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  • Amazon shutting down parent company of diapers.com

    Amazon is getting is shutting down one of its units after it failed to turn a profit.   The company pulling the plug on Quidsi, parent company of diapers.com, soap.com and several other shopping sites, which it purchased in 2010. The news was first reported by Bloomberg.   
  • The store of the year is…

    Shop!, the global non-profit trade association dedicated to enhancing retail environments and experiences, has announced the winners of its 46th year annual store design competition, and a specialty store took top honors.    
  • Lululemon stretches profits in Q4, but hedges 2017 outlook

    A stronger focus on product innovation and digital initiatives contributed to gains during Lululemon’s fourth quarter, but a slow start to the year impacted the company’s expectations for Q1 2017.  
  • No more tax-free shopping on Amazon

    The party is over for shoppers that enjoyed tax-free online shopping — on Amazon, anyway.   Starting on April 1, Amazon will collect sales tax from all states that have a tax levy. Only the five states that do not have a state sales tax — Alaska, Delaware, Oregon, Montana and New Hampshire — will remain exempt.   
  • Furniture retailer adopts poison pill

    Rent-A-Center Inc. has taken action to reduce the likelihood that an investor gains unsolicited control of the company.   The nation's largest rent-to-own operator has adopted a stockholder rights plan, or a so-called poison pill, that would become exercisable if a group buys 15% or more of its outstanding shares.  
  • Report: Baby Spice jumps into online retailing game

    A former Spice Girl has a new career.   Emma Bunton, a.k.a. Baby Spice, is the co-founder of a new environmentally-friendly diaper and skincare online store, according to Retail Gazette.   
  • Report: Amazon could upend retail with new brick-and-mortar formats

    Amazon is keeping all its options open when it comes to exploring new concepts.   The online giant is exploring an array of brick-and-mortar ideas, from electronics stores to stores that sell furniture and appliance, that would use technology in ways and have a dramatic impact on how other stores operate, reported The New York Times.   
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