Though he was the company’s president, he opted for joint leadership with family members as they turned a string of shoe stores into an international fashion brand.
Category: Shopping and Retail
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Walmart Opens the Year With Stronger Sales and Profit
The largest U.S. retailer had robust quarterly results and an upbeat outlook, giving insight into how consumers are weathering high interest rates.
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Target Scales Back Pride Month Displays After Last Year’s Backlash
It said Pride merchandise would be available on its website and in select stores next month. In 2023, the retailer featured the goods widely.
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Target Scales Back Pride Month Displays After Last Year’s Backlash
It said Pride merchandise would be available on its website and in select stores next month. In 2023, the retailer featured the goods widely.
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Milan Cracks Down on Nightlife After Campaign to Lure Visitors
City officials worked to make Milan attractive to visitors, but now that some neighborhoods are overwhelmed by rowdy crowds and noise, they’re trying to scale back.
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Sam Ash Music Stores to Close After 100 Years In Business
The chain, which started with a single shop in Brooklyn in 1924, said it would close all 42 of its locations by the end of July, citing competition from online retailers.
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Patagonia’s Documentary Wants Consumers to Think About Buying Less
Tactics to convince people to buy less aren’t working. A quirky new documentary by Patagonia takes a different approach.
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Navigating the Fine Line Between Art and Luxury
The boundaries between art, fashion and luxury seem to be melting away. That’s great for brands, but what about artists — and the art?
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Walmart Is Shutting Health Centers After Plan to Expand
The 51 locations, next to Supercenters, proved too costly to be profitable, the retailer said.
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Walmart Introduces a New Store Brand for ‘Quality Food’
The Better Goods store brand will carry plant-based, gluten-free and higher-end food and could help the retailer attract more affluent shoppers.
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How Supplement Stores Are Trying to Tap Into the Ozempic Boom
GNC and the Vitamin Shoppe are redesigning displays and taking other steps to appeal to people who are taking or are interested in drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy.
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He Paid $13 for $13,000 Cartier Earrings, and Then the Jeweler Noticed
When Rogelio Villarreal bought rose-gold earrings for a price that the luxury retailer said was a mistake, he looked to a Mexican consumer protection law. He later said the company delivered the earrings.