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Discount Chains Go Under as Consumers Keep Cutting Back
Discount Chains Go Under as Consumers Keep Cutting Back
May 26, 2024  |  Retail

What happens when consumers grow too cash-strapped for discount stores? In some cases, the stores go under.  As Bloomberg News reported Sunday (May 26), the economic...

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Fashion Shoppers’ Shift to Digital Sends Physical Retailers Packing
Fashion Shoppers’ Shift to Digital Sends Physical Retailers Packing
May 14, 2024  |  Retail

Consumers are increasingly buying clothing from third-party digital marketplaces, forcing more retailers to close shop. Most recently, Ted Baker’s North American business announced Friday (May 10) that amid...

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Today In Retail: Resale Company StockX Lands $275 Million For Growth; Rite Aid Reports 12 Pct Revenue Increase
Today In Retail: Resale Company StockX Lands $275 Million For Growth; Rite Aid Reports 12...
December 17, 2020  |  Retail

In today’s top retail news, StockX has landed $275 million in a Series E funding round, while Rite Aid Corporation reported as part of its...

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Fashion Retailer rue21 Strikes Deal To Retire Debt
Fashion Retailer rue21 Strikes Deal To Retire Debt
December 17, 2020  |  Retail

Fashion retailer rue21 (r21 Holdings, Inc.) said that its formidable financial standing enabled it to refinance its current term loan, decrease the cost of funds...

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Retail Pulse: rue21 Taps Into BOPIS With Mastek; Kohl’s Teams With Planet Fitness
Retail Pulse: rue21 Taps Into BOPIS With Mastek; Kohl’s Teams With Planet Fitness
March 08, 2019  |  Retail

Retailers are bringing omnichannel experiences to consumers by bridging the worlds of online and brick-and-mortar commerce through offerings such as buy-online-pickup-in-store (BOPIS). Following that trend,...

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Rue21, mode.ai Launch Virtual Stylists Via Facebook Messenger
Rue21, mode.ai Launch Virtual Stylists Via Facebook Messenger
April 20, 2017  |  Retail

Facebook’s annual developer conference F8 is seeing its fair share of chatbot integration announcements. Now the fashion world is taking center stage as both Rue21 and...

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The Bots Are Coming! The Bots Are Coming!
The Bots Are Coming! The Bots Are Coming!
April 20, 2017  |  Chatbots

A manual published in the late 1800s for New York City school teachers may not seem like a likely source of favored conventional wisdom. But...

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Rue21 to File For Bankruptcy This Month
Rue21 to File For Bankruptcy This Month
April 07, 2017  |  Retail

The rumor mill is churning, and it’s saying that Rue21 is preparing itself to file for bankruptcy later this month. While the company is working...

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rue21 Wins The Hearts Of Teens With Aptos
rue21 Wins The Hearts Of Teens With Aptos
November 09, 2016  |  Retail

The largest fast-fashion growth retailer in the country is also the most innovative when it comes to customer engagement. Rue21, which uses the Aptos retail...

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