“Clothing is one of the largest purchased categories in online retail and it proves that not all consumers wish to ‘touch and feel’ all clothing items all the time, says the top honcho of a textile, apparel and retail ...
Tags: Online, Apparel, Accessories
Swedish apparel retailer, H&M Group said its revenues inclusive of VAT rose 17 percent in local currencies in July 2014, from the same month of last year. In the one year period ending July 2014, H&M added 374 stores worldwide, which ...
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Net Driven announced that strong growth in online marketing investments by North America’s automotive businesses is fueling continued expansion at the provider of website and Internet marketing solutions for tire, automotive service, ...
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Rakuten.co.uk will launch this October and Play.com will close in March 2015. Online retailer Rakuten has revealed its plans to launch a new UK website this year and close its Play.com site in 2015. The Japanese firm bought Play.com in ...
NYSE-listed, Gap Inc, a global retailer offering clothing & accessories announced a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per share. This quarterly dividend is payable on or after October 29, 2014 to shareholders of record at the close of business ...
Tags: GAP, Apparel, Accessories
Apparel and footwear online retailer, ideeli has officially changed its name to become ideel. Since being acquired by Groupon earlier this year, ideel has expanded its offerings in women’s apparel, shoes, home and men’s. At ...
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In the fiscal second quarter ending August 2, 2014, apparel retailer JC Penney said it reported a third consecutive quarter of growth, while gross margin improved 640 basis points from same quarter last year and 290 basis points ...
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Return on invested capital (ROIC) for the 12 months ended August 2, 2014 at garment retailer and NYSE-listed Nordstrom stood at 13.2 percent, down from 14.4 percent from same period last year. Nordstrom said, this decrease reflects ...
Tags: ROIC, Apparel, Accessories
BMF, bathroom and heating retailer, has relocated to a new Leeds showroom. The company is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and has moved into a new 4,000sq ft premises on Meanwood Road. It is funded by Leeds City Region ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
Sports Direct International plc, the U.K.'s largest sporting goods retailer, announced plans to launch in Australia and New Zealand by forming an online partnership with OzSale.com.au, part of the MySale Group plc. Australia's and New ...
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Dick's Sporting Goods is planning a three-day grand opening celebration, Friday, July 25 through Sunday, July 27, at its new South Park Mall location (2310 S.W. Military Drive) in San Antonio. Dick's will host several giveaways, ...
Tags: Dick's Sporting Goods, Opening Celebration, Sporting Goods
Walmart is by far the leading retail brand in the US, with a brand value of $131.88 billion in 2014. It has been a leading retailer since Sam Walton opened his first store back in 1962. Walmart’s success is in great part due to how ...
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Vasque will be celebrating its 50th anniversary this summer at the Outdoor Retailer show with a special honor to its retail partners. Vasque founder, William D. Sweasy traveled to Europe in the early 60s and discovered outdoor recreation ...
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A new £40,000 showroom and meeting facility has been unveiled at Heritage Bathrooms' HQ in Tamworth, Staffordshire. The company will showcase its latest products at the new facility, which will also be used as a venue for retailer ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
Sales of outdoor products look to be picking up steam this summer as sales of outdoor footwear, apparel and hardgoods increased 6.8 percent to $1.18 billion in the five-week fiscal month of June. The growth trend for the month represented ...
Tags: Sales, Outdoor Products, Sporting Goods