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  • Off-price retailer remembers 9/11 and city with mural

    New York -- The storefront of Century 21 Department Stores’ flagship in lower Manhattan has been given a stunning makeover to honor the city and in remembrance of the 9/11 terrorist attack.

    The off-price retailer has partnered once again with internally famous street artist Thierry Guetta (commonly referred to as Mr. Brainwash), who has painted a vibrant mural on a 65-sq.-ft. by 225-sq.-ft. wall on the flagship’s façade. The store is in the financial district and close to where the World Trade Center once stood.   

  • Crocs CFO leaving to join West Marine

    Crocs Inc. has a new interim finance chief after its CFO resigned to take the same position at West Marine.

    Jeff Lasher, who joined Crocs in 2009 and was named chief financial officer in 2011, will remain with the company through early November. Lasher plans to join West Marine, Inc. as chief financial officer in November.

  • H&M has big plans for new brand in U.S.

    Fast-fashion giant H&M is expanding its upscale store brand, Cos, in the United States.

  • Kroger makes four big senior leadership changes

    Cincinnati — Kroger on Thursday announced the appointment of four executive VPs to lead key lines of business.

  • Merchandising miss hits Christopher & Banks in Q2

    Minneapolis – A “merchandising misstep” took its toll on Christopher & Banks in its second quarter as sales decreased more than expected.

    The company posted a net loss of $710,000 in the quarter, compared to earnings of $3.36 million in the year-ago period.

  • Lululemon profits shrink in Q2

    Markdowns and the costs of expansion hurt Lululemon profits in the second quarter, but the athleisure retailer did post an impressive jump in same store sales.

  • Say hello to no-money-down leasing at Kmart

    With its same store sales ever on the decline, Kmart is making it even easier for shoppers to afford gifts this holiday season by introducing a new kind of layaway plan.

    The retailer announced that No Money Down Layaway is returning for its second year, and for the first time ever, Kmart is introducing No Money Down Leasing. 

    The National Retail Federation found that more than 40% of Americans begin shopping for the holidays prior to October and of those, 60% shop early in order to spread their budgets.

  • Another teen retailer in major shakeup

    A California-based teen retailer is launching a major expense reduction initiative in the wake of disappointing second quarter results.

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