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FedEx Launches Returns Service with 3,000 Dropoff Locations

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FedEx has introduced FedEx Easy Returns , a box- and label-free returns solution supported by approximately 3,000 brick-and-mortar dropoff locations that include FedEx Office and Kohls stores. This change is a result of the company conducting a test, according to USA Today.

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WSJ Report: Department Store Will be Amazon’s Next Brick-and-Mortar Venture

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Amazon is continuing its advance into brick-and-mortar with plans for a series of large-footprint department store-style locations, according to the Wall Street Journal , which cited people familiar with the matter. The department store arena is an interesting one for this perennial disruptor to enter.

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Amazon to test department stores in offline expansion

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Amazon.com is to open several department stores in its home US market to test the concept as it continues to build out its multichannel business model. Department stores’ share of the overall US market has fallen from 14.5 Kohl’s may suffer, if only because Amazon is likely to favour locations similar to its own.

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Report: Selfridges Seeks $5.5B Sale as UK Department Stores Continue to Struggle

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Selfridges ’ owners have launched a formal auction to sell the department store chain, which has been valued as high as £4 billion ( $5.5 A successful deal could see two of the UK’s most historic department stores coming together under a single owner. billion U.S. ), according to Yahoo! in January 2021.

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Analysis: How Australian department stores can thrive in a post-Covid world

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Those brands that have avoided bankruptcy have often been forced to undertake aggressive cost reduction and store closures. Department stores have been particularly impacted, with consumers forced online during the pandemic now choosing to buy direct from brands or from more price-competitive online marketplaces.

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Steve Madden Buys Kurt Geiger for $364.1 Million

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store last month , with another five in development and plans to eventually operate 50 locations in the region. Additionally, Kurt Geiger operates footwear concessions inside luxury and premium department stores in the UK, including Harrods and Selfridges , where it sells both its own and third-party brands.

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Kohl’s Unveils Next 400 Sephora Shop-in-Shop Locations

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Kohl’s has identified the next 400 stores that will be adding Sephora at Kohl’s shops this year as it continues toward its goal of 850 shop-in-shops by 2023. From Alaska to Maine, the 400 stores will span 36 states and bring the current Sephora at Kohl’s location total to 600.

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