Chicago–In its annual ranking, ShopperTrak, the global provider of consumer behavior insights and location-based analytics, today predicted the top 10 sales days and the top 10 busiest days of the 2015 holiday season; Black Friday is anticipated to take the top spot in both categories. Despite coming in second (behind Super Saturday) for sales in […]

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Seattle–Amazon.com today announced it is creating 100,000 seasonal positions across its U.S. network of fulfillment and sortation centers this holiday season in order to meet the increase in customer demand. In the months leading up to this holiday season, Amazon has also hired tens of thousands of regular, full-time employees. “We’ve hired more than 25,000 full-time […]

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Los Angeles–Actress, writer and comedian, Rebel Wilson, will host a launch party for her fashion collaboration with Torrid, the country’s fastest growing plus-size brand. The REBEL FOR TORRID capsule collection will be unveiled at MILK in Hollywood on October 22. Rebel, who is best known for her roles in films such as Bridesmaids and Pitch […]

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New York—At 30+ years it’s perfectly fine to tout your heritage and a heritage looik. UGG brand (a division of Deckers Brand) honors its history by celebrating the most important element of the brand’s heritage–the color chestnut. The brand’s new women’s 2015 fall collection is rooted by core silhouettes boasting the brand’s signature chestnut colorway […]

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New York–The latest forecast for Holiday 2015 sales is another optimistic one, this time from the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). More Americans are planning holiday-related purchases this year than in 2014 – and those who plan to shop will spend more over a longer period of time. The ICSC Consumer Forecast shows 90% […]

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New York, Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai–Brooks Brothers Group, Inc has joined forces with Walton Brown Group, a subsidiary of The Lane Crawford Joyce Group, Asia’s premier fashion retail and brand management group, to form a joint venture that will drive Brooks Brothers’ market expansion throughout Greater China. The 50/50 joint venture, with an initial […]

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New York–Retail Design Institute New York Chapter (RDI) hosted its annual “Iron Design” Student Challenge at Steelcase in Columbus Circle. Five teams of students from top NY design schools raced against the clock to create a winning holiday pop-up shop design. Ultimately the “Best Design” Award went to “Team Orange,” comprised of students from Fashion […]

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Pamela N. Danziger is an internationally recognized expert specializing in consumer insights for marketers targeting the affluent consumer.  She is president of Unity Marketing, a marketing consulting firm she founded in 1992. Here, she discusses what the NRF’s downgraded retail forecast means for retailers this year. This article is reprinted from Danziger’s blog, which can […]

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It’s starting to feel a lot like Christmas…with all the news about holiday plans! Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc. has announced it will hire roughly 11,800 seasonal employees for its Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack stores, as well as its fulfillment centers to support Nordstrom.com, Nordstromrack.com and HauteLook.This is also an opportunity for such part-time and full-time seasonal […]

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Garth Leas has joined Haskell Jewels as Executive Vice President of Merchandising Licensed Brands, Jewelry and Timepieces. Prior to this position, he was at Macy’s for 24 years, most recently as DMM Fashion Jewelry, and Fashion and Fine Watches. An outstanding merchant with a strong industry following, Leas was inducted into Accessories Magazine’s Merchants Hall of Fame in […]

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