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Restaurant operator Brinker International said Chief Financial Officer Charles Sonsteby is leaving the firm to take a similar position at Michaels Stores Inc.

Hartford online retailer Outrageous Ventures Inc. sold its online novelty-sales sites for more than $1.2 million to an electronic retailer based in Vancouver, Wash., according to The Columbian. IStores Inc.

Nike has temporarily closed its Niketown flagship in Manhattan because of bedbugs, the New York Daily News reported. Signs on the building advised the store was “temporarily closed until further notice.

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MONTREAL, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Private sales e-tailer Beyond the Rack announced today the appointment of Jim Weinberg as the company's Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer. In this new role, Mr.

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BOSTON -- Apparel designer and retailer Kenneth Cole Productions Inc. may be sold to Iconix Brand Group Inc.

Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) has signed a 15-year lease for its first Manhattan location. The 39,000-sq.-ft. store will be located downtown, in the landmark Puck Building, at 295 Lafayette St., on the corner of East Houston Street.

American Apparel Inc. (APP) said Friday that the New York Stock Exchange accepted the casual-clothing company's updated plan to regain compliance for continued listing on the exchange. It said the NYSE has given it until Nov.

Today J. Crew launched its online factory store, offering bargain-hunters the option to pick and click at their leisure — through the weekend at least. Open every weekend from 12 a.m. Friday to Sunday at midnight (EST), the site will offer a limited selection of some of J. Crew's most popular pieces, produced exclusively for the factory at reduced prices.