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Designer Brands Q2 sales, earnings miss; slashes outlook

Designer Brands, parent company of DSW, reported disappointing second-quarter earnings and sales as customes but back spending in two key categories.

Designer Brands operates 499 U.S. stores along with 139 stores in Canada.

Associated Food Stores personalizes customer engagement

A regional grocery wholesaler and co-op is customizing shopper interactions at individual stores.

C-Suite Moves: August update

Here are the major leadership changes that occurred during April, starting with the most recent. (All changes have already taken effect unless otherwise noted.)

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First Look: Guizio opens first physical location in SoHo

A New York City-based womenswear brand is expanding into brick-and-mortar with its first location.

Guizio SoHo store

Amazon investing $10.4 billion in U.K. data centers

Amazon is making a major financial commitment to building, operating and maintaining cloud infrastructure in the U.K.

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First Look: Pop Mart opens first Texas store with two more on the way

Toy and entertainment retailer Pop Mart has opened its first store America’s second-largest state.
JCPenney enlists Shaq, Martha Stewart to host Prime Video promotions

Throughout the football season, JCPenney will be announcing special limited-time offers on Prime Video NFL broadcasts, with help from some famous partners.
GameStop swings to Q2 profit but sales plummet 30%; warns of more store closings

GameStop Corp. reported another quarter of disappointing revenue even as it swung to a surprise profit amid reduced costs.
Ross Stores makes CMO shakeup between banners

Ross Stores, Inc. is making changes to its merchandising leadership team.
Carvana develops second auto reconditioning center

An omnichannel platform for buying and selling used cars is further expanding its capabilities to auction reconditioned vehicles.
EXCLUSIVE: Q&A with CEO of Sandbox VR, operator of virtual reality venues

Sandbox VR, which operates venues where players compete and collaborate in immersive virtual reality games, is leaning into franchising to expand its footprint in the U.S. and across the globe.
Friday reigns supreme for coupon drops

Merchants have a favorite day when it comes to dropping coupons for online shopping.
Freddy's adds 21 stores to pipeline; to enter new state

Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers is continuing to roll out plans for new stores.
Thrive Market connects brands to members with Instacart

A membership-based online specialty grocer is teaming with a grocery technology company to deliver personalized brand promotions to customers.

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