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  • Amazon gives L.A. Prime Now gift

    Just in time for the holidays, Amazon.com has extended its addictive Prime Now service to Southern California by establishing four distribution hubs.

  • Multimedia: Rebecca Minkoff, Los Angeles; Starbucks, Panama City, Panama

    On-trend apparel brand Rebecca Minkoff has opened a 4,600-sq.-ft. tech-savvy flagship — its largest space to date — on Melrose Avenue.

    Starbucks Coffee Company's first store in Panama is located in Panama City, in the Street Mall shopping center.

    Click here     to see slideshows of Rebecca Minkoff's "store of the future" concept in Los Angeles and Starbucks' new Panama City location.

  • Report: Jet.com is building customer loyalty

    Since its launch in July, Jet.com is surpassing other retailers on gross merchandise value and doing a good job of building customer loyalty, according to Channeladvisor.

    According to The Washington Post, Jet has had a 23% repeat buyer rate, better than the 17% seen at eBay and the 11% seen at Amazon during the same time period.

  • Report: Chico’s considers private equity sale

    Ft. Myers, Fla. – Chico’s FAS Inc. may be considering a sale to one of several private equity suitors.

    According to Bloomberg, Chico’s has been approached by Sycamore Partners and is also in talks with other private equity groups about a possible sale.

  • Sundance expanding its store base

    Salt Lake City -- Robert Redford’s Sundance Catalog is growing from its Western roots as it expands its retail footprint.

    The company will open a store in Edina, Minnesota, on Thursday, Sept. 17. The opening is one of two locations Sundance will open east of the Rocky Mountains in 2015 as it grows from lits Western home base. The company plans to continue its retail growth over the next several years with additional stores targeted across various locations nationwide.

  • Chico's may be in talks for a buyout

    Chico’s FAS Inc. may be considering a sale to one of several private equity suitors.

  • Rebecca Minkoff, Los Angeles

  • Lululemon net income slips in Q2

    Vancouver – Despite a healthy increase in net revenue, net income slipped at Lululemon Athletica during the second quarter of fiscal 2015.

    Net income dropped 2% to $47.67 million from $48.75 million, with higher costs and expenses driving down profits.

    Net revenue grew 16% to $453.01 million from $390.7 million, aided by an 11% increase in total comparable sales. This encompassed a 6% increase in same-store sales and 35% increase in direct-to-consumer sales.

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