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  • How ‘Project Leapfrog’ helps Lucky Brand win

    Lucky Brand may be 25 years old, but with two new prototypes performing well and a series of omnichannel investments yielding results, the private equity-backed company’s most significant growth could be just beginning.

  • Be like Beckham, global superstar reprises role in H&M campaign

  • Macy’s creates two new C-level positions

    Macy’s named longtime executive Peter Sachse to a new position with added responsibility for merchandising and said Justin S. MacFarlane joined the company as chief strategy, analytics and innovation officer.

    The company said the changes were part of the company’s plan to, “aggressively to grow its omnichannel business based on intensive insight into evolving consumer preferences and changing shopping patterns.”

  • H&M’s brick-and-mortar expansion continues at torrid pace

    H&M isn’t letting a challenging retail environment stand in the way of its physical expansion.

    The Swedish retail powerhouse plans to open 425 stores in 2016, with a focus on expansion in the United States and China. The company will also enter several new markets this year, including New Zealand, Puerto Rico and Cyprus.

    In addition, the chain will expand its e-commerce site to several markets, including Ireland, Japan, and Greece.

    At the close of its fiscal year, H&M operated 3,924 stores in 61 markets.

  • Destination XL the momentum — and store expansion — going

    Destination XL increased its earnings guidance for fiscal 2015 after the men's big-and-tall retailer pre-announced increased profit and high single-digit same-store sales for the fourth quarter.

  • He’s not done: Dov Charney looking to return with new retail format

    American Apparel founder and ousted CEO is nothing if not determined.

    Days after a bankruptcy court judge rejected a takeover proposal by Hagan Capital and Silver Creek Capital Partners that would have also returned Dov Charney to a leadership position at American Apparel, the controversial founder is reportedly already at work on his return to the retail scene.

  • Coming soon: The Etsy of African and ethnic apparel

    Shoppers frustrated by an inability to find trendy ethnic clothing will soon been able to access all manner of African inspired apparel via a new platform designed to connect buyers and sellers.

    Scheduled to launch April 11, Boutique Africaine will serve as an online marketplace for ethnic clothing, accessories, and home and living items – and serve as yet another reminder of how the Internet enables the creation of new retail business models to serve the perceived unmet needs of niche consumer segments.

  • Nordstrom to open second, smaller store in Manhattan

    Nordstrom isn't satisfied with just one location in the Big Apple.

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