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  • Rochester mall to make historic change

    The Marketplace Mall located in the Henrietta area of Rochester, New York, will convert to an outlet center.     The mall will undergo capital improvements, remerchandising of the retail mix, and will be rebranded as Marketplace Outlets. This is a first-of-its-kind full conversion of an enclosed regional mall to an outlet center.   

  • Pandora extends Synchrony financing agreement

    Synchrony Financial will continue to offer consumer financing to Pandora Jewelry customers.

    The two companies have announced a multi-year extension of their consumer financing program agreement. The program, which began in 2011, will continue to provide Pandora shoppers with access to a range of payment options through the Pandora Preferred card program. Special financing will be available at select concept stores nationwide.

  • Survey: What social platform influences back-to-school shoppers?

    The current school year is just ending, but consumers are already looking ahead to the fall.

    According to a new survey of 300 U.S. adults who plan on leading their families’ back-to-school shopping efforts from social engagement firm CrowdTap, blogs and social media conversations rival traditional advertising formats (e.g. magazine circulars and TV ads) when it comes to what drives back-to-school purchases.

  • May same-store sales fizzle

    With a couple of exceptions, May same-store sales figures reported by several major apparel, specialty and discount chains were less than impressive.

    First the good news. Bath & Body Works reported a 3% same-store sales lift for May 2016 compared to the same month a year earlier. Same-store sales at Costco Wholesale Corp. and L Brands were flat, which may not sound that encouraging but was better than most other retailers reporting figures for the month.

    Here is a roundup of other chains reporting negative same-store sales growth for the month.

  • Un-Boxing Retail

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  • Ascena Retail sales disappoint; cuts guidance

    A cold spring helped dampen sales and earnings at one of the nation’s leading apparel companies.
     
    Ascena Retail, whose brands include Ann Taylor, Loft, Lane Bryant, Catherines, Justice and Dressbarn, reported profit of $15 million in the third quarter, ended April 23, down from $24 million in the year-ago period.
     

  • Salesforce becomes e-commerce power with Demandware purchase

    The e-commerce landscape just shifted with the announcement Salesforce will purchase Demandware for $2.8 billion.
     
    Demandware’s recently enhanced flagship Commerce Cloud platform is one of the leading e-commerce solutions on the market. Notable retail Demandware users include Lands’ End, Marks & Spencer, Urban Decay, and True Religion. According to figures released by IHL in December 2015, Demandware is the number two retail SaaS company by installed revenue, trailing only Microsoft.
     

  • J.C. Penney refinancing real estate loan

    J.C. Penney Co. said Wednesday it is proposing to refinance a $2.25 billion senior secured term loan, and to extend the maturity of the loan, which is currently set at May 2018. The transaction is expected to be complete in June.

    Penney also reported positive same-store sales for its quarter-to-date through Memorial Day.
     

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