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4/19/2021
15 : 44

April 15 - Bezos pens final shareholder letter | Macy's expands off price

Amazon's Jeff Bezos: 'We need a better vision for our employees' success'; Macy's Backstage opening 45 shop-in-shops; How 5 companies are tackling issues with sustainable packaging
4/19/2021
15 : 39

Weekender: Urban Outfitters taps Nordstrom vet to lead Anthropologie

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4/14/2021
16 : 24

April 14 - Stitch Fix's Katrina Lake to exit CEO role | Dollar General to hire 20K

Dollar General to hire 20K new employees across its business; Stitch Fix founder to step down as chief executive; Kohl's shakes up board, pacifying activists; Hardest hit: Who is still at risk
4/13/2021
17 : 14

April 13 - Anthropologie taps new CEO | Activist investors come for Genesco

Urban Outfitters taps Nordstrom vet to lead Anthropologie; Genesco activist looks to take over board, blasts acquisition strategy; How the pandemic drove retailers to on-demand warehousing; Grove
4/10/2021
16 : 4

Weekender: Dick's debuts experiential House of Sport store concept

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4/9/2021
16 : 44

April 9 - Will malls be saved by the suburbs? | Moody's pushes fashion to clean up

Nordstrom lightens financial burden taken on amid pandemic with $675M bond sale; Moody's sees sustainability as opportunity for fashion, despite costs; Retail Therapy: The unlikely collab between
4/8/2021
16 : 24

April 8 - Best Buy pilots paid membership | Gen Z (still) favors Nike

Best Buy pilots $200 membership; Teen love for Nike appears to be unshakable; Retail in a post-COVID world: We need to go back to the way we were; GameStop to name Ryan Cohen as next chairman View
4/7/2021
16 : 34

April 7 - Target to spend $2B with Black-owned businesses | Mall vacancy hits a record

Target to spend over $2B with Black-owned companies by 2025; Mall vacancy rate hits another record high; Janie & Jack seeks growth overseas and online; Signet acquires jewelry rental startup
4/6/2021
17 : 14

April 6 - The Collected Group files Chapter 11 | Over 80K stores may close in 5 years

Fashion brand owner The Collected Group files for bankruptcy; UBS: More than 80K stores likely to close in the next 5 years; The omnichannel age is here — and it's expensive; Glossier taps L'
4/5/2021
16 : 44

April 5 - Dick's debuts experiential concept | Brookfield de-REITs

Brookfield mall REIT to be sold for $6.5B; Dick's debuts experiential House of Sport store concept; Malls tout proposed changes to REIT rules as good for retailers; Tailored Brands' emergency
4/3/2021
16 : 4

Weekender: Wells Fargo sees permanent consumer behavior shifts from the pandemic

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4/1/2021
16 : 24

April 1 - Harry's raises $155M | Consumer habits forever changed by the pandemic

With $155M in fresh capital, Harry's looks to add more brands; The pandemic may have changed some consumer habits permanently; 9 emerging DTCs to watch in 2021; Walmart, H&M among retailers in
3/31/2021
16 : 54

March 31 - Chewy posts first profit | Lululemon doubles digital business

Months out of bankruptcy, Neiman Marcus refinances $1.1B in debt; Lululemon more than doubles e-commerce in 2020; Un-Limited: How Les Wexner ruled retail for 6 decades; Chewy reports first quarterly
3/31/2021
2 : 34

March 30 - GameStop taps Amazon vet | Online marketplaces oppose INFORM Act

Citing privacy concerns, some online marketplaces move against seller transparency; GameStop hires Amazon vet as chief growth officer; Home Depot, Lowe's build on supply chain foundations to make
3/29/2021
16 : 44

March 29 - Beauty, apparel sales could rebound | Walmart inks deal with Drew Barrymore

Wells Fargo sees permanent consumer behavior shifts from the pandemic; Banks reportedly seize equity stake in Mall of America; Drew Barrymore launches cookware brand at Walmart; The running list of
3/27/2021
16 : 14

Weekender: Report: Nike drops DSW, Urban Outfitters, Macy's in quest for more DTC sales

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3/26/2021
16 : 34

March 26 - Gap sells Janie and Jack | Nike reportedly drops Urban Outfitters, DSW

Gap Inc. sells off Janie and Jack after 2 years; L Brands gets a boost from stimulus and easing pandemic rules; Report: Nike drops DSW, Urban Outfitters, Macy's in quest for more DTC sales; The
3/25/2021
16 : 54

March 25 - Art Peck joins the SPAC craze | Fanatics raises $320M

Ex-Gap CEO Art Peck launches $200M SPAC; Fanatics hits $12.8B valuation after latest funding round; Consumers set a high customer service bar, but not every brand can deliver; Amazon tests book clubs
3/24/2021
17 : 14

March 24 - Retailers back anti-counterfeit bill | Chico's names chief digital officer

Retailers embrace Senate effort to fight fakes sold through marketplaces; GameStop lays out an 'anti-climactic' 2021 plan after highly anticipated Q4 report; How Nike is using DTC and data to
3/23/2021
16 : 34

March 23 - Stitch Fix gains another Amazon vet | A look at Nike's DTC strategy

Destination XL gets $17.5M lifeline; Second Amazon exec jumps to Stitch Fix; 6 charts show how a pandemic upended retail supply chains; Williams-Sonoma to expand manufacturing, distribution capacity by