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    Foxtrot opens its biggest store to date

    The new site will feature an indoor-outdoor covered patio in addition to Foxtrot’s signature locally sourced food and beverage options.

    By Brett Dworski • June 6, 2023
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    Authentic Brands Group acquires Hunter Boots intellectual property

    The brand conglomerate said the deal was part of an effort to diversify its portfolio outside of the U.S.

    By Laurel Deppen • June 5, 2023
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    Gen Z and the next-generation consumer

    If there's anything retailers want more than financial stability right now, it's to understand Gen Z. 

    By Retail Dive staff
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    Five Below sales up nearly 14% as it scoops up Tuesday Morning leases

    The retailer is also on track to convert 400 stores to its higher-priced Five Beyond format before the end of the year.

    By Nate Delesline III • June 5, 2023
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    Sorel brand president resigns to focus on health

    Columbia Sportswear Company announced that Mark Nenow stepped down from the footwear brand after about eight years in the position.

    By • June 5, 2023
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    Dollar General promotes multiple executives

    Chief Marketing Officer Chad Fox was elevated to senior vice president and is now also responsible for the discounter's digital operations.

    By Sam Silverstein • June 5, 2023
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    How Target went from loud and proud — to silent

    The mass retailer remained quiet after pulling Pride merchandise from some stores out of safety concerns. LGBTQ+ groups, human rights advocates and marketers say that sends the wrong message.

    By • June 5, 2023
  • Celebrity Brad Pitt poses with a red bottle of a Le Domaine product.
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    Brad Pitt’s Le Domaine signs first US retail deal with Bluemercury

    The Macy’s-owned retailer will sell the products as part of “The Cache,” a curated collection of emerging brands.

    By Howard Ruben • June 2, 2023
  • A white brick Lululemon storefront in WIlliamsburg, Virginia
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    Lululemon rides 60% international growth to $2B quarter

    Greater China in particular grew 79%, and the region will account for the majority of international store openings planned for the year.

    By • June 2, 2023
  • A magenta pullover with teal trim on the left, compared to a white fleece pullover with bright pink and blue trim.
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    Patagonia and Gap settle pullover fleece design lawsuit

    Patagonia had accused Gap of deliberately copying its apparel designs and logos, saying they confused customers.

    By Nate Delesline III • June 2, 2023
  • Headshot of Under Armour Founder Kevin Plank
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    The Weekly Closeout: Nike apparel returns to Macy’s, Under Armour founder sells $100M of shares

    After backing out of a wholesale partnership in 2021, Nike clothing will again be available at the department store. Meanwhile, Kevin Plank sold 16 million shares to BDT Capital Partners.

    By Retail Dive Staff • June 2, 2023
  • A Dollar General storefront at nighttime featuring the company's signature yellow and black sign
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    Dollar General cuts guidance, shareholders OK safety audit

    The retailer also plans to slow the opening pace of its PopShelf stores this year. 

    By Nate Delesline III • June 1, 2023
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    Beautycounter CEO exits in leadership shuffle

    Marc Rey was in the top spot for less than two years, and leaves as the beauty brand brings on a new chief financial officer and board chair.

    By • June 1, 2023
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    Macy’s slashes outlook after weak Q1

    The department store has fared worse this year than it expected, and is bracing for customers to continue to pull back in coming months.

    By • June 1, 2023
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    Higher shipping costs keep biting into Williams-Sonoma’s earnings

    The retailer has shipped from out-of-market distribution centers and made multiple deliveries for multi-unit products in order to reach customers quicker.

    By Max Garland • June 1, 2023
  • The storefront of an Ikea in Charlotte, NC
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    Ikea stores owner Ingka acquires supply chain software firm

    The largest owner of Ikea stores purchased Made4Net as the company seeks to modernize its omnichannel operations. 

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 1, 2023
  • A shirt tag on the left, with Patagonia brand and size. On the right, a laundry-care tag.
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    Retrieved from Patagonia v Nordstrom, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California Western Division - Los Angeles on May 31, 2023
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    Patagonia sues Nordstrom, claiming counterfeit sales at Rack

    The brand recently stopped selling via the department store and its off-price stores and discovered the alleged fakes this year, per court documents.

    By • June 1, 2023
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    Nordstrom gains steam in Q1, especially in off-price

    After a soft start to the quarter, sales gained momentum in April, thanks in large part to merchandise improvements at Rack, executives said Wednesday. 

    By • June 1, 2023
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    Converse names North America VP new CEO

    Nearly a dozen people have changed roles in the retailer’s executive ranks in recent months.

    By Nate Delesline III • May 31, 2023
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    At Home hires former Walmart exec as chief merchandiser

    The retailer has lowered its prices just in time to possibly attract former Tuesday Morning and Bed Bath & Beyond customers.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • May 31, 2023
  • A hand holds a yellow paint roller on top of a tray with light blue paint
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    DTC paint brand Clare to raise prices

    The cost of a gallon of paint will increase by an average of 8% as the company faces “outsized inflation,” CEO Nicole Gibbons said in an email to customers.

    By • May 31, 2023
  • A worker collects shopping carts from the parking lot of a Walmart store on May 18, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois.
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    Walmart works with some suppliers to lower prices

    The retailer wants to “get costs down more as fast as we possibly can” in food and consumables, CEO Doug McMillon told analysts. 

    By • May 31, 2023
  • Two people pose on a set of steps in smiley face outfits.
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    Aviator Nation opens first East Coast store

    Located in the Hamptons, the store is the brand’s 17th nationwide and comes after a test New York City pop-up shop in December.

    By Howard Ruben • May 30, 2023
  • Big Lots to remain open on Thanksgiving.
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    Big Lots reports ‘disappointing’ quarter, plans store leasebacks

    The retailer will also close four distribution centers and imposed a dividend suspension. 

    By Nate Delesline III • May 30, 2023
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    The Vitamin Shoppe interim CEO takes the job permanently

    Lee Wright joined owner Franchise Group as chief commercial officer last year, and before that held executive roles at Conn’s.

    By • May 30, 2023
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    Costco holds back on membership fee hike

    As consumer spending slumps, the bulk retailer is holding back on its plans to boost membership fees and aiming to grow e-commerce and mobile sales.

    By Grace Noto • May 30, 2023