SAN FRANCISCO, 2016-Sep-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) today (September 10, 2016 ) announced its goal of hiring 5 percent of all entry-level store employees from graduates of the company’s This Way Ahead paid store internship program by 2025. First launched in 2007, the program empowers teens and young adults from low-income communities…
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STRATHAM, N.H., 2016-Sep-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — Outdoor lifestyle brand Timberland kicks off its Serv-a-palooza season of community service with 50 planned service events around the globe, reinforcing the brand’s longstanding commitment to protect and restore the outdoors and support the communities where it does business. Highlighting the season will be the completion and reveal…
Arteixo, Spain, 2016-Sep-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — Zara opens its doors to its first store in Vietnam at Ho Chi Minh City's Vincom Center. The new store has a total space of 2,400 square meters spread over two floors to include over 1,800 square meters of commercial space. The store displays all the brand's latest…
NEW YORK, 2016-Sep-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — Banana Republic is excited to announce that international style icon Olivia Palermo is the brand’s first women’s global style ambassador. Through the partnership, Palermo will be integrated throughout Banana Republic’s global marketing, starting in Fall 2016 and will extend through 2017.
Palermo brings a fresh perspective to the versatile…
Violeta by MANGO celebrates curvy women with new campaign video
Barcelona, 2016-Sep-09 — /EPR Retail News/ — Violeta by MANGO is launching a digital project this season that celebrates curvy women, to prove that fashion can be worn by all sizes. The chosen format is a video in which the stars discuss the fashion industry, clichés about…
PLANO, Texas, 2016-Sep-09 — /EPR Retail News/ — JCPenney is giving shoppers in San Bernardino, Calif., the opportunity to get their Penney’s worth of style, quality and value in the convenience of their own backyard. The Company is opening its only all-new location for 2016 at Inland Center on Oct. 21, featuring the latest JCPenney brands…
NEW YORK, 2016-Sep-09 — /EPR Retail News/ — William Rast announced today (Sept. 08, 2016 ) the launch of its Fall/Winter 2016 collection at several new national retailers including Macy's, Nordstrom, Dillard's, Belk, Bon-Ton, and Bloomingdale's. Highlighting the new collection, the brand also premiered a short film and print campaign featuring co-founders Justin Timberlake and Trace…
SAN FRANCISCO, 2016-Sep-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co.) today (September 7, 2016) announced that David Love, currently executive vice president, Global Supply Chain, and chief transformation officer, has been appointed executive vice president and president of Levi Strauss Asia, Middle East and Africa. Liz O’Neill, currently senior vice president, product development…
Milan, 2016-Sep-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — Pasticceria Marchesi opens a third shop in the heart of Milan in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, an emblematic symbol of the city. The new venue, located on the mezzanine floor of the building that houses Prada’s Men’s store, can be accessed by stairs or elevator both from the Galleria arcade…
MILWAUKEE, 2016-Sep-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.(NASDAQ:BONT), which operates Bon-Ton, Bergner's, Boston Store, Carson's, Elder-Beerman, Herberger's and Younkers stores, kicks off the largest, longest-running Goodwill® donation drive on Wednesday, September 14. In its 22nd year, the program remains a signature community event and customer favorite. Savvy shoppers know September is the best…
SEATTLE, 2016-Sep-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — Nordstrom, Inc. is pleased to announce the third installment of its exclusive 'Olivia Palermo + Chelsea28' collection. The fall delivery is part of a one year partnership with the international style icon and her first apparel collaboration worldwide.
The fall collection features 23 versatile separates ranging in price from $79…
SEATTLE, 2016-Sep-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today ( Sept. 6, 2016), Topshop and Nordstrom launch a co-branded emoji keyboard app featuring fashion and lifestyle emojis, stickers and GIFs resembling actual Topshop product sold at Nordstrom.
The keyboard will launch with 95 emojis and nine GIFs including a Topshop jacket, floral purse, Topshop Beauty lipsticks, shopping bags,…
Miraclesuit launches capsule collection of vintage and classic styles
NEW YORK, 2016-Sep-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — Miraclesuit®, the leader in ladies fashion control swimwear, continues to raise the bar in full body comfort control for over 2 decades. Due to high customer demand, Miraclesuit has released a capsule of their most beloved silhouettes from years past.
