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Target adds Quip toothbrush to stores

Bloomberg Target Corp. is the first brick-and-mortar retailer to carry the Quip toothbrush, as the retailer adds yet another startup brand hatched on the web. The cheap-chic merchant now offers Quip’s electric brushes in all its stores and online, and will include the product in its holiday gift guides. The $40 battery-powered metal toothbrush comes in four colors, and customers ...

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Toys ‘R’ Us lenders plan brand revival as auction cancelled

Bloomberg The same Toys “R” Us Inc. lenders that have been taking heat for their role in the decision to liquidate the company in March are now working on bringing the brand back to life, according to new court documents. In a bankruptcy court filing, the funds that now control Toys “R” Us said they’d canceled a plan to auction ...

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US malls aren’t dying as fast as some traders would like

Bloomberg For traders betting on the death of America’s malls, being right and making money are proving to be two very different things. Reminiscent of Michael Burry of “The Big Short” fame, these hedge funds have piled into a trade that could reap huge profits if loans taken out by beleaguered mall and shopping-center operators eventually go bust. While the ...

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