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    Lululemon enacts layoffs amid Peloton partnership

    Approximately 120 Lululemon Studio employees are impacted following the brand's announcement that it will stop selling its Mirror device.

    By • Sept. 29, 2023
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    The Weekly Closeout: Lee launches unisex collection and Barbie fever hits Wrangler

    The genderless line was created with Chinese streetwear brand Roaringwild. Meanwhile, the blockbuster movie inspired a 40-piece collection.

    By Retail Dive Staff • Sept. 29, 2023
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    Trendline

    The latest in experiential retail

    With customers returning to in-store shopping, retailers are testing out new store concepts, exiting others and otherwise refining their brick-and-mortar touchpoints.

    By Retail Dive staff
  • The corporate logo of e-commerce company Shopify hangs at the building that contains the offices of Shopify Commerce Germany GmbH on August 08, 2022 in Berlin, Germany.
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    Shopify invests in wholesale marketplace Faire

    Through the partnership, Faire will become Shopify’s recommended wholesale provider.

    By Howard Ruben • Sept. 29, 2023
  • An Amazon worker with a cart sorts packages in a warehouse aisle packed with Amazon packages.
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    Amazon expanding program in which items ship without added packaging

    The company can help sellers redesign products' packaging so they can be delivered to customers in their own branded container only.

    By Max Garland • Sept. 29, 2023
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    GameStop names Ryan Cohen CEO

    The move places the manager of the video game retailer's largest shareholder in charge of the company.

    By • Sept. 28, 2023
  • Showfields logo flag flies outside of its storefront.
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    Showfields closes New York store in Manhattan

    The retailer closed its Miami location in July and will focus on its stores still open in Brooklyn and Washington, D.C. 

    By • Sept. 28, 2023
  • A closeup of a storefront that says "Chico's."
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    Sycamore to buy Chico’s for $1B

    The agreement strikes a deal that eluded the private equity firm four years ago, despite repeated attempts then to acquire the women’s apparel retailer.

    By • Sept. 28, 2023
  • Lululemon launches Mirror sales in stores.
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    Lululemon to discontinue Mirror as it teams up with Peloton

    Peloton will be Lululemon’s digital fitness content provider, and co-branded apparel will begin selling through Peloton in select locations starting in October.

    By • Sept. 28, 2023
  • Gray clouds over a Kohl's store, with an entrance to Sephora.
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    Kohl’s appoints former Tuesday Morning CEO as director of stores

    Fred Hand, who was also the previous COO of Burlington, will oversee the retailer’s more than 1,100 stores. 

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Sept. 28, 2023
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    Square adds merchant tools

    Block’s merchant business, facing stiffer competition in the point-of-sale space, has added about a dozen new features for its sellers.

    By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 28, 2023
  • A Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams storefront.
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    ‘Shock and dismay’: Bankrupt Mitchell Gold has thousands of furniture shipments stuck in logistics limbo

    Ryder and other providers are storing millions of dollars worth of products in warehouses as they await payment from a company that is out of cash.

    By • Sept. 28, 2023
  • Store workers in the beauty section of a store.
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    Retail shrink, theft changed little in 2022

    But more retailers are concerned about escalating violence in stores, which experts say carries other costs beyond shrink.

    By • Sept. 27, 2023
  • The exterior of a new Target store featuring the company's new design includes large glass panels and the company's red bullseye logo
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    Target to close 9 stores over theft, safety concerns

    Stores in major cities like San Francisco, New York and Seattle are slated to shutter as a result of “unsustainable business performance.”

    By • Sept. 27, 2023
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    Peloton co-founder, chief product officer to step down

    Tom Cortese will be replaced in November by Nick Caldwell, who has over 20 years of experience working at various technology companies. 

    By • Sept. 27, 2023
  • A person wearing sunglasses pushes a baby in a store cart.
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    As US consumers slow down, Walmart is muscling out its competition

    The retail giant is embracing strategies previously mastered by Target, Amazon and others, and that’s paying off, various analysts report.

    By • Sept. 27, 2023
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    FTC, 17 states sue Amazon for ‘exploiting its monopoly power’

    The e-commerce giant defended the practices outlined in the lawsuit, saying they “spur competition and innovation across the retail industry.”

    By • Sept. 26, 2023
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    UrbanStems hires new chief executive officer

    The online floral company has tapped Ana Mollinedo Mims for the position, succeeding Seth Goldman who has served as CEO since 2018.

    By • Sept. 26, 2023
  • A Public Lands storefront
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    Dick’s to shutter 11 Moosejaw stores amid integration with Public Lands

    Three Moosejaw locations will remain open, while the rest — and the outdoor retailer’s headquarters — are scheduled to close by February.

    By • Sept. 26, 2023
  • Shoe Carnival storefront from Mesquite
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    Shoe Carnival CFO exits after 5 months

    Patrick Edwards was named the company's new chief financial officer — the third person to serve in the role this year.

    By • Sept. 26, 2023
  • the top corner of a Rent the Runway store is seen from outside on a sunny day.
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    Rent the Runway secures new UPS deal to reduce transportation costs

    Through the agreement reached last month, UPS will handle most of the online apparel rental company’s shipping needs.

    By Max Garland • Sept. 26, 2023
  • Person with dark hair pulled up wearing a yellow tank top and blue-green workout pants on an black exercise bike inside her home.
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    Courtesy of Peloton.

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    Peloton names SVP of apparel, accessories

    A few months after the fitness brand launched a rebrand, Cédric Fletcher joins the company with experience from Nike and Under Armour.

    By • Sept. 25, 2023
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    Rite Aid could close hundreds of stores in possible bankruptcy: WSJ

    The drugstore retailer is in negotiations with creditors over a plan that could see nearly a quarter of its stores shutter, The Wall Street Journal reported.

    By • Sept. 25, 2023
  • With puffy clouds in a blue sky, bushes surround a store with the name "JC Penney" in white letters. The store entrance is a brick arch.
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    J.C. Penney Q2 sales, profits slide

    Still, margins expanded, inventory is down, store traffic is up and the department store remains in the black.

    By • Sept. 25, 2023
  • A closeup of a Macy's sign with a signature red star sits atop a store entrance overhang.
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    Applications open for Macy’s vendor diversity accelerator

    Established in 2011, the retailer is set to welcome its next cohort of underrepresented business owners in May.

    By • Sept. 25, 2023
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    Fly By Jing expands to 1,200 Target stores

    The brand launched at Target in 2021, and the move builds on its wholesale presence, which also includes partnerships with Whole Foods and Costco.

    By Howard Ruben • Sept. 25, 2023