Financial News: Page 57


  • Rue21 to open new stores.
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    Rue21 hires advisers for possible restructuring: WSJ

    Less than two years ago, the teen-focused retailer was adding stores and growing its sales. 

    By Oct. 3, 2022
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    DTC cookware brand Caraway raises $35M

    The funding comes as many retail startups face a cooler venture capital market.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Oct. 3, 2022
  • 18 retailers at risk of bankruptcy as consumers tighten wallets in 2022

    As demand wavers and capital gets harder to find, the number of companies at risk has soared from last year. 

    By Oct. 3, 2022
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    The Weekly Closeout: Beyond Yoga opens its first store and H&M looks to cut costs

    The active brand is planning more stores down the pike, while the fast-fashion retailer is hoping to stem losses by charging for returns.

    By Retail Dive Staff • Sept. 30, 2022
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    Rite Aid’s losses triple as sales fall

    Declines in traffic and sales from COVID-19 services could be hurting the drugstore chain. 

    By Sept. 30, 2022
  • Nike Rise in Seoul, South Korea
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    Nike ‘aggressively’ clearing inventory ahead of holidays

    Some out-of-season apparel arrived late, while holiday apparel arrived early, leading inventories to rise 44% year over year.

    By Sept. 30, 2022
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    Amazon to spend nearly $1B on wage hikes for frontline workers

    Increases start in October and will raise the average starting wage for fulfillment and transportation workers to over $19 an hour, the company said.

    By Sept. 29, 2022
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    As it works to turn itself around, Bed Bath & Beyond’s sales fall 28% in Q2

    About a month after outlining a plan to steady the business, the struggling home retailer is also sinking deeper into the red.

    By Sept. 29, 2022
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    At Home downgraded as it burns through cash

    The retailer took on debt from a private equity acquisition last year. Then the home goods market tanked. 

    By Sept. 28, 2022
  • An Eddie Bauer mall store entrance mimics a log cabin, with faux wooden pillars and pitched roof.
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    Eddie Bauer taps VF Corp exec as new CEO

    Tim Bantle replaces Damien Huang, who stepped down after a year on the job and not long after its acquisition by Sparc Group.

    By Sept. 27, 2022
  • A Knix storefront in Santa Monica
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    Knix acquired for $320M

    The DTC brand was bought by health and hygiene company Essity, with founder Joanna Griffiths maintaining a 20% stake.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Sept. 27, 2022
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    Yeti CFO resigns following lukewarm earnings

    Paul Carbone, who took the company public during his first year as CFO, is departing to pursue another venture closer to family after four years in the role.

    By Elizabeth Flood • Sept. 27, 2022
  • A green store banner says "Dollar Tree" against a hazy blue sky.
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    Dollar Tree hires new COO in ongoing C-suite revamp

    Michael Creedon, who has led U.S. store operations for Advance Auto Parts, will play a key role as the dollar retailer tries to become more competitive.

    By Sept. 26, 2022
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    Purple adopts poison pill, forms committee to evaluate takeover bid

    The DTC mattress brand last week received an unsolicited offer from Coliseum Capital Management.

    By Sept. 26, 2022
  • A large white sign reads "Nordstrom Rack" in dark blue capital letters.
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    Nordstrom lays off over 200 workers at supply chain facility

    The retailer has been working to make its supply chain faster and more productive as it looks to offset costs and meet pick-up demand. 

    By Sept. 23, 2022
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    The Weekly Closeout: Home Depot employees move to unionize and Nike launches recycling program on Alipay

    Philadelphia workers for the home improvement retailer filed with the National Labor Relations Board, while the athletics brand partnered with Ant Group’s Green Energy Initiative.

    By Retail Dive Staff • Sept. 23, 2022
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    Kohl’s board unanimously backs CEO

    The retailer is standing behind Chief Executive Officer Michelle Gass amid pressure from an activist investor to replace her and the board’s chair.

    By Sept. 23, 2022
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    Hedge fund pushes to oust Kohl’s CEO, board chair

    Ancora Holdings, among investors that last year forced changes to the retailer’s board, says CEO Michelle Gass “is no longer well-positioned to lead.”

    By Sept. 22, 2022
  • Destination XL loses marketing chief, names replacement

    Ujjwal Dhoot played a major role in the big-and-tall retailer’s turnaround and hunt for market share. 

    By Sept. 22, 2022
  • A Nike storefront at The Grove shopping center in Los Angeles, California.
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    Barclays downgrades Nike on inventory trouble, slowing demand and volatility in China

    The retailer’s strength in North America may no longer be enough to offset its challenges in China, the analysts said.

    By Sept. 21, 2022
  • A cardboard box with a round light-blue logo and the words "Stitch Fix" leans against a bright yellow door.
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    Stitch Fix is losing customers as it competes against itself

    The e-retailer’s new e-commerce site is stealing sales from its curated box business just as consumers pull back on apparel purchases.

    By Sept. 21, 2022
  • An iRobot Roomba is deployed in a home.
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    FTC investigates Amazon’s $1.7B bid to acquire iRobot

    The news marks the second acquisition by the mass retailer that the Federal Trade Commission has requested further information on this year. 

    By Dani James • Sept. 21, 2022
  • A Nordstrom storefront at The Grove shopping center in Los Angeles.
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    Nordstrom adopts poison pill

    The retailer’s announcement follows news that Mexican department store company Liverpool acquired a 9.9% stake earlier this month.

    By Dani James • Sept. 20, 2022
  • Halloween spending to surpass 2021 levels: NRF

    Participation in the holiday is expected to exceed pre-pandemic levels as shoppers return to old habits.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Sept. 20, 2022
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    Purple receives takeover bid

    Coliseum Capital Management offered to buy the remaining common stock for $4.35 a share, a roughly 56% premium from the brand’s Friday closing price.

    By Sept. 19, 2022