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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 Ben Unglesbee • Oct. 3, 2022 -
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 Ben Unglesbee • 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 -
Rite Aid’s losses triple as sales fall
Declines in traffic and sales from COVID-19 services could be hurting the drugstore chain.
By Ben Unglesbee • Sept. 30, 2022 -
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 Cara Salpini • Sept. 30, 2022 -
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 Ben Unglesbee • Sept. 29, 2022 -
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 Caroline Jansen • Sept. 29, 2022 -
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 Ben Unglesbee • Sept. 28, 2022 -
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 Ben Unglesbee • Sept. 27, 2022 -
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 -
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 -
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 Ben Unglesbee • Sept. 26, 2022 -
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 Caroline Jansen • Sept. 26, 2022 -
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 Ben Unglesbee • Sept. 23, 2022 -
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 -
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 Daphne Howland • Sept. 23, 2022 -
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 Daphne Howland • Sept. 22, 2022 -
"DXL Men's Apparel store located in Natick, MA." by JCarnellDXLG is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
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 Ben Unglesbee • Sept. 22, 2022 -
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 Cara Salpini • Sept. 21, 2022 -
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 Daphne Howland • Sept. 21, 2022 -
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 -
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 -
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 Caroline Jansen • Sept. 19, 2022