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  • Department store retailer hires debt advisor

    Hudson’s Bay Co. has brought in professional advice regarding its potential merger with Neiman Marcus.    The Canadian department store company has hired a debt restructuring adviser, investment bank Evercore Partners Inc., to review the potential acquisition and provide Hudson’s Bay Executives with ways on how it could proceed without Hudson’s Bay assuming Neiman Marcus’ full debt, according to a Reuters report on CNBC.com.     

  • Merger talks between luxury department store companies hit a snag

    Is Neiman Marcus about to be involved in a lawsuit as opposed to a merger?  

  • Luxury department store retailer takes on more debt

    Neiman Marcus’ debt burden just got heavier.   The luxury retailer will make interest payments over the next six months with new debt to preserve its cash and bank line of credit.   Instead of making a current $29 million cash interest payment on $600 million notes due in 2021Neiman Marcus will issue more bonds to holders to cover the 9.5% interest, the Dallas News reported.  

  • Study: Shopping habits differ across generations of shoppers

    There is clearly a “generation gap” when it comes to how — and where — different customer segments choose to shop.   This was according to a recent study from Dealspotr, a crowdsourcing platform for savings. The firm launched an online survey among respondents across age groups, including Generation Z (20 and under), Millennial (21 to 35), Generation X (36 to 52), and Baby Boomers (53 and above), and monitored their visits to fashion-related areas across the Dealspotr website.  

  • Luxury retailer taps Bergdorf Goodman exec to lead brand growth

    Coach Inc. has tapped a 26-year fashion veteran to lead the company as its expands its brand portfolio.   Joshua Schulman has been named president and CEO of the Coach brand, effective June 5. In this newly created role, Schulman will be responsible for all aspects of the brand globally, reporting directly to Victor Luis, CEO of Coach, Inc. This new leadership structure follows the 2015 acquisition of Stuart Weitzman, and is an important step in Coach, Inc.’s evolution as a customer-focused, multi-brand organization, the retailer said.

  • The Science Behind Successful Online Gifting & What To Avoid To Protect Your Brand

    People love to give gifts.   

  • Neiman Marcus exploring options — including sale

    Neiman Marcus posted another quarter of declines for its second quarter.   For the period ended January 28, 2017, the chain reported total revenues of $1.40 billion, a decrease of 6.1% compared to $1.49 billion for the second quarter of fiscal year 2016. Comparable revenues decreased 6.8%.   

  • Neiman Marcus exploring options to cut debt

    Luxury department store retailer Neiman Marcus is looking for relief from its heavy debt.   The company has hired Lazard Ltd. to explore debt restructuring options, but it is no immediate risk of bankruptcy, reported Reuters.   
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