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Kurt Geiger is ‘Going Big in North America’ with Plans for 50 U.S. Stores

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British footwear and accessories label Kurt Geiger has unveiled plans to bring its London verve across the pond in a big way. From 2018 to today, gross sales have grown 100X , from 2.5 Following the opening of its first U.S. store, at the Mall at Millenia in Orlando in early 2024, the brand has opened its next three U.S. million ($3.1

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BJ’s Wholesale Club Names Interim Leader President and CEO

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BJ’s Wholesale Club has appointed Bob Eddy as the company’s new President and CEO. In 2018, he added Chief Administrative Officer to his title. Baldwin, Executive Chairman of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a statement. “We Eddy stepped in as Interim CEO on April 9 when then-President and CEO Lee Delaney passed away unexpectedly.

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

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The shoe retailer reportedly closed its wholesale accounts with Fred Meyer , Zappos , Dillard’s , City Blue , VIM , EbLens , Belk , Bob’s Stores and Boscov’s in August 2020. The shoe brand is planning to expand its own brick-and-mortar footprint with 30 additional stores in the second half of 2021.

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LSKD appoints first chief retail officer as part of its “audacious” growth plan

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During her time at Lululemon, which spanned 13 years from 2012 to 2020, Shaughnessy led over 40 stores and oversaw the brand’s national wholesale and community presence in ANZ. Metrics and KPIs The key to LSKD’s rapid growth – the business had a turnover of $100 million in 2022-23 – is its pivot to becoming an e-commerce-led platform in 2018.

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“Move fast, break s**t”: Why LSKD is moving into retail at a rapid pace

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Australian-owned and operated sportswear brand LSKD is opening its third retail space this year, as part of a plan to expand its retail presence before peak period. It produced a range of wholesale products, including life jackets, motocross gloves and socks and a bit of sportswear. In 2010, LKI became a full time job for Daniel.

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Amazon to close physical bookstores, focus on groceries

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Amazon is planning to shut all 68 of its physical bookstores, Amazon 4-star, and Pop up stores across the US and UK, shifting its focus to the groceries businesses and new retail concepts, the company told Reuters. It has plans to investigate larger format non-food shops, open a fashion concept, and continue its drive-in grocery.

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How Advanced Email Analytics Helped Kerrits Boost its DTC Business 150%

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The mass store closures prompted by COVID-19 in spring 2020 could have spelled disaster for equestrian specialty brand Kerrits , which had operated as a wholesale-only business for over 25 years. Once the pandemic hit, our wholesalers had to close their stores, and we had to rethink our entire email plan,” said Florin.

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