Faced with Tough Comparisons, November Comp Stores Sales Flat

New York—While shoppers looked for doorbuster deals, a look at the November comparable store sales finds somewhat of an improvement over a year ago. Retail Metrics reported Thursday that November comparable store sales were basically flat, beating its own estimate for a 1.1% decline. In October retail same-store sales slipped 0.4%. Only about a dozen […]

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J.Crew Brand Loses Clout as Sales Continue to Decline

New York—J. Crew reported Thursday afternoon that its third quarter results decline in sales mostly due to its ailing J. Crew brand which has lost much of its brand cachet. For the three months ended Dec. 3, J. Crew reported deepening losses of $760 million in the third quarter–25% below a year earlier. Net revenue […]

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Research Shows a Staggering 24% of Consumers Have Been Duped by Online Counterfeiters

San Francisco—Almost one quarter of consumers have bought a product online that turned out to be counterfeit, including fashion or footwear, electronics and digital content. This is according to new research commissioned by MarkMonitor, a leader in enterprise brand protection. The survey, conducted by a leading market research company Opinium, analyzed the online shopping habits […]

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Columbus Circle Holiday Market Launches at Historic Site

New York—Situated at the dramatic Columbus Circle intersection abutting Central Park West, the Columbus Circle Holiday Market, curated by Urbanspace launched Tuesday at and will be open daily through Christmas Eve. Near the southwest entrance of historic Central Park, the Columbus Circle Holiday Market features over 100 local artisans and a fully decked food court where shoppers can […]

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