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Global Brands is defying the recent ugly retail realities with a licensing model that spans categories and…
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Moody’s: Number of Distressed Retailers “Eclipses” Great Recession Rates
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Hudson’s Bay Company Restructuring to Include 2,000 Lost Jobs
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Macy’s New Strategy Overshadowed by Full Year Guidance Update
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Nordstrom Family Could Take Chain Private
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