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  • Lilly Pulitzer, Vera Bradley make online gift giving easier, more personal

    Two specialty retailers are hoping to get more customers on board with e-gifting.    Lily Pulitzer and Vera Bradley have joined Loop Commerce’s e-gifting service and platform, GiftNow.   

  • Saks opens unusual health and wellness mecca

    Shoppers at Saks Fifth Avenue’s Manhattan flagship can now take a fitness class taught by ex-cons in addition to shopping for the latest fashions. They can even learn how to meditate.   The luxury department store has transformed its second floor into a health and fitness hub dubbed The Wellery. The 16,000-plus-sq.-ft. space is comprised of 20 individual spaces offering everything from fitness classes and exercise equipment to athleisure apparel and specialized beauty treatments. It will be open through October 2017.

  • SHOP TALK

    Trending Stores: The Frye Company’s location in Denver took top honors as Store of the Year in the 2017 Shop! store design competition. With a design that celebrates the artisan heritage of Frye, one of the country’s oldest footwear companies, the 2,460-sq.-ft. store has a warm and comfortable vibe, with a modern ski-lodge aesthetic. Local references include a massive working fireplace dressed with stone from local quarries, and rugs woven with American Indian motifs.

  • 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?  

  • Department store giant on hunt for a CFO

    Hudson’s Bay Company is losing its finance head.   The retailer said that CFO Paul Beesley has made the decision to resign in order to return home to Canada to be closer to his family. Beesley will continue in his role over the next two months to ensure a smooth transition. His last day with HBC will be July 7. HBC has engaged an executive search firm to assist in recruiting a new CFO.  

  • Report: Plenty of good options for filling vacated department store spaces

    As department stores trim their portfolios, the nation’s malls are being transformed.   

  • Hudson’s Bay Co. eyes reinvention amid steep Q4 loss, dismal year

    Hudson’s Bay Co. mirrored the challenges confronting the department store industry as it swung to a loss in its fourth quarter  and said it would cut costs and capital spending.   

  • Jet.com shuts down 'cash-back' rewards program

    The Jet Anywhere rewards program is preparing for its final descent.   As of May 1, Jet.com is pulling the plug on a program that rewards consumers for shopping on its retail portal. As shoppers enter the Jet Anywhere e-commerce portal, they can click through and shop at more than 600 retail partners, including Foot Locker, Land’s End, Saks Fifth Avenue, Lord & Taylor and Bloomingdales, among others.   
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