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  • Whole Foods Market bringing value format to Northeast

    Whole Foods Market has announced the first Northeast location for its streamlined and value-oriented 365 by Whole Foods Market concept.   The retailer will open a 365 store in Brooklyn, New York, in the Fort Greene neighborhood, not far from the Barclay Center. The opening date was not announced.   Whole Foods debuted the 365 format in 2016, and has opened three locations to date, in Silver Lake, Calif; Bellevue, Wash., and Lake Oswego, Oregon.  

  • Specialty apparel retailer to close some stores, restructure

    Another apparel retailer is looking to downsize its store portfolio.   BCBG Max Azria Group plans to close some stores as it turns its focus to licensing, e-commerce and selling through other retailers, Bloomberg reported.     

  • Amazon wins patent for a funky-looking truck

    Amazon has been issued a patent for the design of its Treasure Truck, a vehicle that cruises the streets of Seattle and is stocked with a couple of types of discounted products, Geek Wire reported.    Users of Amazon’s mobile shopping app receive alerts on their smartphones about the deals, which are sold on a first-come, first-served basis.    

  • American Apparel laying off employees as it closes factories

    Bankrupt American Apparel has started the final, most painful chapter in its drawn out saga.   Approximately 2,400 employees of bankrupt American Apparel will soon be out of a job as the company begins to close or sell its three factories in Southern California, reported The Los Angeles Times.    

  • Luxury home décor brand to open experiential store

    Frontgate is looking to create a unique shopping experience at its new location in Dallas.       The luxury home decor and furnishings retailer will open what it called its first experiential store in late May, in the Dallas suburbs. The 22,000-sq.-ft. store will be located at Legacy West, a luxury retail development in Plano, Texas.     Frontgate reaches most shoppers through its catalogs and website. The also company operates a handful of brick-and-mortar locations. 

  • Specialty apparel retailer files Chapter 11

    Limited Stores has taken another step in the liquidation process it started in December.   The women’s apparel retailer announced on Tuesday it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The chain also said it agreed to a "stalking horse" bid for its intellectual property and some related assets from an affiliate of private equity firm Sycamore Partners.     

  • Golf retailer continues expansion

    PGA Tour Superstore is celebrating the opening of its 28th U.S. store.   The privately held retailer has opened a store in Glendale, Arizona, its fifth location in the western state. Two more locations are in the works for 2017, with one in Hilton Head, South Carolina, and another in Jacksonville, Florida.  

  • Nordstrom to close Santa Ana mall store

    After nearly 30 years of doing business in the MainPlace Mall in Santa Ana, California, Nordstrom has announced it will be shuttering the location.  

  • Amazon poaches Target exec for Prime expansion

    One of Target’s rising stars is joining Amazon to drive Prime membership in international markets.   Jamil Ghani, Target’s former senior VP of strategy and innovation, will champion the growth of the retail giant’s Prime presence overseas. He will report to Greg Greeley, VP of Amazon Prime, and be based out of the company’s Seattle headquarters, according to ReCode.  

  • New credit card rewards Prime members

    Amazon has a new perk for its Prime members.   Through its partnership with Chase, Amazon is introducing the new Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Signature Card. Available exclusively to Amazon Prime members, the card offers users 5% back on all Amazon.com purchases, and rewards members for other purchases, including 2% back at restaurants, gas stations and drug stores, and 1% back on every other purchase.  
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