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Brooks Brothers Leads More Fashion Retail Troubles

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Interest in the brand has centered on its possibility as a fashion license rather than a going retail concern. The leading contender to buy the business is Authentic Brands Group (ABG), which has rescued Forever 21 and owns several licenses, from Elvis Presley to Marilyn Monroe. But according to Yahoo!

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CVS Health On Track To Rehab Over 1,000 Stores

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Dallas-Fort Worth, Boston, Ohio and North Carolina are among the next markets the pharmacy chain is targeting for the growth of HealthHUB in 2020. CVS rolled out three HealthHUB concept stores in Texas close to the conclusion of 2018 and grew the offering to 50 locations in four markets by the end of last year. Pat Carroll, M.D.,

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DoorDash Acquires Square’s Caviar In $410M Deal

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It’s a great brand, [but] it wasn’t the right deal for us.”. Caviar Product Lead Gokul Rajaram told a news outlet at the time that the goal of the purchase was twofold: to speed Caviar ’s growth in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and to profit from the partnerships Entrees On Trays had established with local Texas restaurants.

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For Retail Promotions, Rewards Beat Out Discounts

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To create sales lift and purchase intent without the negative brand effects of discounting, Aberdeen Group, which was created for Blackhawk Network’s Hawk Incentives, discovered that promotions based on rewards can be more effective than discount offers. In addition, members of the program can waive the $5 charge for Target Restock.

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Target Experiments With New Loyalty Program

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As growth of Target -branded payment cards has slowed, the retailer is beginning to experiment with a new rewards program: Dubbed “Target Red,” the new program will not be linked to a debit or credit card , The Star Tribune reported. “We We know not everyone wants another credit card,” Joshua Thomas, a Target spokesman, told the newspaper. “So,

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How Innovation Became A Core Competency For Neiman Marcus

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The new Neiman Marcus store in Dallas-Fort Worth is both very much like — and completely different from — the 42 other Neiman Marcus stores scattered throughout the United States. And that better experience, he told Webster, is about more than the new Dallas-Fort Worth store — it’s about what’s next for the brand.

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Fast Casual Saladworks Gets Fresh With New Locations And Restaurant Tech

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The 30-year-old QSR brand has plans for aggressive growth in 2017 , and Tripodes will spearhead the effort. Saladworks also plans to plant corporate stores in key markets in Atlanta, Georgia and Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas over the next six to 12 months. The company currently has about 70 franchisees.