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May 10, 2013
Marks & Spencer puts new spin on 'clicks & bricks' with innovative Amsterdam store

British retailer Marks & Spencer takes a giant leap forward in its goal of becoming a multichannel leader with the opening of its innovative new concept store in Amsterdam.

May 8, 2013
Marks & Spencer Combines Clicks & Bricks in Amsterdam

British retailer Marks & Spencer takes a giant leap forward in its goal to becoming a multichannel leader with the opening of its new concept store in Amsterdam.

May 6, 2013
Destination XL launches ad campaign to support expansion

Destination XL Group on May 5 launched a national advertising campaign designed to draw attention to the many challenges men who wear extra large sizes face when shopping for clothes and position Destination XO stores as the one-stop-shopping solution for the style needs of this underserved consumer.

April 11, 2013
The J.C. Penney Debacle: Five Lessons Learned

Here are the five lessons I learned from the J.C. Penney debacle — unfortunately we knew all of this before Ron took his ideas to market.

April 2, 2013
The Power of the Pop-Up: Is It Here to Stay?

Here’s an interesting take on pop-up stores by Felicity Pogson, associate design director, interiors, Dalziel & Pow, London:

February 21, 2013
Lowe’s names SVP customer experience design

Lowe’s announced that Lara Lee will join the company as SVP customer experience design, effective Feb. 25.

February 20, 2013
Michael Kors to sell 3 million shares

As shares of his company reached an all-time high, fashion designer and retailer Michael Kors will sell 3 million of his shares as part of a secondary offering of 25 million shares, according to a Tuesday regulatory filing.

February 12, 2013
Michael Kors profit dips in Q3; nearly doubles full-year forecast

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. reported that profit for the quarter ended Dec. 29 decreased to $636.8 million, compared with $373.6 million in the year-ago period.

January 15, 2013
PPR to expand Christopher Kane brand and open boutiques

French luxury group PPR’s announcement that it has acquired 51% of British fashion brand Christopher Kane means that the luxury designer will soon have branded boutiques.

November 12, 2012
Marimekko expanding to West Coast

Marimekko will open a flagship in the heart of Beverly Hills, Calif., on Nov. 15.

October 23, 2012
Kate Spade New York announces new brand, new store

Kate Spade New York said it is unveiling a new apparel and accessories brand, Kate Spade Saturday, which will officially launch in Japan in February 2013 through e-commerce at Saturday.jp and a flagship store in Tokyo.

September 17, 2012
Gap Inc. names H&M designer as creative director for namesake brand

Gap Inc. said it has named Rebekka Bay as creative director and executive VP for Gap Global Design, effective Oct. 1.

September 10, 2012
Progressive AE and Design Plus announce merger

Progressive AE and Design Plus, both of which are based in Grand Raids, Mich., announced they have merged to create one of the area’s largest full-service design firms specializing in architecture, engineering and interior design.

August 29, 2012
Best Buy tops list of most effective back-to-school advertisers

Best Buy tops a list of the most effective back-to-school advertisers, according to Ace Metrix, which provides television and video analytics. An ad promoting free kids’ haircuts at J.C. Penney also was a top perfomer.

August 28, 2012
7-Eleven TV taps Premier Retail Networks as exclusive ad sales representative

Premier Retail Networks LLC and Digital Display Networks Inc., creator and operator of 7-Eleven TV, announced a multi-year agreement under which PRN will be the exclusive advertising representative for 7-Eleven® TV.

July 2, 2012
Going Fast: Executive Retention Challenges and Solutions for the Retail Industry

By Christine Rivers, Hay Group

June 27, 2012
All Mixed Up

I mentioned briefly in my last column that I’ve been a little puzzled by what seems to be an industry-wide reluctance to design and develop, and in many cases redevelop centers into, true mixed-use venues. It’s not that our industry doesn’t get excited about mixed-use spaces — they clearly do. But, something is getting lost between the glamorous articles and design concepts, and the real-world execution.

June 21, 2012
How to stop the retail executive exodus

Compared with most other industries, retail companies face shorter time horizons and tighter metrics. The pressure to perform is great, which perhaps explains why many retail firms are having trouble holding onto their top executives.

For example, one major U.S. retailer recently suffered the departures of a senior marketing executive, a division president and another executive VP, all within the space of a few months. One of those executives had lasted only five months, while another had a tenure of less than two years.

June 7, 2012
Kate Spade New York to buy out JV partner, continue international push

Kate Spade New York announced that it will buy its Japanese JV partner Sanei International’s 51% share in Kate Spade Japan.

February 23, 2012
H-E-B unveils colorful ad campaign

Branding agency The Richards Group said Wednesday that, on behalf of client H-E-B Grocery Co., it has selected production company King and Country to create six new spots featuring a mixture of kids, family pets, animated typography, and the red and white colors from H-E-B's logo.

January 11, 2012
Report: India to allow certain single-brand retailers to open

India on Tuesday opened the door to allowing select types of single-brand retail chains to operate fully owned stores in the country, according to the New York Times.

December 14, 2011
Kohl's expands Vera Wang partnership to juniors category

Kohl’s Corp. said that it has expanded its partnership with Vera Wang Group to launch Princess Vera Wang, a junior collection that will be sold exclusively by Kohl’s beginning August 2012.

November 15, 2011
Charlotte Russe selects Fluid Inc. to redesign web and mobile sites

Charlotte Russe Holding said Tuesday it has selected digital shopping solution-provider Fluid Inc. to redesign its e-commerce web and mobile sites.

November 11, 2011
Kohl’s adds $30 million to holiday ad budget; most spent on digital, social media

A Friday report in Advertising Age said that Kohl’s Corp. has added $30 million to its fourth quarter marketing spend in order to pad its efforts to garner holiday shopping dollars.

November 3, 2011
Jones Lang LaSalle in turnkey branding initiative for Nextel

Commercial real estate services firm Jones Lang LaSalle will complete the rebrand, design and build-out of retail locations for mobile communications provider NII Holdings for its licensed Nextel brand in Latin America as part of a turnkey brand implementation strategy.

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