Lululemon leans on newness to lure reluctant US customers
This year the brand plans to expand its footprint by opening stores and enlarging existing locations, and will add new markets abroad…
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Kohl’s working to fix mistakes as Q4 sales, profits plummet
Without its Sephora shops, the department store’s holiday results would have been worse, yet the beauty partnership’s boost…
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Is Dillard’s setting the pace for mid-tier department stores?
As Macy’s, Kohl’s and J.C. Penney grapple with what success means for a mid-tier department store in the 21st century — fending off activist investors, taking on new owners or announcing new strategies — Southern department store chain Dillard’s quietly plugs along. The company grabbed 0.4% of market share in the second quarter compared to…
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