Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Steven Madden has completed its acquisition of the privately held women’s fashion label Almost Famous , further expanding its reach in the apparel category. Almost Famous markets products under its own brands (primarily Almost Famous), which can be found at retailers including Kohl’s , Macy’s , Walmart and Amazon Fashion.

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365 Retail

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The huge increase in online shopping over the past decade or so has had a major impact on department stores, with many consumers turning to Amazon, eBay and other online shops for shopping, rather than a more traditional trip out to a physical store. Changing culture of shopping.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

has partnered with the global brand management firm WHP Global — which owns the Toys ‘R’ Us and Babies ‘R’ Us brands as well as a stake in Express — to acquire the New York-based fashion brand Rag & Bone. Rag & Bone currently operates 34 stores in the U.S. The deal is expected to close during Q1 of the Guess? in a statement. “It

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Just in time for New York Fashion Week, the iconic, now defunct luxury department store Barneys New York has made its return to fashion, albeit not in a way that many of the brand’s devotees would have imagined. Fast fashion retailer Forever 21 has released a limited-edition collection featuring the Barneys brand.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 20, 2022

The designer fashion brand launched its own ecommerce operation in 2008, at a time when many other high-end specialty labels were still turning up their noses at digital. But come 2006, 2007 we really started to see that loyalty go away, and the bigger piece of it was [that] fewer people were going into department stores overall.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 13, 2021

A new range of Forever 21 fashions has debuted at 100 JCPenney stores across the U.S. The move marks the latest bid by the perennially challenged department store chain to turn around, by bolstering its appeal with teens and young adults. JCPenney isn’t Forever 21’s first foray into department stores.

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365 Retail

JULY 26, 2023

Anthropics Technology, makers of AI-powered Zyler Virtual Try-On, has announced a partnership with John Lewis, one of the UK’s leading department stores, and rental specialist HURR, to introduce virtual try-on technology to their fashion rental website.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 25, 2023

Customers also will have the opportunity to participate in Worn Again via a series of experimental circular destinations and experiences at Selfridges’ London, Manchester and Birmingham stores as well as at Selfridges.com.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 1, 2022

Fashion designer Jonathan Koon has teamed up with the retail-focused metaverse world Highstreet to launch a “phygital” experience at Saks Fifth Avenue , Neiman Marcus , Selfridges and a number of other retailers that is designed to “transport shoppers into the metaverse.”. Check out this video to see how it all works.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Chanel, Ralph Lauren and Nespresso each have their own dedicated “floor” in the virtual store that users can transition between by using the virtual elevator. The experience is designed to allow each brand to communicate its own story within a cohesive Bloomingdale’s setting, much like a real-life department store.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 16, 2021

Hudson’s Bay is betting that attracting younger Gen Z and millennial shoppers will be essential for staying relevant and reinventing the department store category. The retailer and Forever 21 , working through YM Inc., Hudson’s Bay already introduced Mango Men, Sanctuary, Sweaty Betty, AFRM, Rollas Denim and others in the spring.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 6, 2023

Claire’s is celebrating the opening of its next-generation store in Paris with a Fashion Week event on March 6, 2023 that will spotlight the brand’s partnership with fashion designer Nicola Formichetti and V Magazine. At the same time the brand also is expanding its presence across grocery stores in the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 22, 2021

From 2004 to 2016, Akeroyd was CEO of Alexander McQueen , and he also has held a number of senior fashion roles at London-based luxury department store Harrods. Jonathan is an experienced leader with a strong track record in building global luxury fashion brands and driving profitable growth,” Murphy said in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 15, 2021

Known as the oldest department store in the U.S., Childrenswear, fashion accessories and footwear will join the mix in the second half of 2021. Lord & Taylor has a deep retail history that spans 195 years and a tradition of innovation and countless fashion firsts,” Saadia told WWD. “We

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Forrester eCommerce

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Le Tote Buys Lord + Taylor — A Most Peculiar Way To Buy Growth Fashion subscription company Le Tote agreed to acquire the storied (if tired) department store Lord + Taylor. We have several questions. For starters, the price. Le Tote, a popular yet relatively nascent rental company, has raised $62.5

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

As consumers work to check off their holiday shopping lists, many will be flocking to physical stores. Department stores, specialty retailers and luxury brands alike will display their holiday spirit using best-in-class design and storytelling strategies to draw these shoppers in.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 24, 2024

A Tailored Retail Experience In the era of mass production and fast fashion, personalization has become a key element in attracting and retaining visitors. Major department stores are leaning toward repurposing and reskinning existing fixtures, saving costs and minimizing environmental impact.

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Steve Dennis

MARCH 11, 2018

department stores reported earnings recently, a certain level of ebullience took hold. And in the otherworldliness that is the stock market, Nordstrom — the only department store with a truly distinctive value proposition and objectively good results — traded down on its failure to live up to expectations. As most U.S.

