VMS

APRIL 12, 2021

Nordstrom (Seattle) has closed on $675 million of senior unsecured notes that will be used to cut the department store company’s interest expenses by $30 million, according to a press release. This is an important milestone in our return to targeted leverage ratios and an investment grade capital structure.”

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VMS

DECEMBER 10, 2021

As part of the move, it’s reported that Vittorio Radice, the former Selfridges CEO that left the business 18 years ago, may return working for the retailer. Radice currently runs a division of Central Group that oversees luxury department stores in Germany, Denmark and Italy. The deal includes Selfridges’ four U.K.-based

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VMS

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Customers are returning to our High Streets and the shopping malls for that interaction between the sales teams in the stores, and the need to “touch and feel” the merchandise, which is something that cannot be achieved when shopping online. There is the need to get customers excited about your store.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 14, 2024

However, last year, advisers warned that it faced “extreme challenges” in making money from its scheme in West Ealing with planning documents revealing the development could result in a negative return of £57m for the business. The Partnership is to remain fully co-owned,” said Michel.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 1, 2022

In August 2021, as more shoppers were returning to brick-and-mortar retail, Ulta Beauty joined forces with Target to create a shop-in-shop experience within the big box retailer’s stores. Putting Backstage stores within stores offers our customers the ‘treasure hunting’ of off-price shopping without having to leave the store.

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VMS

JANUARY 25, 2022

Retailers expect more than $761 billion in merchandise sold last year to be returned by consumers, according to a report released today by the National Retail Federation and Appriss Retail. The 2021 total rate of returns (16.6 percent during 2020, but online returns are in line with recent years at an average of 20.8

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VMS

AUGUST 11, 2021

Overall, key retail trends from July include: Child Tax Credit Boosts Department Stores and Apparel Sales : The first of six monthly Child Tax Credit payments provided parents with an infusion of cash during the peak back-to-school shopping season, with Apparel (+80% YOY) and Department Store (+44.8% Advertisement.

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VMS

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Fake it Till You Make It,” led by Chuck Palmer, Retail Strategist, and Stephanie Bair-Garant, Director of Visual Merchandising, ZenGenius Inc., Teams were judged by a retail panel: Jamie Schisler, Chief Comfort Officer, Upwest; Heidi DeMers, Director, Store Design, Target; and Geoff Painter, Managing Director, Store Design, Starbucks.

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Retail Adventures

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

And while we can’t make the days longer, we can help with the tools necessary to help you plan your visual merchandising. When it comes to in-store displays we tend to lose interest in about five seconds – this is why the days of “this display is good enough for now” just doesn’t cut it anymore. So, what’s a retailer to do?

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Retail Adventures

JANUARY 27, 2022

While we can’t make the days longer, we can help with the tools necessary to help you plan your visual merchandising, the big part of your store that keeps shoppers interested. Every fixture, every product, and every detail has an influence in whether a customer stays to buy and if they return to shop with you again.

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V Count

JANUARY 9, 2023

The event is home to numerous retailers such as department stores, technology companies, chain restaurants, grocery stores, multi-level marketing companies, and independent retailers. – NRF stands for The National Retail Federation, and it’s the world’s largest retail trade association and expo.

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VMS

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Stylish patrons seeking the latest fashions from shirtwaists to wing collars, and the finest of fabrics, flocked to an impressive roster of newly founded department stores including The John Wanamaker Store (designed by Daniel H. Right, Left: An advertisement for decor references the return of American soldiers from WWI (left).

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VMS

AUGUST 13, 2021

(Brampton, Canada), owner of Saks Fifth Avenue, is partnering with WeWork (New York) to open co-working spaces in former Saks department stores in the New York metro area, reports Inc. In return, We Work will run and staff the locations in return for a percentage of the revenue.

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Retail Geek

JULY 30, 2021

Bed Bath & Beyond traditionally is a pretty chaotic treasure hunt so very hard to find your way around people complain that they get lost and can’t find an exit the, the lines of sight in a Bed Bath & Beyond or horrific so they stack product to the roof so you can’t see very far in any direction in the store.

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VMS

DECEMBER 9, 2021

In the summer, it was reported to be launching its own physical department stores, high on robots and other technology. It has also returned to an old malevolent scheme – branded shops – in partnership with the likes of Ulta, Apple and Disney. In July, the company reported missed expectations in Q2 revenue and Q3 sales.

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