Merchandising
July 16, 2015 at 3:03 pm
Tory Burch has been awarded $41.2 million after winning a trademark infringement lawsuit against Lin & J International Inc., who the designer successfully proved had copied her trademarks and designs. The judgement, which was made by the US District Court on Friday, draws a line under a battle between the two brands that started in 2013…
July 14, 2015 at 2:26 pm
When a consumer searches for a product a retailer doesn’t carry, how should the retailer respond? A recent federal appellate court opinion suggested that Amazon.com gave the wrong answers to consumers searching for a watch brand that it didn’t carry. Multi Time Machine makes high-end military-style watches under brand names including “MTM Special Ops.” MTM…
July 13, 2015 at 2:07 pm
J.Crew has gotten a lot of flack from customers for how pricey much of its merchandise has gotten in the last few years. So to remedy that, the fashion retailer will open the first location in a new chain of lower-priced stores called J.Crew Mercantile later this month, the company announced on Friday. The first…
July 10, 2015 at 1:56 pm
Skechers USA Inc. said it filed a lawsuit alleging that a footwear style sold by rival Steven Madden Ltd. infringes patents for the company's walking-shoe line and other products. Manhattan Beach, Calif.-based Skechers is seeking an injunction against the Setta line of footwear sold under the Steven by Steve Madden line. Skechers also is seeking…
July 2, 2015 at 8:52 pm
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July 2, 2015 at 2:27 pm
Best Buy’s alliance with Samsung is getting even deeper. The Richfield, Minn.-based electronics retailer already has two store-within-a-store spaces dedicated to Samsung products — one for TVs and the other for smartphones and mobile devices. Now, in some stores, it will add a Samsung-branded space for appliances. The “Samsung Open House,” a roughly 20-by-20-foot area, was installed…
June 26, 2015 at 3:14 pm
lululemon has been stung by another product recall, though thankfully for the apparel retailer, this time it isn’t because its pants were deemed too see-through. The yoga and running gear maker is recalling a women’s top that it sold for six years beginning in 2008 due to a hazard tied to the top’s elastic draw…
June 23, 2015 at 2:28 pm
Wal-Mart and Sears, two of the country's largest retailers, will remove all Confederate flag merchandise from their stores. The announcements are the latest indication that the flag, a symbol of the slave-holding South, has become toxic in the aftermath of a shooting last week at a historic African-American church in Charleston, S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley…
June 12, 2015 at 3:22 pm
Tuxedos are coming to Macy's. The department store chain announced a 10-year agreement with Men's Wearhouse to open tux rental shops at 300 of its stores, according to MarketWatch. Men’s Wearhouse will staff and control the tuxedo shops in Macy’s stores. Seventeen pilot tuxedo shops will open in the fall of 2015 in New Jersey,…
June 10, 2015 at 4:13 pm
Nike Inc. has settled a lawsuit against three former shoe designers it accused of stealing its commercial secrets and taking them to German rival Adidas AG with plans to open a footwear design studio in Brooklyn. The designers' attorney, Matt Levin, said in a statement Tuesday that the case had been resolved through a confidential…
