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  • Target to give a top-performing store a total makeover

    Target plans to renovate its downtown Minneapolis flagship, adding an array of new features.   The discounter will invest $10 million in a full-store remodel for the location, which opened in 2001, reported The Journal.     Less ambitious updates are planned for other Target stores in the Twin Cities area.    

  • VF Corp. sales slip in Q4

    An inconsistent U.S. marketplace and the sale of one of its business units contributed to lower fourth quarter sales for VF Corp.   The company, whose brands include The North Face and Timberland, reported that its net sales fell 0.1% to of $3.2 billion, for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2016.    Total revenue came in at $3.3 billion, down 0.2%.  

  • Early Internet sensation goes private

    The $500 million sale of online diamond and jewelry retailer Blue Nile has been completed.   The company was acquired by an investor group comprised of Bain Capital Private Equity, Bow Street and Adama Partners for $40.75 per share in cash. The transaction, first announced on Nov. 7, 2016, was approved by shareholders on Feb.2, 2017.  

  • DWM Facilities Maintenance in Florida expansion

    DWM Facilities Maintenance has opened a new office in Orlando, Florida. The new office will help facilitate the company’s recent growth.   

  • Report: Apparel company makes a play for bankrupt specialty retailer

    A new company is interested in The Limited.   Sunrise Brands LLC has bid for the bankrupt apparel retailer’s e-commerce business and intellectual property, a move that challenges a $26.3 million offer from private equity firm Sycamore Partners, Reuters said.   

  • Another sporting goods retailer calling it quits

    It’s closing time for MC Sports.   The chain, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Feb. 14, is closing all 66 of its stores across the Midwest. A joint venture between Tiger Capital Group and Great American Group is conducting the going-out-of-business sales, which are now underway.  

  • Report: Fragrance retailer exploring options

    Declining mall traffic is taking a toll on Perfumania.   Perfumania Holdings Inc. has hired advisers to explore strategic alternatives, including a debt restructuring, Reuters reported. It also plans to negotiate with landlords to exit some of its 313 Perfumania stores.   The company recorded debt of approximately $164 million on Oct. 29 and $2.1 million in cash and cash equivalents, the report said.  

  • Report: Man charged with attempting to plant bombs in Target stores

    Target Corp. is the central player in a drama that even Hollywood wouldn’t dream    A Florida man has been charged with plotting to bomb Target stores along the East Coast — an attempt to cheapen the company’s stock.  
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