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  • Head merchant at Cabela's is stepping aside

    Sporting goods retailer Cabela’s is making some changes in its executive leadership.

    The company announced that Brian J. Linneman, EVP and CMO, will transition from his current position and become a strategic adviser to the company.

  • Holiday shopping is starting earlier than ever

    A new study seems to support the theory that holiday shopping is often starting earlier than commonly thought, especially online.

  • Party City not letting weak quarter derail store expansion

    New York -- Party City isn’t celebrating its second quarter.  But it remains on track to open 30 new stores for 2015 and complete 50-60 remodels and relocations.

    The party supply retailer reported a loss for its second quarter traffic amid light traffic. But it as the retailer reported a loss.

    In the second quarter ended June 30, Party posted a loss of $23 million, or 20 cents a share, compared with a profit of $2.5 million a year earlier

  • Walmart expands e-commerce capacity

    Plainfield, Ind. -- Walmart had added to its online fulfillment capabilities.

  • Restoration Hardware to launch teen concept

    Corte Madera, Calif. -- Teens with a hankering for pricey furniture and décor — and affluent parents — will now have a new place to shop.

    RH (Restoration Hardware) is launching RH Teen, which will offer “tasteful, high quality” furniture, lighting, linens and décor for teens. Launching in late September, RH Teen will have a own dedicated 200-page catalog (or, in RH lingo, “source book”), website and dedicated retail space in the company’s next generation of stores.

  • Rent-A-Center key exec leaving to head up pawn business

    Plano, Texas -- Rent-A-Center announced the resignation of company veteran Mitchell E. Fadel, president and COO, effective Aug. 28.

    Fadel is leaving to join EZCORP, where he will be president, U.S. Pawn. In his new position, he will lead the company's pawn businesses in the United States.

  • $800 million mixed-use transformation of Miami suburb underway

    Miami – The Related Group is set to transform the Miami suburb of Doral with the massive 600,000 sq. ft. CityPlace Doral. The $800 million mixed-use development components include 240,000 sq. ft. commercial space, 1,000 luxury residential units and Boutique Boulevard -- more than 40 shopping, entertainment and dining venues. Once complete, the project will offer the area’s only walkable luxury shopping plaza.

  • More curbside pickup at Target

    Palo Alto, Calif. -- Target customers at select stores in New York and New Jersey won’t have to get out of their cars anymore to pick up online orders.

    Curbside, a Bay Area-based startup, announced that is has expanded its curbside pick-up service to New York and New Jersey with the rollout of 10 new Target locations. Until now, Curbside had only been available in the San Francisco Bay Area.

  • Another shakeup to the leadership at Target

    Another high level defection from Target's merchandising ranks suggests CEO Brian Cornell's strategic vision for the retailer is not universally shared.

    Jose Barra, executive vice president in charge of merchandising at Target, is departing the Minnesota-based retailer for a new position, The Wall Street Journal reported.

  • Target changes store pickup game in N.Y.C. area

    Target customers at select stores in New York and New Jersey won’t have to get out of their cars anymore to pick up online orders.

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