Exclusive…
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, 2016-Sep-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today it is possible to mechanically recycle single fibre fabrics such as denim jeans and wool sweaters. However garments are very often made from a blend of different fibres to improve fit, style, comfort and longevity. Used apparel of blended or unknown materials are either discarded in landfills,…
NEW YORK, 2016-Sep-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — Leading entertainment and lifestyle retailer, HSN and the multi-faceted tennis legend, fashion icon and successful businesswoman, Serena Williams are returning to KIA STYLE360 New York Fashion Week on Monday, September 12, 2016 to present Serena’s Fall Signature Statement Collection. The DIAMONDS UNLEASHED for SERENA WILLIAMS exclusive collection will…
MANGO launches new digital project with Camille Rowe, Julia Restoin Roitfeld and Alma Jodorowsky in three short films
Barcelona, 2016-Sep-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — The short film is the format chosen by MANGO for its new digital project, featuring the collaboration of the model and actress Camille Rowe, the creative director and model Julia Restoin Roitfeld and…
London, 2016-Sep-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — Marks & Spencer announces today (05 Sep 2016) that it will be entering in to consultation with its employees with regards to proposals to make significant changes to its UK Head Office structure. The proposals have been developed by M&S following a detailed review of the organization and an…
MILWAUKEE, 2016-Sep-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:BONT), which operates Bon-Ton, Boston Store, Bergner's, Carson's, Elder-Beerman, Herberger's and Younkers stores, announced that is has launched a "Buy Online, Pick Up In-Store" service for its customers. Shoppers on the company's seven websites can now see in-store availability of all merchandise and select which…
DUBLIN, Calif., 2016-Sep-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — Ross Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROST) announced today (Sept. 1, 2016) that it will participate in the Goldman Sachs Global Retailing Conference to be held in New York on September 7-8, 2016.
Management's presentation is scheduled at approximately 11:20 a.m. Eastern time on Thursday, September 8, 2016. A live audio…
Sainsbury’s launches new women’s clothing collection - Tu Premium
LONDON, 2016-Sep-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — On 6 September, Sainsbury’s launches a new women’s clothing collection - Tu Premium. The quality and styling of the collection will rival Hobbs, L.K. Bennett and Whistles but with a key difference – significantly lower prices that start at £12 rising…
Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2016-Sep-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has partnered with Levi Strauss & Co (LS&Co), a leading jeans wear manufacturer, to develop a global program aimed at ensuring environmental sustainability.
The program will be built on the extensive experience of IFC’s Bangladesh Partnership for Cleaner Textile (PaCT)…
Berluti announces the appointment of Haider Ackermann as Creative Director
Paris, 2016-Sep-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — Berluti is pleased to announce the appointment of Haider Ackermann as Creative Director. The appointment is effective immediately and the designer will present his first collection during Paris Men’s Fashion Week in January 2017.
Haider Ackermann enrolled at the Royal Academy of fine Arts…
LONDON, 2016-Sep-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — Marks & Spencer today (02 Sep 2016) announces that it has completed a thorough consultation with its national employee representative group (Business Involvement Group) on proposed changes to pay, premiums and pension and reached an agreement on a number of key issues.
Sacha Berendji, Marks & Spencer Retail Director said:…
SAN FRANCISCO, 2016-Sep-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) today (September 1, 2016) reported that net sales for the four-week period ended August 27, 2016 decreased 2 percent to $1.17 billion compared with net sales of $1.20 billion for the four-week period ended August 29, 2015.
“While we are pleased with the continued progress at…
JCPenney launches exclusive capsule collection for full-figured women by Project Runway® winner, Ashley Nell Tipton
PLANO, Texas, 2016-Sep-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — For plus-size women who love fashion forward looks, JCPenney [NYSE: JCP] is debuting its first exclusive capsule collection by fashion designer and Project Runway® winner, Ashley Nell Tipton, starting Sept. 9. An extension of…
UNIQLO to expand online store offering from 2016 Fall Winter season
Tokyo,Japan, 2016-Sep-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — UNIQLO will offer a more extensive range of online store items from the 2016 Fall Winter season as part of its state-of-the-art Ariake digital distribution project. UNIQLO has already expanded its app for mobile purchases, launched semi-made-to-order items, and…
TOKYO, JAPAN, 2016-Sep-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — UNIQLO is pleased to welcome customers to its remodeled store on Broadway Street in Soho from 10 a.m., Friday, Sept. 2, nearly 10 years since the global flagship store first opened in 2006. Themed "A New Tokyo in Soho", the store will connect the brand's Japanese origins with…
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, 2016-Sep-01 — /EPR Retail News/ — Clothing made of citrus by-products, microbes that digest waste polyester, and an online marketplace for textile leftovers are some of the five disruptive ideas that shared the first €1 million Global Change Award grant in 2015. The challenge is designed to spur early innovations that can accelerate the…
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, 2016-Sep-01 — /EPR Retail News/ — As one out of seven companies, H&M is included in Fortune’s On the Cusp list. H&M’s vision of becoming 100% circular is honored by Fortune which also notes that H&M has already reduced its environmental footprint.
Fortune writes;
“…H&M, which has already reduced its environmental footprint, has the size, scale,…
SPAIN: Zara opens flagship store on calle Compostela 3, one of A Coruña's prime shopping streets
Arteixo, Spain, 2016-Sep-01 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tomorrow, 1 September, Zara is opening a global flagship store on calle Compostela 3, one of A Coruña's prime shopping streets. The establishment is located in a building that epitomises the city's aesthetics…