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Foot Locker debuts new retail concept at Willowbrook Mall, New Jersey

Foot Locker, Inc., launched a new global retail concept at Willowbrook Mall in Wayne, New Jersey, today as part of its broader growth strategy outlined in its March 2023 Lace Up Plan. Designed to offer customers an elevated shopping experience, the new concept, dubbed the “store of the future,” features a bold storefront and a distinctive...

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Italy fines Amazon over 'recurring' purchase option

Italy's competition authority said Wednesday it had fined two Amazon companies 10 million euros (10.6 million dollars) for unfair commercial practices that push customers into agreeing to "recurring" rather than "one-time" purchases online. The AGCM said the option to set up regular purchases was "pre-selected by default" on a wide selection of...

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Boots own-brand becomes biggest Leaping Bunny-approved beauty range in the UK

Beauty and health retailer Boots has been named as having the biggest range of Leaping Bunny-approved own-brand beauty products on the UK high street. The Leaping Bunny programme from Cruelty Free International, the leading organisation working to end animal testing, is a globally recognised standard for assessing cruelty-free cosmetics and...

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24-year-old opens retail store: Seize the opportunity when big players stumble

Jannis Thein has taken the plunge and opened his own retail store in Würzburg, Germany, in March. Until now, the young entrepreneur has worked for Nuremberg-based luxury retailer Emerson Renaldi, most recently as senior operations manager. Now he has swapped employment for self-employment. Under the name 'Neverlnd', he has opened a retail space...

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Jason Wu Beauty expands in the US

Jason Wu Beauty, the cosmetics brand founded in 2021 by cosmetics industry legend Toni Ko and fashion designer Jason Wu, is expanding into CVS stores across the US. The beauty brand is joining CVS’s off-shelf display programme and launching a range of affordable essentials for the eyes, cheeks, lips, and brows in more than 3,000 CVS stores...

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TikTok Shop launches new 'Preowned Luxury' category in the UK

TikTok Shop, the social commerce marketplace from the social media platform, has expanded its ‘Preowned Luxury’ category to the UK market. Announced on April 22, Earth Day, the development sees TikTok expand its luxury category to consumers across the pond, as it goes head to head with luxury secondhand marketplaces such as The RealReal,...

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Mango opens new stores in the East Coast, as it sets its sights on ambitious growth in the USA

Mango has opened stores in two new states as the Spanish fashion retailer strengthens its store network across the nation. After opening stores in key retail locations across New York, Florida, Texas, Georgia, California, and Pennsylvania, Mango has expanded its retail network along the East Coast by opening stores in Massachusetts and...

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Kizik debuts new brand platform and campaign as it enters new phase of growth

Kizik has launched a new brand platform and integrated campaign as part of its continued growth strategy across retail, wholesale, and international markets. The new brand platform and campaign, created in partnership with creative agency Yard NYC, features a renewed branding look for the footwear brand, encompassing everything from its website...

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JCPenney launches new loyalty program to incentivize shoppers

US department store chain JCPenney has launched a new loyalty program to incentivize shoppers. The new rewards and credit program, part of JCPenney’s 1 billion USD reinvestment plan to improve customer experience and operational efficiencies, offers double the rate at which reward members earn points. “We want every trip to JCPenney to be...

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Artizia opens newly expanded boutique at Oakbrook Center, Illinois

Canadian luxury womenswear brand Aritzia has opened its newly expanded store in Oakbrook Center, Illinois. Measuring more than 14,000 square feet, the newly renovated store is close to double the size of Aritzia’s original boutique at Oakbrook Center. The refurbished retail location features 19 styling suites, as well as unique details like...

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WRC 2024: 'We greatly value local consumers', say CEOs of Harrods and Galeries Lafayette

Michael Ward, managing director of Harrods (London), and Nicolas Houzé, CEO of Galeries Lafayette (Paris), have shared their expert advice at the World Retail Congress, the international event for retail professionals that kicked off on Tuesday and concludes its talks today, April 18. Host Selvane Mohandas du Ménil asks the two major retail...

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The Brooklyn Nets’ fashion brand Berō opens store

American basketball team The Brooklyn Nets has opened the first retail store for its private label merchandise brand, Berō, which debuted in December 2023. Located at the Barclays Center, the 200-square-foot storefront has been designed by the Brooklyn Home Company’s director of architecture, Stacey Walters, “to feel live-in and welcoming” and...