Parent company of U.K.’s Topshop goes into bankruptcyThe formerly high-flying Arcadia Group has come back down to earth with a thud. Fashion retailer Rainbow brightens omnichannel customer serviceRainbow Shops is bursting through the gloom of siloed data to provide customer service agents with crucial information needed to resolve issues. The digital edition of Chain Store Age’s November/December issue is now live! Find out what 2021 has in store for retail in the November/December issue of Chain Store Age. Tropical Smoothie Café in store milestone The pandemic has proved no match for Tropical Smoothie Café’s expansion. Black Friday cross-border e-commerce sales up 15% Consumers across the globe joined the U.S. in Black Friday shopping. Ascena Retail selling Ann Taylor, Loft and other brands for $540 million Ascena Retail Group has entered into a deal that will greatly boost Sycamore Partners’ retail portfolio. Stonewall Kitchen opens new store, cafe Stonewall Kitchen has opened up shop in Boston. Bed Bath & Beyond taps retail vet to lead merchandise planning Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. has named John Welling as senior VP, merchandise planning, allocation & operations, effective immediately. CPG: ‘Big six’ retailers up 18.5% combined, pointing to record holiday sales Customer Growth Partners has updated its holiday forecast to a 5.8% year-over-year growth, to a record $749 billion. Home Depot settles 2014 data-breach case Home Depot has agreed with 46 states and the District of Columbia to payout $17.5 million -- to be shared among the states -- to settle a 2014 data breach case. Dick’s Sporting Goods to launch new retail concept Dick’s Sporting Goods is going all-in on the outdoors and CEO Ed Stack is leading the charge. Foot Locker expands ‘power store’ concept to Canada Foot Locker is adding two new locations for its community-based “power” store format. First Previous 672 673 674 675 676 Next Last
