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Reports: Nike Cutting Ties With Six Retailers, Including DSW and Urban Outfitters

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Nike has reportedly closed its accounts with DSW , Urban Outfitters , Shoe Show , Dunham’s Sports , Olympia Sports and Big 5 Sporting Goods as the retailer pulls out of specialty retailers and department stores, according to Forbes and other media outlets. These aren’t the first retailers to lose Nike as a supplier.

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HBC Splits Saks OFF 5TH Into Online and In-Store Businesses — a Path Other Brands May Follow

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HBC will spin off the ecommerce operations of Saks OFF 5TH into its own independent entity through a partnership with Insight Partners. The brick-and-mortar operations of Saks OFF 5TH’s, which consists of 105 stores, will become a separate entity called O5 and remain wholly owned by HBC.

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How Retailers Can Bring Creativity and Originality Back to Private Label Products

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Twenty years ago, retailers aiming to launch new store brands to fend off the negative associations created by the “generics era” would say to their design agencies, “Get this as close to the national brand target as you possibly can.” Look closely at the latest crop of newly launched store brands in grocery and retail.

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Work World Enlists Retail Site Selection Tools to Double Footprint

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Workwear and safety equipment retailer Work World is deploying a suite of tools from SiteSeer Technologies to select new retail sites as it doubles its footprint over the next three years through acquisition and the addition of new locations.

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Customer Base, Digital Capabilities and Strategic Synergies are Driving Valuations in DTC Mergers and Acquisitions

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The mergers and acquisitions market remains strong for direct-to-consumer firms that operate across a spectrum of channels, but investors are now going back to the fundamentals and targeting companies with evidence of economic success. For others, it is necessary for survival. These types of synergies can be extremely valuable.

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How to Launch a Marketplace to be the Disruptor, not the Disrupted

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Some retailers lament the woes of Amazon and other marketplaces cutting into their sales, profit, market share and valuation. Some retailers launch their own marketplace to become the disruptor instead of the disrupted. Walmart, Target, Home Depot and most big box retailers run their own successful marketplaces.

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Luxury Lessons: What High-End Brands Can Teach Store Designers

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In an interview with Retail TouchPoints , Plenert outlined five key store design and experience lessons from the luxury sector. ” Constantly Test and Iterate Design Concepts Retailers like Macy’s have made headlines for their moves to right-size their store fleet and invest in new, much smaller , store formats and experiences.