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  • BCBG to get new lease on life

    Bankrupt fashion retailer BCBG Max Azria Group has reached an agreement on a comprehensive restructuring.   It includes the possible sale of nearly all the retailer's assets to Marquee Brands LLC and Global Brands Group Holding Limited. The completion of the transactions with Marquee and Global Brands are expected to immediately follow approval by the United States Bankruptcy Court. The expected closing date is no later than July 31, 2017.   

  • Report: Lowe’s outsourcing tech jobs

    Lowe's is making another round of job cuts.   The home improvement chain is laying off some 125 information technology workers and many of the jobs to India, The Charlotte Observer reported. Lowe’s currently employs approximately 1,000 people in information and technology and analytics in Bangalore, India.   

  • Report: Office supplies giant names new CIO as it gears up for big initiative

    Staples named a new technology chief who is expected to step up the company’s IT initiatives.  

  • Amazon lends more than $3 billion to third-party sellers

    Amazon’s lending program has hit epic proportions, with one-third of loans being granted in the last year, alone.   The online giant’s Amazon Lending program has surpassed $3 billion in loans to small businesses since the service launched in 2011. Specifically, Amazon has lent more than $1 billion to small businesses in the last 12 months, and more than 20,000 small businesses have received a loan from Amazon.  

  • Nordstrom may go private

    One of the nation's most successful department store retailers may remove itself from the scrutiny and pressure of Wall Street.    

  • Department store giant announces big job cuts as part of major restructuring

    Hudson's Bay Co., whose banners include Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor, has lowered the ax.  

  • Things looking up at 99 Cents Only Stores

    The turnaround at extreme-value retailer 99 Cents Only Stores appears to be taking hold.   The retailer reported that net sales for its first quarter, ended April 28, increased 6.7% to $547.5 million, from $512.9 million in the year-ago period. Same-store sales increased 6.9%, with higher customer traffic of 4.2%, and a higher average ticket of 2.5%.  

  • Industry Commentary: Nordstrom

    Greg Portell, lead partner in the retail practice of A.T. Kearney, a global strategy and management consulting firm, answers a few questions regarding the news that Nordstrom may go private.    What does this move mean for Nordstrom — how might it play out?  
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