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  • Neiman Marcus scraps IPO

    Neiman Marcus Group is not going public anytime soon.    In a filing on Friday, the luxury department store retailer said it would withdraw its initial public offering, having determined "that it is not in its best interests" to proceed with the initial public offering at the current time.     

  • Surprise — Gap had a happy holiday

    Gap Inc. turned in a positive holiday performance, reversing a string of declines, fueled by strong results from its Old Navy division and improvements by its namesake unit. The apparel giant also boosted its guidance for the year.    Gap’s net sales for the November and December holiday season edged up 1% compared to the year-ago period. Total same-store sales rose 2%.  

  • Holiday 2016: Shoppers more generous — and more last minute

    Online spending, and the amount of purchases made after the standard shipping deadline, were on the rise this holiday season.  

  • A less-than-merry holiday for department store retailers — including Penney

    Poor holiday sales results from Macy’s, Sears, and Kohl’s do not bode well for the already embattled department store sector. And now J.C. Penney has reported its own disappointing results.   

  • Closing time for The Limited stores

    Apparel retailer The Limited is out of the brick-and-mortar retail business.   The ailing chain, which has quietly been closing stores around the country for the past couple of weeks, announced the news with a short statement on its website on Friday, Jan. 6. The move was not unexpected. Limited has struggled amid increased competition from fast-fashion upstarts, both offline and online.   

  • Utah mall has replacement lined up for closing Macy’s

    CBL announced that it has a replacement anchor lined up for the Macy’s store closing at its Layton Hills Mall in Utah, one of 63 Macy’s locations slated to be shuttered this spring. One other Utah Macy’s is scheduled to close at Cottonwood Mall in Salt Lake City.   

  • Exhibitor to share ‘experiences’ at NRF’s upcoming Big Show

    One technology provider is forgoing a traditional show floor exhibit to illustrate how innovation will drive the next-generation retail experience.   

  • New CEOs to Watch

    The past year brought with it a changing of the guard, as many companies named new leaders to steer their ships in a transformed marketplace. Here are six newly arrived — or soon to arrive — CEOs to keep an eye on in 2017:

    Jeff Gennette, Macy’s: A 33-year company veteran who came up through the ranks, Gennette takes the reins from longtime CEO Terry Lundgren in the first quarter of this year.

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