Fashion jewelry company BaubleBar has expanded into Bloomingdale’s with four locations–New York 59th Street and Soho), Los Angeles (Beverly Center) and Chicago (N. Michigan Avenue)–as well as a presence on Bloomingdales.com. The move comes in addition to BaubleBar’s other offline partnerships and is an effort to help women feel, see and touch the merchandise IRL […]

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Belk, Inc., which operates 297 stores throughout 16 Southern states, is to be acquired by private equity firm Sycamore Partners in a deal valued at approximately $3 billion. Under the terms of the merger agreement, all Belk stockholders will receive $68 per share in cash for each share of Belk common stock they own. Tim […]

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The Europeans continue to conquer American retailing, and the latest invader comes from Ireland. Dublin-based fast-fashion retailer Primark, with over 250 stores across the UK, Ireland and Europe, is hitting the U.S. next month. Located at the former Filene’s Basement site, Primark’s first U.S. store will debut on September 10th, occupying 77,000 square feet across […]

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Ralph Lauren sells a wearable tech, $5,000 handbag that can charge devices and lights up when opened to help wearers find keys, wallets and whatnot. But Texan patent designer Jimmy Bryan says “not so fast.” Bryan’s 10-page complaint filed in Texas federal court alleges that Ralph Lauren “has infringed and continues to infringe the patent by […]

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As part of our ongoing Industry Experts column, we caught up with Richard Kestenbaum, partner at Triangle Capital LLC, a firm that raises money and handles mergers and acquisitions for companies in accessories, apparel, retail and other consumer products businesses. For a partial list of Triangle Capital LLC transactions by industry, click here. Here’s what he has […]

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These are the final weeks to see China: Through the Looking Glass at the Metropolitan Museum of Art before it closes on September 7, so consider this your fashion forewarning. Already a cultural phenomenon, China: Through the Looking Glass has surpassed attendance for the record-breaking Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty (2011) to become the Costume Institute’s […]

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Marchon Eyewear, Inc., a VSP Global company, announces that General Optical (GenOp) and Marchon Australia have become wholly owned subsidiaries. Marchon has been present in Australia since 1987 through the GenOp partnership, and this reorganization enables Marchon to better service the Australian and New Zealand markets. Peter Lewis, founder and CEO of GenOp and Marchon […]

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Nordstrom today launched SPACE, a new shop curated by Olivia Kim, Nordstrom Director of Creative Projects, featuring emerging and advanced designers. This undertaking is yet another example of department stores seeking to differentiate themselves by carving out multi-label boutiques filled with an (often rotating) assortment of emerging designers, such as Lord & Taylor’s Birdcage. SPACE […]

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Fur designers rejoice: West Hollywood is no longer “Fur Free.” The West Hollywood City Council recently approved revisions to the so-called “fur ban” ordinance, which now “affirmatively allows for the sale of fur by apparel retailers,” according to a statement put out by the Fur Information Council of America. These revisions weakened an already diluted […]

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