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NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Myer’s acquisition of Premier Investments’ Apparel Brands appears to be the next step in Olivia Wirth’s plan for the department store’s loyalty program, Myer One. But it’s not all about size, Premier’s Apparel Brands’ omnichannel strategy and customer connection align with Myer’s approach to loyalty.

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JANUARY 9, 2025

A Robust Portfolio of Fashion Brands With a range of offerings including formal fashion from Brooks Brothers, casual apparel for younger consumers from Aropostale, outdoor apparel and gear from Eddie Bauer and everyday fashion for the whole family from JCPenney, Catalyst Brands will boast expansive reach across multiple market and customer segments.

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JANUARY 14, 2025

Buckle is a specialty apparel retailer that offers a wide selection of on-trend apparel, accessories and footwear. The Buckle, Inc. will implement Aptos ONE as its new POS system to bring personalized and efficient interactions to every customer and employee in its 440+ stores across 42 states.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 12, 2025

It estimates global sales of its apparel brands business to range from $405 million to $412 million and its underlying EBIT between $31 million and $35 million. The apparel brands consist of Just Jeans, Jay Jays, Portmans, Dotti, and Jacqui E.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 25, 2024

The marriage of convenience through a Myer acquisition of Premier Investments apparel brands portfolio is more likely to succeed. The Myer takeover of Premier Retail’s apparel brands seems certain to succeed as part of Solomon Lew’s restructure of his retail investments. The post A marriage of convenience?

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NOVEMBER 22, 2024

However, it is the supporting services and entertainment that really make the space shine, including: The Motorsports Zone , which allows customers to virtually steer a professional-grade F1 racing simulator and race down the iconic Las Vegas Strip; An interactive Puma arcade , where customers can engage in interactive soccer, golf and running games; (..)

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 22, 2025

Myer has revealed the details of early shareholder votes in favour of its proposed acquisition of Premier Retail’s apparel brands Just Jeans, Jay Jays, Portmans, Dotti, and Jacqui E. Kroll assessed the value of the apparel brands to be in the range of $848.3 per cent voted against it. million to $946.3

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JANUARY 6, 2025

imposed tariffs on more than $350 billion worth of Chinese imports, impacting everything from furniture to apparel and footwear. In 2018, more than one-third of apparel imports flowing into the U.S. -China trade war of 2018-2019 offers a cautionary tale about the far-reaching consequences of tariffs. During this period, the U.S.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Three new shops will feature curated luxury items such as fine jewelry, on-trend fashion and special occasion apparel, as well as Starboards exclusive fashion jewelry brand.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Our third quarter results did not meet our expectations as sales remained soft in our apparel and footwear businesses,” said Kingsbury in a statement. Kohl’s has been revamping its assortment and merchandising strategy , including adding dedicated dress shops in 700 stores to enhance its women’s apparel offerings.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 29, 2024

If we let it, the voluntary administration of Mosaic Brands can show us the downside of having a large store network while the sale of Premier Investments’ Apparel Brands can show us the upside. The combination of Myer and Apparel Brands is transformational for our business,” said Myer’s executive chair, Olivia Wirth, in a statement. “If

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

Home appliances, dining and furniture (+ 17% ), general footwear and handbags (+ 13% ) and general apparel (+ 10% ) were the categories showing the highest growth rates on Black Friday in the U.S.,

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 14, 2025

Myer’s proposal to acquire Premier Retail’s apparel brands Just Jeans, Jay Jays, Portmans, Dotti, and Jacqui E has received approval from the department store chain’s independent expert. The independent expert, Kroll, assessed the value of the apparel brands to be in the range of $848.3 million to $946.3

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JANUARY 29, 2025

Abercrombie House will feature merchandise for Super Bowl LIX alongside apparel for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs who will face off the next day, Feb. On Saturday, Feb. 8 from 10 a.m. 9 as well as hometown team the New Orleans Saints. The full collection is available year-round in Abercrombie stores and online.

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MARCH 18, 2025

” During the period, Myer completed its merger with the apparel brands business of Premier Retail. . “In a year of transition, we remain focused on executing our strategic plans to drive growth and attractive shareholder returns.”

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JANUARY 7, 2025

Carters will kick off the search for a new leader following the retirement of Michael Casey, who has held the Chairman and CEO titles at the childrens apparel brand for the past 15 years, capping off his three- decade-plus career with the company.

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JANUARY 12, 2025

” Last October, Myer signed a deal to acquire Premier Investments’ Apparel Brands business in Australia and New Zealand. . “Trading during last year’s key sales events including Black Friday was strong, but consumers remain cautious and focused on value given persistent cost-of-living pressures.”

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

Sports Basement operates 12 locations in Northern California and offers snow and winter sports apparel and gear. David’s Bridal is a leader in wedding and special occasion retailing, operating more than 180 stores.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2025

This is not Strahans first foray into the world of fashion: In 2015 he launched his first apparel line exclusively at JCPenney, which is still on shelves. To launch the Michael Strahan Design Lab, the former New York Giant teamed up with Custom Wrkshop , a technology solution for creating custom apparel at scale, Yahoo reports.

