Retail Pulse

Retail Pulse: Brookstone Files For Bankruptcy; Kroger Launches New Delivery Service
Retail Pulse: Brookstone Files For Bankruptcy; Kroger Launches New Delivery Service
August 03, 2018  |  Retail

Brookstone, a specialty retailer known for massage chairs and gadgets, used to be a must-see mall retailer. But shopping malls aren’t nearly as busy as...

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Retail Pulse: lululemon Gets New CEO; IKEA Gears Up For First India Store
Retail Pulse: lululemon Gets New CEO; IKEA Gears Up For First India Store
July 27, 2018  |  Retail

Sales at lululemon athletica have fared well despite retail industry woes, but the company has experienced a challenging start to the year on the executive...

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Retail Pulse: Fabletics Plans Expansion, Dunkin’ Gets New CEO
Retail Pulse: Fabletics Plans Expansion, Dunkin’ Gets New CEO
July 13, 2018  |  Retail

Fabletics is seeking aggressive growth, with the activewear retailer planning to open 75 new brick-and-mortar stores in the U.S. and other countries. Such an expansion would...

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Retail Pulse: The End Of The End For Toys R Us
Retail Pulse: The End Of The End For Toys R Us
June 29, 2018  |  Retail

This is it: The end of the end for Toys R Us. The iconic toy retailer closes the last of its 700 brick-and-mortar locations today,...

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Retail Pulse: The Price Must Be Right
Retail Pulse: The Price Must Be Right
June 15, 2018  |  Retail

It’s been a week of experimentation in retail, with many big names opening new types of stores to — as the saying goes — see...

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Retail Pulse: IKEA Axes New Store Plans To Focus On Digital Store
Retail Pulse: IKEA Axes New Store Plans To Focus On Digital Store
June 07, 2018  |  Retail

IKEA is slowing the growth pace it has sustained in the U.S. market, axing plans for new stores in three U.S. cities to focus on...

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Retail Pulse: More Closures And In-House Brand Sales For Sears
Retail Pulse: More Closures And In-House Brand Sales For Sears
June 01, 2018  |  Retail

Things are not looking good for Sears as 63 more stores hit the chopping block — although, if one is looking for a silver lining,...

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Retail Pulse: Williams Sonoma Opens, Closes Doors
Retail Pulse: Williams Sonoma Opens, Closes Doors
May 07, 2018  |  Retail

More retailers are adopting the view that closing stores isn’t a failure or a loss, but simply a pathway to greater success. Closing 10, 20...

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