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Authentic Brands Group launches Barneys New York branded residences to Tulum, Mexico

Authentic Brands Group, the global brand development, marketing, and entertainment company, has unveiled a new partnership with Sequence Tulum to bring Barneys New York’s branded residences to Tulum, Mexico. Located in the prominent Luum Zama community, the residences bring together the iconic Barneys New York brand experience with modern...

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Authentic Brands Group partners with Saks Global on luxury venture

Authentic Brands Group, the global brand development, marketing, and entertainment platform, is launching a joint venture with Saks Global to grow its luxury and accessible luxury brands, building on its successful collaboration with Barneys New York. The new venture, called Authentic Luxury Group, will leverage the combined capabilities of...

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Hourglass opens pop-up concept store with Barneys New York

Hourglass, the cruelty-free luxury beauty brand, is celebrating 20 years of innovation and creativity by paying homage to the place where the brand got its start – Barneys New York, with the opening of a limited-time concept store. The pop-up, located at 14 Prince Street in Soho, New York, will be open to the public from September 5 to October...

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Authentic Brands Group's acquisition strategy: A look at the past five years

The American Authentic Brands Group (Authentic) is becoming an increasingly important player in the fashion industry, partly thanks to the various acquisitions it has made in recent years. The group seems to be pursuing a buy-and-build strategy and already has more than 40 brands in its portfolio. If you have lost track of all recent...

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The first 'Barneys at Saks' opens at Saks Fifth Avenue flagship

Saks Fifth Avenue has debuted its 'Barneys at Saks' retail experience in its New York flagship, after gaining licensing rights for the retailer back in 2019. This marks the first time Barneys has occupied brick-and-mortar retail space since the closure of its stores at the beginning of 2020. Authentic Brand Group purchased Barneys after the...

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Authentic Brands Group announces success in acquiring Barneys New York

After much speculation, Authentic Brands Group (ABG) announced on Thursday evening that it will acquire Barney’s New York. The global brand development company first placed a bid for the fashion company last week. ABG will acquire the Barneys New York label as well as its associated intellectual property, which includes Barneys, FiveSeventyFive,...

Business|UPDATE

Last-minute offer from private investors challenges Authentic Brands’ bid for Barneys

New York – A last-minute offer led by fashion label Kith’s investor Sam Ben-Avraham would have reportedly challenged the bid presented by Authentic Brands Group (ABG) to acquire ailing Barneys New York business. The upscale department store operator, which filed for bankruptcy in August, had been seeking proposals to best Authentic Brands’ 271...

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Barneys could be saved by Authentic Brands-Saks Fifth Avenue deal

Luxury US department store Barneys is reportedly nearing a roughly 270 million dollar deal to be sold to licensing firm Authentic Brands Group (ABG), according to sources close to the matter. The deal, which was first reported by The Wall Street Journal, would see ABG license the brand to Hudson’s Bay Co, the owner of department store chain Saks...

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Has Barneys New York found a last-minute saviour?

New York - A potential buyer is said to be preparing a bid to take control of luxury department store Barneys New York, which filed for bankruptcy protection in August. Shall this deal go forward, the retailer would avoid liquidation. A group of fashion executives, led by fashion and entertainment executive Sam Ben-Avraham, is preparing a bid of...

Business|ANALYSIS

Barneys New York’s bankruptcy, the market’s take

New York – Weighted by high rents and online competition, Barneys New York announced at the beginning of August its decision to seek for bankruptcy protection. The high-end department stores chain has also secured a last-minute lifesaver in the form of a 218 million dollars capital injection. “Like many in our industry, Barneys New York’s...

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Barneys New York, a symbol of success in simpler times

For many of us Barneys New York is more than the Manhattan mecca of minimalist cool whose fortunes are currently being ruthlessly chronicled in the Wall Street Journal or Financial Times. While these hungry pundits banter over whether the company can be saved by Tuesday’s bankruptcy filing, the sufficiency of the 218 million dollar investment,...

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Iconic US department store Barneys officially files for bankruptcy

New York-based department store Barneys has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after weeks of speculation. It has entered into an agreement with Gordon Brothers and Hilco Global, whose affiliates have provided it with 75 million dollars of new capital to stay afloat during the proceedings. As part of the restructuring, Barneys announced...