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Nike is quietly closing its localized neighborhood stores
More than a dozen Nike Live locations, which were eventually rebranded as Nike Well Collective, have shuttered across the country.
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Target scores major sales growth in beauty, hardlines merchandise
The mass retailer saw lower sales increases in apparel and home, where executives said more improvement is needed.
Entities: Target
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Target finalizes divorce from Ulta, signaling shift in beauty market
The mass retailer’s new Target Beauty Studio experience will help fill the void left by its Ulta partnership ending. Experts say the change might benefit Target long term.
Entities: Target
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Pros continue to outperform DIY shoppers at Home Depot
The segment is still the “clearest opportunity to drive growth” at the home improvement retailer even as it beat its own expectations in Q2.
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Nike, Foot Locker debut hyperlocal community hub store in Los Angeles
A store concept debuting in the Crenshaw neighborhood aims to be both a shopping destination and community hub.
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Walmart+ adds new in-store perks
The retailer debuted benefits related to its photo and money centers for users of its paid membership service.
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Indochino plots small-format showroom expansion
The DTC apparel retailer will open 10 locations in 2027, its “largest investment in standalone retail in years.”
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Crocs hatches new mascot Niles to enrich brand storytelling
The 6-foot-tall reptile, who appears in a new social series where he interacts with real employees, is expected to be a long-term fixture of Crocs’ marketing.
Topics: CPG
Entities: CPG
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Mattel Game Studios is ready to extend physical play to a virtual world
Mattel’s new organization will develop, publish and operate digital games inspired by the company’s brands.
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Under Armour ends partnership with The Rock amid marketing reset
The athletic brand said the decade-long relationship came to a “natural conclusion” just months after it parted ways with Steph Curry.
Topics: CPG
Entities: CPG
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To lure in shoppers, J.C. Penney takes aim at off-price stores
In a new campaign the department store touts its fashion and home assortments as affordable, but superior to the finds at discounters.
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Back-to-school spending could be ‘moderate at best’
Growth is concentrated in higher-income consumers as many shoppers contemplate discretionary purchases, per new data from Circana.