SAN DIEGO—Britton Jones, president and CEO of Business Journals Inc. was honored with the Robert L. Krakoff SISO Leadership Award at the Society of Independent Show Organizers CEO Summit held here earlier this week. “I remember my first SISO meeting when Galen Poss gave a presentation about the life cycle of a show and importance […]

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Macy’s Inc. has announced plans for a three-year, $100 million renovation of its store in downtown Brooklyn, according to a report in today’s Wall Street Journal. The announcement came only three days after the retailer hired Douglas Sesler as vice president of real estate and two weeks after real estate executive Douglas Lenehan was added […]

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Online retailer Bluefly.com has changed its logo, created a new app for iOS and Android, and launched a new e-commerce platform. “The new logo design was particularly strategic; it uses the most straightforward punctuation mark, the period, to show that Bluefly is making a statement we confidently stand by,” says Bluefly president Carly Rosenberg about […]

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Applications open today for The Retail Lab, a Cadillac-sponsored initiative by the Council of Fashion Designers of America intended to give designers “real-world business and retail experience.” The program kicked off last night with the CFDA announcement that the design trio known as Timo Weiland would be the first label in the program, with a […]

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The Sports Authority may be reaching a settlement with 161 of its suppliers, according to a recent report in The Wall Street Journal. After the struggling retail chain filed for Chapter 11 last month, consignment suppliers of items like gloves, hats, and winter accessories sought return of their goods. The retailer, which is currently liquidating […]

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Michael C. Fina, the 81-year-old jewelry store known for both its bridal registry and its Park Avenue address, will be closing its store on April 16. After that date, the retailer will operate exclusively on the web. “Our sales have quickly moved from our physical store to our website, and our customers are regularly telling […]

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This morning Macy’s Inc. announced the hiring of real estate executive Douglas W. Sesler, who will take up his new post as executive vice president for real estate tomorrow. Sesler will be in charge of company  initiatives to increase shareholder value through real estate strategies, including creating potential joint ventures or other partnerships involving the […]

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The Council of Fashion Designers of America, keepers of the all-important Fashion Calendar, have released the official schedule for New York Bridal Week, set for April 13 through 18. Among the 25 runway shows and 10 presentations on the CFDA calendar: Marchesa, which kicks off the schedule on Wednesday, Sachin & Babi (showing for the […]

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Have a brand that you’d like to sell online? Want to skip the hassles of hiring and infrastructure? FarFetch has a solution. Last year, Farfetch, a site that connects luxury shoppers with merchandise in brick and mortar stores all over the world, announced its launch of Black & White, an e-commerce platform aimed at mono […]

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It’s been a long time coming. Back in 2014, Beyoncé announced an activewear and accessories collaboration with Philip Green of the U.K.’s Arcadia retail group (think Topshop, Miss Selfridge). Then she wouldn’t even confirm the brand name, Ivy Park, until February 1 of this year. But now, finally, the full 200-piece collection is ready for […]

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