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Roundtable: Vidal Sassoon's lasting legacy for retail
Last week, fashion and retail legend Vidal Sassoon died at the age of 84. He opened his first retail salon in London in 1954, and from there built a beauty empire that, among other hallmarks, was …
May 15, 2012 - James Bickers
NYC to welcome first Piperlime retail location
Piperlime, the e-retailer that launched in 2006, is opening its first brick-and-mortar location this fall in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City. Styled as a boutique, the 4,000-square-foot store …
May 10, 2012
Canadian grocer launches apparel line to compete with Walmart, Target
Loblaw's Joe Fresh, Canada's biggest grocer, opened a flagship store last week on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue, but instead of meat and produce, it's selling $29-women's dresses and $12-men's shirts …
April 2, 2012
Neiman Marcus launches Foursquare challenge
Neiman Marcus has announced the launch of the "Blahnik Book Foursquare Hunt" in conjunction with its Spring 2012 Neiman Marcus Shoe & Handbag Event. The event runs from March 29 - April 1 in all …
March 29, 2012
Robert Graham coming to New Jersey mall
Robert Graham today announced that it has signed a new lease agreement to open a branded retail store showcasing the full Robert Graham collection in The Mall at Short Hills, New Jersey's preeminent …
March 27, 2012
NBC's Fashion Star puts winning designs in-store the next day
Three major clothing retailers are betting that a stint on reality TV will turn into increased sales. "Fashion Star" airs tonight on NBC and features 14 designers trying to win the chance to sell …
March 13, 2012 - Cherryh Butler
Checkpoint helping apparel retailers deploy RFID
Checkpoint Systems Inc., a global supplier of shrink management, merchandise visibility and apparel labeling solutions for the retail industry, has launched new RFID encoding solutions and has …
February 22, 2012
Target may not be 'Wu-ing' shoppers with scarcity tactics
Jason Wu merchandise may be nearly nonexistent in Target stores, but at publication time 4,207 items marked as "Jason Wu for Target" were available for purchase on eBay; that's a huge decrease from …
February 20, 2012 - Cherryh Butler
Chinese sportswear company targets U.S. online shoppers
It may seem as though Nike and Adidas have the market cornered on athletic wear in the U.S., but one Chinese retailer thinks Americans are ready for a change. Li-Ning, founded in 1989 by a gymnast …
February 9, 2012 - Cherryh Butler
Fresh off Navajo controversy, Urban Outfitters stock plummets, CEO exits
Late last year, a post on a popular blog started a ripple of protest against retailer Urban Outfitters. Sasha Houston Brown, a member of the Santee Sioux Nation, wrote an open letter to Urban …
January 27, 2012 - Jon O'Barr