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Retail Pulse: Macy’s Collaborates With Brands For STORY; Kohl’s Accepts Amazon Returns

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Brick-and-mortar retailers are opening experiential concepts by working with other brands as they look to engage consumers with experiences instead of products. The installation will also be an experiential teaser campaign for a new online brand called Greendigs that is said to debut in the fall following its STORY run.

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Tesla Tequila Sells Out On First Day Of Launch

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Produced by the South California brand Nosotros Tequila, Tesla Tequila is sold in a lightning-shaped bottle resembling Tesla’s logo. Known for launching oddball branded merchandise, the electric car company has sold mini red gym shorts, flame throwers, surfboards and more. Sales are limited to two bottles per person.

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Malls Close Vacancy Gap With 1700+ Online Retailers

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As traditional mall merchants go under, online brands are expanding into brick-and-mortar, the New York Post reported Saturday (Nov. One example is New York’s UNTUCKit , which started as an online men’s clothing store and grew into a global brand. It now has 85 stores and will soon add another when its Milwaukee location opens.

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Amazon Plans Whole Foods Expansions In Closed Sears Stores

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Amazon has its eyes on expansion for its Whole Foods brand in closed Sears and Kmart stores, according to a report by Yahoo! Those cities include Birmingham, Colorado Springs, Long Island, Milwaukee, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, Tacoma and Tulsa. Sources told Yahoo! that the company is visiting sites of now defunct retail spaces.

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Bon-Ton Is The Next Retailer To File For Bankruptcy

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Before the announcement, Bon-Ton announced it would shutter 40 out of its 260 brick-and-mortar stores across its various brands. Bon-Ton, a Milwaukee-based retailer, includes its eponymous stores in addition to Carson’s, Elder-Beerman, Herberger’s and Younkers.

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DoorDash Dives Into Grocery Delivery Business

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Chicago, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Detroit and Indianapolis customers can order from Meijer and Fresh Thyme. Earlier this month, the company said it was launching digital convenience stores, branding the service DashMart. The service is launching on the West Coast and in the Midwest. The service launched in Atlanta, Chicago and Denver.

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Physical Retail Looks For New Life This Holiday Season

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Meanwhile, as traditional mall merchants go under, online brands are expanding into brick-and-mortar, the New York Post reported. One example is New York’s UNTUCKit , which started as an online men’s clothing store and grew into a global brand. It now has 85 stores and will soon add another when its Milwaukee location opens.

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