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Earlier this week Dov Charney made headlines when he said that American Apparel was “in talks” with Russia to design Olympics apparel and merchandise for the Russian team for the 2014 Olympics. But, turns out that Russia’s Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee has no plans to manufacture its uniforms in the US. “The Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee is not in negotiations with American Apparel for the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi,” a rep from the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) said in a statement to WWD. “The official outfitter of the Russian team up to 2016 is

NEW YORK — The Estée Lauder Cos, whose brand portfolio includes Bumble and Bumble, American Beauty, Aveda and La Mer, has appointed Tracey Travis as EVP and CFO. She will jointly report to executive chairman William Lauder and Fabrizio Freda, president and CEO. Travis will assume her new position on Aug. 20. Travis has worked for a number of Fortune 500 consumer product companies in a variety of industries during her career. Since 2005, Travis has been SVP and CFO of Ralph Lauren. Previously, she was SVP of finance and CFO of Intimate Brands for Limited Brands from 2001

CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif. — Teen retailer Hot Topic has named Kate Horton as VP, general merchandise manager for itsTorrid division, which retails fashion apparel, lingerie and accessories for young women who wear sizes 12 and up. Reporting to Hot Topic Inc. chairman and CEO Lisa Harper, Horton will drive the merchandising strategy for Torrid, leading a team of merchants to develop an assortment of fashion apparel that is reflective of the brand’s position, is enticing to consumers, and drives sales and profit margins. “Over the last year we have developed what we believe to be a compelling and

Retail News Breaks GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. – Dollar General Corp. has promoted Mike Wilkins to senior vice president and general merchandising manager, with responsibility for the health, beauty, paper and cleaning categories as well as the retailer’s private brands. The chain has also appointed Jim Smits to the post of senior vice president and general merchandising manager, with oversight of food, beverage, pet care and perishables. Smits joins Dollar General from Winn-Dixie Stores Inc., now part of BI-LO Inc. Other promotions include Jimmy Stegall, who has been elevated to senior director of merchandising over beer/wine and cookies/candles/snacks; and Brian Hartshorn,

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A SpendingPulse report released by MasterCard Advisors, the professional services arm of MasterCard, in partnership with Wells Fargo, found that June spending at small retailers increased 8 percent compared to June 2011. This was higher than the overall U.S. retail growth rate of 6.9 percent. The June report also found that sales growth at small retailers has now outperformed growth of overall retail sales for nine consecutive months, since October 2011.

ABILENE, Kan. — Alco this week began offering products for sale on its website. The company has launched an e-commerce site that will offer more than 10,000 items. Features of the site include "24/7" online shopping in a secure, searchable web environment, plus delivery to home or place of business. Rich Wilson, president and CEO, commented, "ALCO Stores has built a loyal base of shoppers in towns across America with friendly service and exceptional values, and these customers can now satisfy more of their needs with the online convenience of Alcostores.com. In addition, we have begun reaching new shoppers

Best Buy plans to hire 500 new Geek Squad staffers. The move comes some two weeks after the retailer said it would lay off 600 existing workers in the tech support arm of its business as it looked to focus the group less on basic installation services and more on remote tech consulting. It also comes as Verizon announced it was partnering with Geek Squad to offer services to meet the information technology requirements of small and mid-size businesses across the country. 

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Tags: Online Retailing Nearly 80 percent of moms with children in kindergarten to 12th grade consider back-to-school a time for a fresh start, according to a study conducted by Global Customer Insights and Analytics on behalf of Walmart. In fact, nine out of 10 moms make back-to-school "resolutions" in preparation for the year ahead, with 78 percent planning to get organized each school year. The results of the WalMart Class of 2012 Back-to-School Survey spurred the retail giant to launch "Classrooms by Walmart," a new online tool to help moms find their students' classroom supply lists and buy them