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Barnes & Noble Plans to Open 60 New Stores in 2025

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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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Kohl’s Rejects Acquisition Offers, Creates Plan to Protect Against Hostile Takeovers

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Additionally, the retailer has adopted a “poison pill” shareholder rights plan to prevent hostile takeovers. it’s likely that the plan is an effort to keep the company whole despite pressure from investors such as Engine Capital, which has been pushing Kohl’s to spin off its ecommerce business into a standalone entity.

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Five Below Appoints New COO to Help it Pursue Triple Double Growth Plan

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The company’s Triple Double growth plan was announced in March 2022 , when it set the goal of tripling its store count to more than 3,500 locations by the end of fiscal 2030 while at least doubling sales and growing operating margin by 14% by the end of fiscal 2025.

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Macy’s Names Gennette’s Successor as CEO Plans 2024 Retirement

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Jeff Gennette, Chairman and CEO of Macy’s since 2017, plans to retire in February 2024 after a total of four decades with the retailer. Mitchell will lead the stores, technology and supply chain teams in addition to his current real estate and finance responsibilities. I’m excited that Tony Spring has been appointed Macy’s Inc.’s

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J.Crew To Exit Bankruptcy With More Than 300 Stores

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Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia has approved the J.Crew Group reorganization plan, paving the way for the parent company of J.Crew , J.Crew Factory and Madewell to emerge from Chapter 11 in early September. The plan provides $400 million in exit financing and $400 million in new term loans.

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Vuori Hires First CIO and Chief People Officer to Fill C-Suite Seats

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He will be tasked with implementing new technologies including a modern ERP platform, a headless ecommerce solution, new finance and operations planning tools and a new product lifecycle management platform.

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Guitar Center Plans Bankruptcy Exit by Year End

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31 under a plan that has been confirmed by the U.S. The retailer plans to reduce its debt by $800 million and raise $350 million in new senior secured notes during the process. The money will be used to support ongoing operations, invest in strategic growth initiatives and help Guitar Center execute its business plan.

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