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Walgreens to Offer Free HIV and STD Testing at 550 Stores

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For its National HIV Testing Day event on June 27, Walgreens will provide free testing for HIV and other STDs at a record 550 stores. No appointment is needed to get the tests, which typically provide results in 20 minutes or less, at any of these participating Walgreens stores.

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Macy’s Partners With Target Evolution to Sell Teen Entrepreneurs’ Products at Texas Off-Mall Store

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Macy’s is launching a retail concept aimed at entrepreneurs in the 12-to-19 age group in partnership with Target Evolution , a Texas-based nonprofit created to fight youth unemployment. Target Evolution was founded in 2011 to provide solutions to the common problem of youth unemployment.

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Tom Ford opens its first Australian Beauty concept store

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Estee Lauder’s beauty brand Tom Ford will open its first concept Australian Beauty Store at Chadstone – The Fashion Capital. Tom Ford opened its first store in Australia in Sydney in 2011, and it was acquired last year by beauty behemoth Estee Lauder in a US$2.8

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Inditex Appoints Founders’ Daughter as Chair, Names New CEO

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Marta Ortega Pérez has been named Chairwoman of Inditex Group — parent company of Zara , Pull&Bear and Massimo Dutti — and Óscar García Maceiras will replace Carlos Crespo as CEO, completing a “generational handover process” at the fashion conglomerate that began in 2011. She will assume her new role as Chairwoman on April 1, 2022.

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Thrills takes the trek from Byron Bay to Bondi

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Founded in 2011, the brand is known for its sustainably sourced, vintage-inspired collection. The brand’s retail manager Jo Hunter said opening a store at Bondi Beach was a ‘no brainer’ – but the company had found it difficult to secure a site. . We’ve always been drawn to Bondi.

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Reports: Nike Cutting Ties With Six Retailers, Including DSW and Urban Outfitters

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Macy’s will no longer receive products directly, but the Finish Line at Macy’s business will still carry Nike items. Nike has been steadily growing its own DTC channel over the past decade: in 2011, DTC generated $3 billion , representing 16% of gross sales; by 2020, those numbers soared to $12.4

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In Push for a Turnaround at Kohl’s, Investor Group Nominates Nine Board Directors

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in 2011 to 6.1% in 2019, and that the retailer earned about 44% less in 2019 than it did in 2011 despite similar total sales and $6.6 Some of the complaints included: “Poor retail execution and strategy leading to stagnant sales and declining operating margins.” billion in cumulative capital expenditures. “A