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Debenhams Gets £40 Million Credit Deal

12 February 2019 • By Bloomberg

12 February 2019 • By Bloomberg

The department store also announced a sourcing partnership with Li & Fung for its own-brand products.

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Debenhams Gets £40 Million Credit Deal

The department store also announced a sourcing partnership with Li & Fung for its own-brand products.

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American Fashion Is Kicking Its Off-Price Habit. Will it Pay Off?

3 February 2019 • By Brian Baskin

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American Fashion Is Kicking Its Off-Price Habit. Will it Pay Off?

This week, everyone will be talking about financial results from the American fashion giants behind Ralph Lauren, Coach and Michael Kors, the relatively buzz-less New York Fashion Week and the latest milestone in Saks Fifth Avenue's $250 million renovation of its flagship. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

How American Department Stores Plan to Fight Back in 2019

16 January 2019 • By Lauren Sherman

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How American Department Stores Plan to Fight Back in 2019

From the battle for Manhattan to the battle for survival, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstrom and others may look radically different by the end of the year.

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Nordstrom's Full-Price Comparable Sales for Holiday Season Disappoints

15 January 2019 • By Reuters

15 January 2019 • By Reuters

The department store operator cites lower traffic as the reason for below-expected sales during the crucial months of November and December.

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Nordstrom's Full-Price Comparable Sales for Holiday Season Disappoints

The department store operator cites lower traffic as the reason for below-expected sales during the crucial months of November and December.

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The Week Ahead: LVMH Primed to Dominate Blockbuster Week at the Paris Men's Shows

13 January 2019 • By Brian Baskin

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The Week Ahead: LVMH Primed to Dominate Blockbuster Week at the Paris Men's Shows

This week, everyone will be talking about Virgil Abloh, Hedi Slimane, Kim Jones and the other designers showing at Paris Fashion Week Men's - and how the the buzziest brands share a corporate parent. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

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Report: Sears to Ask Bankruptcy Judge for Approval to Liquidate

8 January 2019 • By Reuters

8 January 2019 • By Reuters

Should the retailer liquidate its assets, it would become one of the most high-profile victims in the wave of bankruptcies that has swept the industry in the last few years.

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Report: Sears to Ask Bankruptcy Judge for Approval to Liquidate

Should the retailer liquidate its assets, it would become one of the most high-profile victims in the wave of bankruptcies that has swept the industry in the last few years.

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Saks Shuts Downtown Store in Cutthroat Manhattan Retail Wars

4 January 2019 • By Bloomberg

4 January 2019 • By Bloomberg

The failure of the women’s shop highlights intensifying competition in New York's department-store battlefield.

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Saks Shuts Downtown Store in Cutthroat Manhattan Retail Wars

The failure of the women’s shop highlights intensifying competition in New York's department-store battlefield.

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Sears May Stay Alive With Rescue Bid Cobbled Together by Lampert

28 December 2018 • By Bloomberg

28 December 2018 • By Bloomberg

The chain's chairman, Eddie Lampert, made a last-minute, $4.6 billion bid to buy the retailer out of bankruptcy.

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Sears May Stay Alive With Rescue Bid Cobbled Together by Lampert

The chain's chairman, Eddie Lampert, made a last-minute, $4.6 billion bid to buy the retailer out of bankruptcy.

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Saks Fifth Avenue Drives Revenue Gains at Hudson's Bay

5 December 2018 • By Bloomberg

5 December 2018 • By Bloomberg

Chief executive officer Helena Foulkes said in an interview that the company is still fixing the fundamentals, though she’s pleased with progress.

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Saks Fifth Avenue Drives Revenue Gains at Hudson's Bay

Chief executive officer Helena Foulkes said in an interview that the company is still fixing the fundamentals, though she’s pleased with progress.

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Debenhams to Close 50 Stores

26 October 2018 • By Reuters

26 October 2018 • By Reuters

After full-profits fell by 65 percent, its biggest loss in 240-year history, the British department store chain is set to close 50 stores over three to five years.

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Debenhams to Close 50 Stores

After full-profits fell by 65 percent, its biggest loss in 240-year history, the British department store chain is set to close 50 stores over three to five years.