Apparel

Kohl’s Q4 earnings, sales top estimates; raises dividend
Kohl’s Corp. beat the Street for the fourth quarter as it closed the book on a disappointing year that did not meet its expectations.
Paper Source to rebrand Papyrus stores
Some Papyrus stores will live to see another day.

And the winners are…Chain Store Age’s 2020 Breakout Retailers Awards

Chain Store Age is proud to announce the winners of its Breakout Retailers Awards of 2020.
Diane von Furstenberg store teams up with Mastercard for AR

A luxury fashion brand is using augmented reality (AR) to provide digital discovery and engagement to shoppers at its Manhattan flagship.
Expert Opinion: How the bankruptcy system needs to change

Successful Chapter 11s for retailers have become few and far between.
Studs, next-gen version of Claire’s and Piercing Pagoda, is expanding

A start-up concept that aims to update the traditional mall ear-piercing experience has opened its second location.
Foot Locker runs slower in Q4; expanding ‘power store’ format

Weak holiday demand and a shorter shopping season took a bite out of Foot Locker’s sales in the fourth quarter.
Kathmandu drives sales with store traffic data

An Australian outdoor apparel and equipment retailer is applying analytics to everything from marketing to scheduling to operations.
Primark, H&M and Sephora to open at American Dream in mid-March

American Dream, the Ghermezian family’s New Jersey mega-mall, will open the retail wing of the 3-million-plus-sq.-ft. property on March 19, according to a report on CNBC.
Saks’ parent gets OK from shareholders to become private company

Hudson’s Bay Company is one step closer to going private.
Chico’s Q4 brings gains across all its brands; Soma leads comeback

Chico’s FAS narrowed its loss in a quarter that, for the first time in six years, brought increases across all its three brands.
Levi Strauss steps up with important new addition to family-leave benefit

Levi Strauss & Co. is widening the scope of its family benefits program.