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Updated Dec. 12, 2023 5:04 pm ETListen to article(1 minute)The average store size in the U.S. is the smallest it’s been in at least 17 years, reflecting profound changes in the way Americans now shop.The rise in e-commerce and a growing distaste for giant emporiums are softening demand for department stores and other big-box space. Restaurants and coffee shops, meanwhile, are gobbling up small storefronts as Americans spend more time dining out, ordering at drive-throughs or using food-delivery apps. Copyright ©2023Dow…

A potential buyout of Macy’s by an investor group revives an old theory: that much of the value in retail lies in real estate.Macy’s shares surged Monday after a Wall Street Journal report that Arkhouse Management and Brigade Capital Management submitted a buyout proposal Dec. 1 valued at $5.8 billion. The investors proposed to acquire Macy’s stock they didn’t already own for $21 a share, a roughly 32% premium to where shares closed the day before.Copyright ©2023Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.…

Kurt Wagner’s relationship with Mystique and Destiny has long been a messy, divisive one–but as the current era of X-Men comics is more explicit about their queer family, this week it righted the wrongs of the past to bring Kurt and his upbringing into a bold new light.“Even AI Rappers are Harassed by Police” | AI UnlockedA lot’s happening with the X-Men right now, and mutantkind in general, as Marvel Comics heralds the final months of the “Krakoan Age”—the ascendant period of comics ushered in back in 2019 under the…

Businesses need fewer extra workers for holiday jobs this fall after fighting in recent years to find enough staff to stock shelves, fill boxes and deliver packages during the year-end rush.That could be a warning of a weakening labor market, which is already showing signs of cooling.Copyright ©2023Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Businesses need fewer extra workers for holiday jobs this fall after fighting in recent years to find enough staff to stock shelves, fill…

Captain Marvel was dead, to begin with. More than one Captain Marvel, if we want to be perfectly accurate about it. By 2012, the Marvel Comics hero that bore the company name had been relaunched in no fewer than six different series, and seen a total of three separate characters take on the name. More than three decades in, it seemed increasingly that Captain Marvel was the flagship character who just couldn’t manage to hoist a flag—and the Marvel powers that be were determined to change things once and for all.What…

The department-store chain tackles the problem of inconsistent sizing with new private-label brand, On 34th. The department-store chain tackles the problem of inconsistent sizing with new private-label brand, On 34th. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If…

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Macy’s, Neiman Marcus and Abercrombie are among merchants raising thresholds for what shoppers must spend to get free delivery. Macy’s, Neiman Marcus and Abercrombie are among merchants raising thresholds for what shoppers must spend to get free delivery. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful…

Nike and others are selling through traditional retailers they once shunned. Nike and others are selling through traditional retailers they once shunned. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of the content and do not want us to publish…

New technology, analytical tools and shared data with suppliers are aimed at making merchants more agile in how they handle inventories. New technology, analytical tools and shared data with suppliers are aimed at making merchants more agile in how they handle inventories. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to…