New York–Sequential Brands Group, Inc., which acquired the Joe’s Jeans brand in September, announced this that it has signed a long-term licensing agreement with Showroom35 to design and manufacture handbags and small leathergoods for Joe’s Jeans. “This is an exciting time for Joe’s Jeans as we begin to tell the brand’s lifestyle story through new […]

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New York–World–Once again designer Kara Ross is delving into yet another category. She recently announced a strategic partnership with CanadaMark diamonds around Ross’ new brand DIAMONDS UNLEASHED. Diamonds Unleashed is a brand with a social purpose that launched this month to promote and support women’s empowerment. The mission is to engineer a great rethink about […]

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New York–Actresses Shay Mitchell and Nina Dobrev are giving back this holiday season by starring in a month-long global philanthropic advertising campaign powered by IPG Mediabrands in support of Free The Children’s WE Are Stronger Together campaign. With the purchase of a $10 Rafiki bracelet, handmade by women in Kenya, a gift of impact is […]

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Beaverton, OR—One analyst called it reaching “the stratosphere”. And so it seems. Nike reported late Tuesday that its second quarter profit surpassed expectations for the fourteenth straight quarter. Nike’s second-quarter earnings per share of 90 cents surged nearly 22% year over year, beating analysts’ consensus for 85 cents. The bottom-line growth was mainly aided by […]

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Austin, TX—There are procrastinators aplenty this holiday season. And others ready to pounce on those post Christmas sales. In its latest edition of its Shoppers Trend Report, RetailMeNot reports 67% of consumers intend to shop the end-of-the-year sales and plan to spend an average of $270 during this time. The biggest motivators for consumers to […]

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Chicago–Tyco International plc Tuesday said it had reached a definitive agreement to acquire ShopperTrak, a global provider of retail consumer behavior insights and location-based analytics, for approximately $175 million in cash. ShopperTrak measures 1,200 retailers in 97 countries. Tyco said the the addition of ShopperTrak and the recent acquisition of U.K based retail traffic analytics […]

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New York–December temperatures might have hit record highs, but December retail sales are cooling off. Retailers have hit the season with massive sales but experts are predicting even more. An article in Forbes predicts that a “…lack of momentum exiting November will make December even more promotional than planned… one week before Christmas, all retailers […]

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Washington–The National Retail Federation urged Congress to approve legislation that would make permanent a key piece of federal tax law retailers have long relied on and give long-term renewal to others, calling the measure an important move toward badly needed comprehensive tax reform. “H.R. 2029 is the first step toward fundamental tax reform that our […]

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Arlington, VA–Of the 74% of online America adults who are likely to purchase health and fitness technology in the next 12 months, one in three (35%) plan to buy a smartwatch, according to the latest research from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), formerly the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) The study, Consumers Journey to Purchase: Health […]

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Charleston, SC—Baker Motor Company Charleston Fashion Week® (CFW), one of the nation’s leading fashion events, announced that tickets for the March 15 to 19, 2016 event are now on sale, and that fashion designers Creatures of the Wind and Tracy Reese will be the event’s closing weekend Featured Designers. “We are so excited to have Creatures of […]

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