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  • IHL: Softgoods retailers prefer these two POS vendors

    Franklin, Tenn. – When it comes to their POS systems, specialty softgoods retailers have two clear preferences.

  • Destination Maternity swings to loss in tough Q2

    Moorestown, N.J. – Destination Maternity Corp. swung to a loss in a generally difficult second quarter of fiscal 2015.

    Costs related to store closures and headquarters relocation helped drive the retailer to a net loss of $2.68 million from net income of $321,000 a year earlier.

  • Destination Xl sees more room for expansion

    Specialty men’s retailer Destination XL Inc. reported Thursday that it shrank its net loss in the second quarter.

  • Bebe looks to China for growth

    Brisbane, Calif. – Bebe Stores Inc. continues to expand its global presence.

    Bebe announced it has signed a five-year strategic cooperation agreement with Shanghai-based brand agency Longgoal LLC to open between 60 and 150 Bebe stores, shop-in-shops and third-party retailers in Greater China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. The first store is expected to open in the summer of 2016.

  • J.C. Penney, Bluemercury to speak at Texas A&M Summit

    Dallas – Some major retailers are participating in the 30th Retailing Summit conference hosted by The Texas A&M University’s Center for Retailing Studies at Mays Business School.

    Marvin Ellison, the new CEO of The J.C. Penney Co. Inc. and Barry Beck, co-founder and COO of Bluemercury, which was recently purchased by Macy’s, will be among the speakers at the conference, held Oct. 8-9 at the Westin Galleria in Dallas.

  • Carhartt opens flagship store where it all began

    Workwear brand Carhartt has opened a flagship in the city where it was founded in 1889.  

  • Early look at Macy’s Backstage store

    New York -- Macy’s is set to unveil its new store banner, the off-price Macy’s Backstage, in the Queens borough of New York City and Huntington, New York, on Sept. 2.

    The store offers a no-frills shopping experience, according to the Associated Press, which was given a sneak peek at the new format.

    Click here for the story.

  • J. Crew swings to loss

    New York — It was tough sledding for J. Crew Group in the second quarter as its namesake brand continued to decline.   The retailer swung to a net loss of $13.6 million for the quarter, ended Aug. 1,  compared with earnings of $10.8 million in the year-ago period.    Revenue fell 5% to $593.6 million.  
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