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Walgreens presses pause on plans for Boots IPO

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (WBA.O) has reportedly shelved its plans for a potential initial public offering (IPO) of UK-based drugstore chain Boots as it continues to explore other opportunities. On Friday afternoon, Bloomberg News reported that Walgreens Boots Alliance was continuing “informal talks with potential buyers” for Boots, which...

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Sale and special offers: a closer look at the discounting practices in the fashion industry

Discounting has become somewhat of the norm in the fashion industry today, with clearance culture emerging as the solution to excess stock for many retailers and brands. But could this practice be doing more harm than good? This background piece looks at sale and discounting practices. Contents • In fact, there’s not always a sale on • What...

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Half of global luxury shoppers buy at discount

Half of global luxury shoppers are partial to a bargain. According to the YouGov Affluent Perspective’s Global Luxury Retail Report 2018, half of all global luxury shoppers state they “only buy luxury when it is discounted.” The report, which focuses on the 56 percent of global affluents shoppers who purchase luxury products and services across...

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American Apparel taps investment bank to explore sale options

London - Although the door may have closed on American Apparel bankruptcy the story continues on, as the retailer forges on with its restructure and reorganization plan. However, now things appeared to have taken a sudden twist (or perhaps not so sudden) as American Apparel is said to have hired investment bank Houlihan Lokey to explore options...