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Gap, Reliance Retail Partner to Sell Brand in India

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as its official retailer across all channels in India. The long-term franchise agreement will allow Reliance to introduce Gap’s latest offerings through a mix of exclusive brand stores, multi-brand store expressions and digital commerce platforms. has named Reliance Retail Ltd. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We

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Nordstrom Takes Stake in Topshop Brands, Launches Joint Venture with ASOS

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Now, Nordstrom will have the exclusive multi-channel retail rights for both brands in all of North America, including Canada, and own a minority stake globally. While ASOS will retain operational and creative control of the Topshop brands, the new shared ownership model will ensure close collaboration between Nordstrom and ASOS.

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Kendra Scott Steps Down as CEO of Namesake Brand, Tom Nolan to Take the Reins

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Kendra Scott is stepping down as CEO of her eponymous Kendra Scott fashion accessories brand, and current President Tom Nolan will move into the role. Tom is an experienced executive with a relentless focus on the customer, operational rigor and strong expertise in digital transformation.

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Inside Natori’s Transformation from High-End Wholesaler to Omnichannel Brand

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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 Ken Natori wasn’t a fashion executive, and that made him the perfect fit to lead the transformation of this designer label into an omnichannel brand. “My

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Saks.com Spin-Out: Genius Move or Opportunistic Folly?

Steve Dennis

is planning to split its online and brick-and-mortar operations into two companies, and then take Saks.com public, immediately strikes me as one of the dumbest strategic decisions I have heard in a long, long time. The long-term profitable growth prospects for high-end fashion pure-plays are far from certain. The lines are blurring.

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Amazon’s Counterintuitive Next Big Move — Helping Brands Sell Off Amazon

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New offerings unveiled at Accelerate will help Amazon sellers: Deliver better experiences on their DTC site; More efficiently warehouse and ship product across all their selling channels , even if that means other marketplaces or brick-and-mortar retailers; and Drive customers from Amazon to their owned channels to make a purchase.

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Ulta Beauty, American Eagle Share How Supply Chain Investments Can Drive the Entire Company

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“We’ll have lots and blocks that will be assigned to them, and they [will] only have to navigate through a couple of rows within a distribution center, compared to the multi-level pick tower that they have to operate with today. This will reduce walking for our associates by 47%.”.

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