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Barnes & Noble Plans to Open 60 New Stores in 2025

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The retailer, owned by Elliott Investment Management along with the UK bookseller Waterstones , opened 57 stores in the U.S. Waterstones Managing Director James Daunt, who also leads Barnes & Noble, told FT that last year represented a really significant expansion, and that the company plans to do that or more in 2025.

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Big Lots’ Planned Private Equity Sale Falls Through; Retailer Commences Going out of Business Sales

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Closeout retailer Big Lots has initiated going of out business sales at its remaining stores following the news that a planned sale to Nexus Capital Management has fallen through. Big Lots currently operates 960 stores, according to its website , and will continue to serve customers both in-store and online.

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Sodexo Plans Nearly 100 Cashierless Campus ‘Food Hives’

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This innovative c-store will not only provide our students with a diverse selection of hot and cold food options but also meet their personal and grocery needs, said Rose Wilson, District Manager, Sodexo at Northern Arizona University in a statement.

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Fabletics to Deploy End-to-End Supply Chain Planning Solution

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Athleisure brand Fabletics will adopt a suite of SaaS-based supply chain planning solutions from Blue Yonder , including demand planning, allocation and replenishment, merchandise financial planning and size scaling. The transformation will be supported by Blue Yonder partner Plantensive.

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Composable Commerce Is Playing a Key Role in SiteOne’s Digital Transformation

Future-proofing your tech stack is a crucial part of long-term strategic planning. But how do you future-proof if your plans involve acquisition, and a tech stack you don’t have control over? This recording is provided by Connected Consumer Series.

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New Activist Investor Pushes Macy’s to ‘Look to Dillard’s’ for Better Path Forward

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Macy’s Real Estate Worth as Much as $9 Billion The activist investors charge that Macys numerous previous attempts at a turnaround have led to limited sustainable improvements to the companys operating results. Since fiscal year 2018, Dillards has paid out 60% of its total cumulative cash sources to stockholders versus Macys at 25%.

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Australian Pharmacy Pilots Wearable Inventory and Task-Tracker Solution

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With Augmodo, the AI assistant lets them know which products are out of stock and in the wrong place, and which tasks are needed next, said Mark Finocchiaro, Managing Partner, CIO and Director at Chemist Warehouse in a statement.

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Building Supply Chain Resilience in the Real World

Speaker: Kelly Barner - Co-Founder & Managing Director of Buyers Meeting Point, LLC

Global inflation is at record highs and the Great Resignation has given way to the Great Reshuffling, leading to uncertainty in talent markets. If those disruptive forces weren’t enough to make our jobs harder, the economy has faced headwinds as well. What will 2023 bring?