In-restaurant table service is on its way back. Flynn Restaurant Group, Applebee’s largest franchisee with 444 units, told Bloomberg in a recent interview that the restaurant chain is seeing a sharp increase in sales, which the firm believes to be the result of “stimulus checks,...
The list of western brands that have been boycotted, blocked or erased from Chinese social media and mapping software continued to grow on Friday (March 26), as a growing diplomatic row over human rights in the country’s cotton-growing region threatened to disrupt one of the...
California-based secondhand clothing platform thredUP is set to start trading Friday (March 26) after pricing its initial public offering (IPO) at the top end of the expected range amid strong demand from investors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
Hudson, a travel retail company that has stores in places such as commuter hubs and airports, is opening six new stores within Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, according to an announcement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Go Global Retail plans to purchase Janie and Jack from Gap Inc. and bolster the children’s fashion brand’s digital features, according to an announcement on Thursday (March 25). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
The intersection of creativity and brands used to be populated by the “Mad Men” types of the 60s and 70s. It was all about the campaign, the image and the three-martini lunch. Now, a brand’s creativity is expressed digitally in media and through websites, but...
This week in grocery, Whole Foods Market Director of Global Recruiting Andres Traslavina and Nona Evans, director of the company’s Whole Kids and Whole Cities foundations, appeared on Assurity’s Good Business podcast to discuss the mission-centric elements of the business. The episode, which went live Tuesday...
In today’s top retail news, Kohl’s is bringing Cole Haan to 200 stores and its eCommerce website, while Shoe Carnival posted a 5.8 percent rise in net sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020. Plus, RH reported record fourth-quarter and full-year results. Get the...
RH, the parent company of luxury furniture and home goods retailer Restoration Hardware, posted record fourth-quarter and full-year results Wednesday (March 24) while laying out a global expansion plan it said will deliver a 10x increase in sales in the years to come. Get the...