Retail

Bloomberg Bankrupt Brooks Brothers Group Inc is on the verge of being sold to a partnership that includes the new owner of Barneys New York and one of the biggest US mall operators. Sparc Group which is backed by Authentic Brands Group and Simon Property Group Inc, is expected to be the winning bidder after rivals including WHP Global dropped ...

Bloomberg Canada Goose Holdings dropped as much as 9% after the company said activity was slow in its reopened stores, raising concerns about demand ahead of the key winter season. The company said it will focus new store openings this year on mainland China, “where the recovery of traffic remains ahead of other markets.” The height of the crisis hit ...

Bloomberg Kroger Co is setting up an e-commerce marketplace open to third-party vendors, part of the grocery-store operator’s bid to wrest web sales away from giants like Amazon.com Inc and Walmart Inc. The owner of the Fry’s and King Soopers chains is working with online commerce specialist Mirakl to offer tens of thousands of additional goods, including housewares and toys, ...

Bloomberg Foot Locker Inc soared after the athletic-apparel retailer said it expects to report a profit and rising revenue for the second quarter, defying Wall Street’s expectations amid a tumultuous time for the clothing industry. Same-store sales increased about 18% for the three months ended on August 1, the New York-based company said in a statement discussing preliminary results for ...

Bloomberg Sur La Table Inc, the bankrupt upscale cookware chain, sold for almost $90 million and a promise to keep at least 50 stores open, according to court papers. A joint venture between e-commerce investment firm CSC Generation and Marquee Brands topped an opening bid from affiliates of Fortress Investment Group at auction last week, according to court papers and ...

Bloomberg The grand opening of the Mall of San Juan was a celebration of Puerto Rico’s rosy future. There was confetti, a bomba band and roving politicians, including the governor and the mayor, glad-handing under the atrium’s blue-tinged skylight. “There was so much enthusiasm,” says Alberto Baco Bague, the secretary of economic development and commerce, who was in attendance that ...

Bloomberg With the pandemic intensifying the plight of US retailers, companies from J Crew Group Inc to the owner of Ann Taylor are using Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings to quickly get out of costly, long-term leases and shutter thousands of stores. By seeking court protection, firms like Neiman Marcus Group Inc and the parent company of Men’s Wearhouse avoid the ...

Bloomberg Macy’s Inc was targeted in one of the first lawsuits against users of the controversial facial-recognition software made by startup Clearview AI. An Illinois woman filed a proposed class action against Macy’s in federal court in Chicago, alleging the department store chain violated the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act by using Clearview software to identify shoppers from security-camera footage. ...

Bloomberg Mall operator Simon Property Group Inc. has been in talks with Amazon.com to turn some empty store space formerly occupied by anchor tenants such as JC Penney Co Inc and Sears Holdings Corp into Amazon fulfillment centres, Dow Jones reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The discussions started before the coronavirus pandemic, with the two companies exploring the ...

Bloomberg As landlords struggle to find tenants for a glut of empty commercial spaces, businesses that have fared relatively well through the pandemic now have the upper hand in America’s real estate landscape. With thousands of stores closing permanently, the dislocation is creating a buyer’s market to the benefit of Shake Shack Inc, Levi Strauss & Co, Target Corp and ...