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Sailthru

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

As digital transformation takes over, department stores are particularly susceptible to the retail apocalypse. On the surface, fashion and apparel sounds like a broad enough category that it’s easy to think they don’t have their own obstacles. as they aggressively invest in private labels.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 19, 2022

“Wherever we show up in stores, we want to make sure it’s portrayed in a way that’s consistent,” he said. Although Ralph Lauren has exited some mid-tier department stores, Louvet maintained his stance that department stores will continue to play a role in the Ralph Lauren ecosystem both in the U.S. and globally.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 27, 2022

During a time of continued C-suite transition, department store retailer Belk has appointed MaryAnne Morin as its President and Chief Merchandising Officer. Kolbe left Belk after co-founding eco-conscious fashion and textile company HyperNatural. Morin will manage Belk’s merchandising, planning and private brands.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 7, 2023

The latest batch of store openings marks dd’s Discounts’ entry into Wisconsin and has led to a larger presence for both banners in California, Texas and Florida. This is the second year in a row when Ross Stores will grow its footprint by 100 locations while maintaining the same ratio of Ross to dd’s shops.

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RetailDive

MARCH 12, 2024

Michael Krans is joining the department store from Walmart Connect, where he led the fashion team.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 9, 2023

The closures are part of the retailer’s Polaris growth strategy , which aims to stabilize the department store as it pursues a return to growth. The Polaris strategy, which involves a combination of customer, operations and store footprint-based initiatives, has had mixed success.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 17, 2022

At the same time, the rental and fast fashion sectors are expected to remain relatively flat, and department stores, value chains and mid-priced specialty retail will lose ground. Value is always in fashion when economic uncertainty is high.”. Retailers and Brands Take the Baton.

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Steve Dennis

MAY 29, 2018

Then Kohl’s followed up with a similarly surprising upside report that led some to conclude that maybe, just maybe, the long-beleaguered department store sector might be seeing a resurgence or—dare we say it out loud?—the The moderate department store sector has been in decline for a long, long time.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 20, 2022

Amazon has announced plans for its first-ever physical fashion store — dubbed Amazon Style — which will feature women’s and men’s apparel, shoes and accessories. The first Amazon Style store is set to open later this year at The Americana at Brand shopping mall in Los Angeles. “We The goal is an Everything Apparel Store IRL.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 29, 2022

Target has been experimenting with increasingly smaller concepts since 2020, when it began exploring sites for 6,000 -square-foot stores — half its then-current minimum size — as the retailer put more emphasis on curbside pickup and store-based fulfillment.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 19, 2021

The Saadia Group has officially relaunched the iconic department store brand Lord & Taylor as a digital “Collective Store.” Alongside classic favorites, the updated assortment will focus on up-and-coming and emerging brands, new launches across categories and a robust private label offering.

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Wiser

AUGUST 10, 2017

One noteworthy observation is the early adoption of the trend by large department stores, including Macy’s, Nordstrom, Kohl’s, and Target, while fast fashion retailers such as Forever 21 and Revolve Clothing arrive relatively later to the game. One interesting detail is the slight decline during this season. Conclusion.

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RetailWire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Bloomingdale’s is debuting a new virtual store to celebrate its 150th anniversary. The department store retailer’s CMO Frank German said that the virtual store builds on its past efforts experimenting with “virtual fashion shows and interactive windows.”

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 22, 2023

Today, Curacao operates stores that are at least 100,000 square feet in size and cover four main verticals — electronics, home, fashion, kids and babies — and 17 different subcategories. We don’t want to be just a store that sells stuff that everyone else sells ,” said Nerubay. We sound like them. We feel like them.”

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Macy’s Q4 and full-year 2020 results show signs of a turnaround for the department store, hard hit, like many of its counterparts, by the COVID-19 pandemic. Early actions guided by Polaris helped us broaden fashion categories including home, beauty and casual apparel, and improve the digital experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

Storied British department store chain Debenhams , which entered administration for the second time in April 2020, will live on online following the acquisition of its brand and websites by U.K.-based based digital fashion retailer Boohoo Group.

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RetailDive

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The fashion designer and singer joins the luxury brand as men’s creative director, while the department store plans up to six outlet openings by mid-April.

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365 Retail

MARCH 8, 2024

The 4,000 square foot store is scheduled to open its doors on March 14th at a prominent site off High Orchard Street, showcasing its acclaimed ‘second-hand department store’ model. They expressed eagerness to introduce Gloucester Quays’ visitors to a novel charity retail experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 14, 2021

Macy’s veteran Martine Reardon has taken on a new role at the N a tional Retail Federation as CMO and EVP of Content and Membership, following a 32-year tenure at the department store chain.

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