday present, according to the National Retail Federation and other sources, but a Blackhawk Network survey found that “44 percent of consumers surveyed are interested in receiving a gift card to play the lottery, while 43 percent would be interested in giving a lottery gift card.”.

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Behind Whole Foods’ Vendor Summit, New Landscape For Sellers — And Buyers

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The traditional grocery model has been one where the food company — in this case Whole Foods — would pay a broker to manage the flow of goods right to the end, when they’re stocked on shelves. Now, these same vendors have to work with Daymon, a retail strategy firm based in Connecticut and its subsidiary, SAS Retail Services.