Men’s Wearhouse Rejects Jos. A. Bank’s $2.3 Billion Offer
The Men’s Wearhouse’s Board of Directors voted Oct. 9 to reject an unsolicited, non-binding proposal from Jos. A. Bank to acquire Men’s Wearhouse for $48 per share in cash.
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Amazon Launches Login and Pay with Amazon
Amazon has released a new service that streamlines how customers transact with online merchants. Login and Pay with Amazon allows participating merchants to empower customers to go from check out using their existing Amazon account information.
How Negative Reviews Can Improve Purchase Intent – If Brands Know How to Respond
This webinar will take an in-depth look into how brands can properly track, interpret and respond to negative reviews to yield positive results. Household brand Homax (Goo-Gone) and comfort products brand Sleep Revolution will share how their participation with reviews gives them a direct conversation with consumers never before possible.
Fifth & Pacific Sells Juicy Couture
Fifth & Pacific Companies said on Oct. 7 that it agreed to sell the intellectual property of the Juicy Couture brand to Authentic Brands Group for $195 million cash.
Miles Kimball Co. Changes Name to Silver Star Brands
Miles Kimball Co. president Vicki Updike announced Oct. 8 the company is changing its name to Silver Star Brands in a move to describe more accurately the merchant and the brand portfolio it offers. Here’s what Silver Star Brands president Vicki Updike has to say about the rebranding.
Shop.org Predicts 13% to 15% Ecommerce Sales Growth for Holiday 2013
The National Retail Federation’s Shop.org division said it expects sales in November and December to grow between 13% to 15% over last holiday season to as much as $82.0 billion.
Amazon Plans to Hire More than 70,000 Seasonal Employees
Amazon is expected to hire more than 70,000 full-time seasonal employees across its U.S. fulfillment centers for the holiday season in order to meet the increase in customer demand, a 40% increase over 2012, according to a press release.
Walmart Announces 2 Large-Scale Online Fulfillment Centers
Walmart has announced two new centers dedicated to filling online orders, including one in Texas and one in Pennsylvania that will be its largest ever.These two new online fulfillment centers are … Continue Reading →
Walmart Announces New Fulfillment Centers for Online Orders
Walmart announced it would open to new fulfillment centers dedicated to fill online orders, including one in Texas and one in Pennsylvania.
Neiman Marcus Rolls Out Free Shipping, Free Returns
Neiman Marcus announced its plan to offer free shipping and free returns permanently in its Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman stores and online.