TORONTO – Hudson’s Bay today announced the appointment of retail veteran Liz Rodbell as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective December 1, 2023. Rodbell previously served as President of Hudson’s Bay from 2013 – 2017, being appointed to the top position for her strategic oversight and impact on the overallMORE HERE
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Belk, the department store retailer, is expanding its Belk Outlet locations to ten additional cities, bringing the total number of outlet destinations to 16. The first Belk Outlet made its debut in January 2023 in Greeneville, TN, and since then, five more locations have been opened byMORE HERE
DALLAS – The department store Nieman Marcus, parent of Nieman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman, has promoted Darcy Penick, president of Bergdorf Goodman, to lead their NMG Product & Technology unit. At the same time, it will fire five percent of its employees. “Darcy’s strategic leadership of NMG’s product and technologyMORE HERE
TORONTO, Ontario – There are a diminished number of downtown department stores where one can experience what Christmas was like in the 20th century pre-internet, pre-mall retail era. One place where this experience still lives is the Hudson’s Bay department store. “For more than 100 years, these holiday windows haveMORE HERE
NEW YORK – The department store Bloomingdale’s will kick off a celebration of their 150-year history with a series of events on Saturday, September 10, 2022. They are using the term “Saturday’s Generation” for the kickoff, a nod to the 1970s era of the store, when Bloomie’s took on a larger than lifeMORE HERE
This spring, JCPenney unveiled a new shopping position. “Shopping is Back.” The company used a fictional character named Penny James, or “Ms. James,” to sell the slogan. She is played by Melissa Villaseñor, a comedienne and current cast member of Saturday Night Live. In the campaign, Ms. James samples theMORE HERE
The last time Americans saw mass shortages of multiple products at retailers was World War II, when U.S. manufacturers concentrated on munitions and war production. Consumers saw the result of a command economy firsthand, as ration books became the second currency of the land. The idea of having nothing toMORE HERE
CHARLOTTE – The department store chain Belk Inc. created a new women’s brand called Wonderly that will replace its discontinued house brand New Directions. The new brand joins a long tradition of private label product names used by the 130 year old department store company. “Wonderly is an effortless styleMORE HERE
NEW YORK – The New York department store chain Saks, which now describes itself as a “premier luxury ecommerce platform” will have its fall campaign starring actress Sarah Paulson and writer and actor, comedian and producer Kumail Nanjiani. Above, the usual suspects at New York Fashion Week this year, courtesyMORE HERE
PLANO, Texas – Fieldcrest, the former house brand of the retired Chicago department store Marshall Field’s, is now a featured brand at JCPenney. This spring, JCPenney added the brand to its merchandise portfolio. Another 2021 addition is the Loom + Forge decorating brand, giving the retailer a product that evokesMORE HERE