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EDITOR’S LETTER: A TIME FOR REINVENTION
If you don’t want to fall into a deep depression, don’t read the article on the death of the department store in The New York Times.
Read MoreSHOP FOR A SHOP TO DEBUT WEEK OF MAY 4TH
Brands will collectively promote the event and their products online, designating a percentage of sales to go to their specialty store partners.
Read MoreCISSIE SHAPIRO FROM SYD JEROME HAS DIED
Muriel “Cissie” Shapiro, wife of Syd Jerome founder Sidney Shapiro and a mainstay at the store for many decades, died last week at the age of 86.
Read MoreHELPING FASHION BRANDS BECOME SUSTAINABLE
The new company will handle merchandise that’s been returned, damaged, or pre-owned for leading global fashion brands and retailers.
Read MoreLETTER TO THE EDITOR: TWO-WAY STREET
Am I missing something or has all the conversation between retailers and vendors failed to produce any equitable solutions?
Read MoreEDITOR’S LETTER: LET’S MAKE ‘SHOP LOCAL’ A VIRAL SENSATION
I strongly believe that specialty retailers who use this break in business to reinvent themselves can, and will, survive and even prosper.
Read MoreRETAILER SIG DAVIDSON DIES AT 98
He was the second generation to lead Davidson’s in Roanoke, Virginia.
Read MoreJOSEPH S. BLANK JR. HAS DIED
He was 101 and, for many decades, a beloved icon in neckwear manufacturing.
Read MoreMEN’S RETAILER ED KOOLAKIAN HAS DIED
He was the third-generation owner of Koolakian’s menswear store in Syracuse New York.
Read MoreEDITOR’S LETTER: DUE DATES BE DAMNED
An MR reader (and retailer) asks vendors for help.
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