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OCTOBER 30, 2024

Global apparel and lifestyle brand True Religion is expanding further across the U.S., bringing its total store count to 51. After opening its newest outpost at Katy Mills in Katy, Tex. on May 30, 2024, the brand is unveiling three new stores throughout the month of November. opening on Nov. 15, 2024 Orland Square in Orland Park, Ill.,

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MARCH 26, 2025

Palladini brings more than 30 years of senior leadership experience to the baby and child apparel retailer. As a result, the apparel and accessories business swelled to account for nearly 20% of total sales. In his time at Vans , a division of VF Corporation, he more than doubled global revenue to over $4.2

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 22, 2025

The receivers and managers of Mosaic Brands Group announced the closure of the apparel brand on Thursday. Mosaics Rivers brand, along with its stores, will close by mid-April after a sale of the business could not be achieved. The shutdown will impact 136 Rivers stores and approximately 650 employees.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 9, 2025

Japanese apparel and homewares retailer Muji will launch its first Open Muji Food Market in Chatswood, Sydney on March 15 to 16, marking the debut of its Food Market in NSW. The event will feature five independent food brands from Melbourne and Sydney, offering a mix of Japanese and Asian-inspired flavours.

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JANUARY 16, 2025

Lifestyle retailer DTLR and footwear and apparel chain Shoe Palace both owned by JD Sports will deploy mobile POS and inventory orchestration solutions from Jumpmind across their combined 450 stores in the U.S. The UK-based JD Sports acquired Shoe Palace in December 2020 and DTLR in February 2021 as part of a push into U.S.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Collaboration; and The Feel House Cozy Cafe , where they can enjoy complimentary organic coffee and warm beverages, themed sweets and other treats.

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JANUARY 24, 2025

There have been a variety of technology solutions designed to make a dent in these numbers, with many focusing on pre-purchase fitting technology to decrease returns of apparel and footwear purchased online. The numbers back up this somewhat cynical assertion: the National Retail Federation (NRF) reported that U.S. of all purchases.

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OCTOBER 30, 2024

For its part, Shein gains credibility as the China-based company faces continued scrutiny from U.S. “Our partnership with Shein allows us to seamlessly meet customers where they are — on digital platforms — delivering the convenience, value and satisfaction they expect from us.” ”

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JANUARY 24, 2025

Newly formed luxury apparel-focused innovation venture P180 has acquired Sun Capital Partners majority stake in Vince Holding Corp. VNCE) , giving it a 65% stake in the retailer. P180 was co-founded by former Vince CEO Brendan Hoffman, who will become CEO of the brand again on Feb.

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JANUARY 13, 2025

From attempting to open his first store at 19 to successfully running the eponymous apparel brand for 40-plus years, few retailers have careers rivalling that of Hilfigers.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Schwartz co-founded StockX, a platform for buyers and sellers of sneakers, apparel, electronics and collectibles, in 2016 with Dan Gilbert, Josh Luber and Chris Kaufman. Current CEO Scott Cutler, who was one of the company’s earliest investors and advisors, will step down but will remain through 2024 to help ensure a smooth transition.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Irish apparel retailer Primark is continuing its brick-and-mortar expansion in the Southwest U.S. with the opening of its first Texas store next month and plans for four more locations in the state. Primark also signed a contract to open a flagship store in midtown NYC’s Penn District last month. 12, 2024 and will be the retailer’s 29 th U.S.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

We’re thrilled to welcome customers to our enhanced store experience, showcasing our even bigger and better range of products from the world’s leading footwear and apparel brands.”

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MARCH 28, 2025

Tosha Hays Tosha Hays, EVP of Sourcing and Product at Venus Fashion , a trendy womens apparel brand with a focus on swimwear, began providing AI tools to her team about two years ago, but the learning curve has never really flattened out. That makes things both challenging and exciting for early AI adopters.

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JANUARY 10, 2025

Our roots are in the gear and apparel we sell and the outdoor moments they enable, said Artz. REI also will continue to enhance both the online and in-store customer experience with investments in areas including personalization and visual merchandising.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Orlando locals and visitors can now browse an extensive assortment of Disney and Marvel licensed apparel and plush toy collections featuring beloved characters including Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Spider-Man, Stitch, Dumbo and more. The Orlando store uses early and exclusive access to collections to draw customers in.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 5, 2024

When you think about the types of businesses millennials and Gen Z consumers frequent, apparel or beauty brands may come to mind first, but what about home goods? Research shows that millennials make up an increasingly large part of the consumer base for home goods and furnishings, which includes products ranging from bedspreads to furniture.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 19, 2025

“The partnership with Blauer represents a clear opportunity for us: to explore new expressive possibilities of our brand through apparel that puts the consumer in touch with the Pirelli world of emotions, identity and passion,” said Marco Maria Tronchetti Provera, SVP of design and assets conversion at Pirelli.

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