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Belk Names Don Hendricks as Permanent CEO

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department store retailer in 2016 as its COO, and in 2019 Hendricks became responsible for Belk’s stores business. ” Prior to working with Belk, Hendricks served in COO and CIO roles at Hot Topic and Torrid , spending five years with the companies. Hendricks joined the Southeastern U.S.

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‘Heritage Sometimes Isn’t Enough’: Ralph Lauren CEO on the Brand’s Reinvention

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Our goal is to win over the new generation and the new generation is there.” “Wherever we show up in stores, we want to make sure it’s portrayed in a way that’s consistent,” he said. We believe in the metaverse,” Louvet said. and globally.

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Retail Design Trend Forecast: Mixed-Use Spaces and the ‘15-Minute City’

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According to the second annual report from the global architecture and design firm, shopping centers, malls and department stores are being transformed into mixed-use spaces, a trend that prioritizes the needs of consumers whose time is valuable as they change the ways they live, work, shop, dine, exercise and socialize.

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Claire’s Aims High (and Wide) with Next-Gen Paris Store, U.S. Grocery Expansion

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The publication will explore the latest fashion and pop culture trends and tackle topics like cyberbullying, self-acceptance and political policies through essays penned by Gen Z activists, artists and politicians. Claire’s will add two additional partners this spring, but did not identify the grocers.

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5 Trends from NRF 2023 That Retailers Can’t Ignore

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Here are five key trends for retailers to pay attention to as they strategize for the months and years ahead: Retail Media Networks (RMNs): One of the most important topics of the past 18 months, RMNs offer the opportunity for many grocers to expand their revenue by monetizing their data and scaling their on-site and off-site audience activation.

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Musings on Online vs. Offline Retail

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The online versus offline debate remains a hot topic in retail. It’s department stores, shopping centers and hypermarkets I’m most concerned for — not really big enough to sell “everything” anymore when you can get “anything from anywhere” online.

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What Does the Future Hold for Malls? Design Visionaries Share Their Predictions

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The shopping mall’s identity crisis has been an oft-discussed topic in the retail industry. Traditionally, department stores (and in turn malls) haven’t focused on creating this type of deeper, more meaningful connection. These consumers also have a desire to create connections with their favorite brands.