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Bath & Body Works to offer its products in more than 600 college campuses nationwide

Bath & Body Works is going where its consumers are this fall - college. The personal care and home fragrance retailer is testing a new distribution strategy to reach younger shoppers and is now selling products in more than 600 campus stores. Launching right in time for the back-to-school season, the rollout marks the first time the retailer has...

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Indochino & Nordstrom expand partnership with five new shop-in-shops

Vancouver-based custom apparel brand Indochino and US department store chain Nordstrom are expanding their partnership with the opening of five new Indochino shop-in-shops. The new openings bring the total number of Indochino retail locations within Nordstrom stores to 33, increasing the made-to-measure brand’s reach to more than 90 percent of...

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Rab opens new store in Denver, Colorado as it strengthens US presence

British outdoor brand Rab has opened a new, expanded store in Colorado, the US, as it continues to strengthen its presence in the country. The new store opening comes close to two years after the brand relocated from its former location. Located in Commons Park West, Denver, the new store spans 2,320 square feet, which is more than twice the...

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Jacob Cohën to enhance logistics and expand internationally

Jacob Cohën Company, the owner of the premium Made in Italy brand Jacob Cohën, has announced its new industrial plan for 2025–2029. The strategy focuses on enhancing logistics at its Piove di Sacco hub in the province of Padua, consolidating its fully Made in Italy production network across the Veneto region, and accelerating expansion in...

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A foot in the door: Birkenstock opens three more stores in Mumbai

German footwear brand Birkenstock appears to have taken a shine to Mumbai, home of Bollywood, and India in general. In April last year, it opened its first Indian flagship store on Mumbai's iconic Linking Road, a popular location for international and domestic brands alike. Puma, Levi’s, Benetton, Vero Moda, Raymond, Anita Dongre and others rub...

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Nike Canada completes '25 and 25' store expansion project

Nike Canada has successfully completed its "25 and 25" project, an initiative to open 25 new partner stores across the country during its fiscal year 2025. Nathan Balmes, visual merchandising lead for Nike Store Partners Canada announced through the Nike's official LinkedIn page that the project was managed by a "small but mighty team"...

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Gucci Italia employees protest over unpaid welfare benefits

Approximately 1,000 retail and logistics employees at Kering-owned Gucci Italia are staging a protest. In a statement, trade unions Filcams Cgil, Fisascat Cisl and Uiltucs declared industrial action. This follows the company's refusal to distribute welfare payments, as stipulated in an expired collective agreement. The unions highlighted how...

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American Eagle store traffic falls amid backlash over Sydney Sweeney ad

In-store visits for American Eagle are reported to have fallen last week after the brand became embroiled in backlash over a campaign featuring actress Sydney Sweeney. According to data collected by Pass_by, store visits across the US dropped 3.9 percent year-over-year for the week ended August 2. Impact was most prominent in the south, where...

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Anthropologie transforming Maeve into a standalone brand

US lifestyle and fashion retailer Anthropologie is elevating its in-house label, Maeve, known for blending timeless silhouettes with modern details, as a standalone brand, with its debut store set to open in October. In a statement, Anthropologie said the move was due to how Maeve has become known for its “thoughtful design and multigenerational...

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Mango scales up Mango Teen in the UK with its first store outside London

Madrid – Mango continues to drive its teen fashion line, Mango Teen, internationally with the opening of a new standalone store in the strategic UK market. The company has chosen to scale up operations for this line, launched in 2021 as part of its diversification strategy. This marks the first standalone Mango Teen store to open outside London,...

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Fendi opens permanent shoe boutique in Harrods

Italian luxury brand Fendi has opened a permanent footwear boutique in London’s luxury department store Harrods. Located on the fifth floor within the retailer’s ‘Shoe Heaven,’ the 430 square foot Fendi footwear boutique has been designed to showcase the brand’s women’s shoes, leather goods and accessories in a space inspired by the contours and...

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JJ's House opens first-ever flagship store in London

Occasion and bridalwear e-retailer JJ's House has opened its first-ever brick-and-mortar retail store in central London. The made-to-order specialised, known for its affordable, customisable bridal dresses, bridesmaid dresses, and wedding guest dresses, has opened its debut UK flagship store at 22 Eastcastle Street, London. JJ’s House London...