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Bed Bath & Beyond to acquire real estate platform for $53M
The all-stock deal to buy Fathom Holdings adds a home financing and brokerage element to the retailer's business.
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Stitch Fix taps Walmart vet as chief product and technology officer
Sree Sreedhararaj, who also held the CTO role at Sephora, will oversee Stitch Fix’s technology, product, data science, security and IT teams.
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Maryland Container Store location, slated to be converted to co-branded Bed Bath & Beyond store, to close
The store in Gaithersburg, which was among about 100 Container Store locations scheduled to be converted, will now shutter in July.
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Coach unites celebrities, Gen Z storytelling under new brand platform
Developed with Gen Z input, &Coach tries to break from fixed luxury campaign narratives to focus on co-authorship.
Topics: CPG
Entities: CPG
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Vince CEO: A healthy Saks Global is ‘good for the industry’
Brendan Hoffman said orders from the department store are increasing, as the brand recorded 10.5% net sales growth for Q1.
Topics: CPG
Entities: CPG
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Etsy goes after Prime Day with ‘Shop Other Jeffs’ campaign
The marketplace's campaign features non-billionaire Etsy sellers named Jeff and includes limited-edition merchandise.
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‘BarkBox is not a box’: CEO
Matt Meeker said he has “dealt with some hard truths” as the company looks beyond its personalized subscription box model.
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Victoria’s Secret investors back full board after proxy battle
The retailer's shareholders reelected all nine of the remaining nominees put forward by the company, despite pushback from activist group BBRC.
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Foot Locker vet to lead operations at Kohl’s
Elliott Rodgers, who also spent more than eight years in leadership roles at Ulta, joins the struggling department store in September.
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Dollar General shuffles executive ranks
Among the nine officer appointments was Travis Nixon, who joined the company last fall and was named chief data and AI officer.
Topics: Grocery
Entities: Grocery
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‘Chic. Affordable. Divine.’ Isaac Mizrahi returns to Target
At the turn of the century, the fashion designer worked with the discounter to bring stylish clothing to the masses. Can he pick up where he left off?
Entities: Target
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Dick’s plots 100 Lids shop-in-shops by the end of the summer
A partnership featuring licensed and lifestyle headwear is already available at 46 locations and will expand nationwide in the months to come.