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The News, Commentary & Events that Shaped Commerce This Week
week of 8/9/2019 |
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| Barneys Files for Bankruptcy, Closes 15 Stores |
| Luxury retailer Barneys is filing for bankruptcy and closing 15 stores, but will keep a number of doors in major markets open, including its flagship Madison Avenue location even though the rent nearly doubled. …» |
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| Ecommerce Operations Summit Call for Speakers Closing Soon |
| It’s coming down to the wire for our Ecommerce Operations Summit 2020 call for speakers, which closes next Friday, Aug. 16. Our 9th annual event will be held April 14-16, 2020 at the Marriott Orlando World Center in Orlando, FL – a nice change of venue, don’t you think? Get your submission in now and elevate the conversation!…» |
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| Walgreens Plans to Close 200 U.S. Stores |
| In an effort to cut costs, Walgreens plans to close 200 U.S. stores, two years after it acquired Rite Aid and expanded its footprint to 9,500 stores. The closures are expected to cause “minimal disruption to customers and patients,” the company said in a statement, adding it will find jobs for affected employees in nearby locations.…» |
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| FedEx Cutting Out Amazon on Ground Deliveries |
| Two months after deciding not to renew its contract with Amazon for air freight service, FedEx is now parting ways with the ecommerce giant on the ground as well. FedEx will not renew its ground contract with Amazon when it expires at the end of August, effectively severing the long-term relationship as Amazon grows its own capabilities.…» |
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| Walmart Looks to Sell ModCloth as it Battles Ecommerce Red Ink |
| As was expected since ecommerce losses are mounting, Walmart is looking to shed one or more of the several digitally native vertically integrated brands it picked up on a shopping spree that began after the game-changing Jet.com acquisition in 2016, with ModCloth being first up on the block. …» |
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