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  • Nine West Jeanswear Group becomes One Jeanswear Group

    New York - Nine West Jeanswear Group Inc., formerly known as Jones Jeanswear Group, is changing its name to One Jeanswear Group Inc. This change is an additional step in giving the Jeanswear division a distinct identity as an independent operating company within Nine West Holdings, Inc., a portfolio company of Sycamore Partners.

  • Study: Grand Forks mall leads in local shoppers

    San Francisco – The Grand Cities Mall in Grand Forks, North Dakota leads all U.S. shopping malls in both the presence of shoppers who live and the presence of shoppers who work within three miles.

  • Former Tesco exec tapped as Kmart's president and chief member officer

    Sears Holdings has appointed former Tesco executive Alasdair James as president and chief member officer for the Kmart business.

    In this role, James will be responsible for driving the Kmart format strategy, managing the Kmart P&L and aligning merchandise, marketing, pricing and selling with the needs and wants of Shop Your Way members.

  • NYC’s first enclosed mall in 40 years officially opens

    New York -- The Mall at Bay Plaza, New York City’s first enclosed fashion mall in over 40 years, officially opens on Aug. 14.

  • Barneys settles racial profiling case

    New York -- Barneys New York has settled its profiling and racial discrimination case, agreeing to pay $525,000 and implement measures to address potential future profiling chances.

    The retailer’s Madison Avenue store has been under investigation by the New York State Attorney General’s office for the past nine months.

  • Sears Holdings names Tesco exec as Kmart's president and chief member officer

    Hoffman Estates, Ill. -- Sears Holdings announced that Alasdair James has joined the company as president and chief member officer for the Kmart business.

    James is a seven-year veteran of Tesco, where he held roles of increasing responsibility, most recently as commercial director for the company's global business unit. Prior to that, he spent two years managing Tesco's China operations as executive VP and commercial director.

  • MasterCard report: U.S. retail sales up 4.6% in July

    New York -- The latest SpendingPulse report from MasterCard showed that U.S. retail sales rose 4.6% year-over-year in July, the largest year-over-year gain since October 2012.

    Lodging, Airlines and Restaurants were among the top categories for U.S. retail sales last month, while Automotive, Grocery and Luxury items (excluding Jewelry) were less sought after by consumers.

  • Nordstrom unveils first-ever give-back brand

    Nordstrom has launched its first-ever private label give-back brand, Treasure&Bond, which will be available in the T.B.D. clothing department at 86 stores around the country and on nordstrom.com.

    Five percent of net profits of Treasure&Bond will go to nonprofits that work to empower women and girls.

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