#Michaels to be acquired by Apollo for .3 billion

#Michaels to be acquired by Apollo for $3.3 billion

“#Michaels to be acquired by Apollo for $3.3 billion” Arts-and-crafts retailer Michaels said it has agreed to be acquired by private equity giant Apollo Global Management in a deal that values the company at $3.3 billion. The going-private transaction values Michaels’ outstanding stock at $22 a share, a 47 percent premium to the closing price…

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#Century 21 is plotting a comeback in the US and NYC

#Century 21 is plotting a comeback in the US and NYC

“#Century 21 is plotting a comeback in the US and NYC” Century 21 is stitching together a comeback bid. The 60-year-old retailer — whose lower Manhattan flagship famously survived the 9/11 terrorist attacks, only to be shuttered last fall as the coronavirus forced the company into bankruptcy — is plotting a return to its hometown…

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#Walmart to raise workers’ average pay to  an hour

#Walmart to raise workers’ average pay to $15 an hour

“#Walmart to raise workers’ average pay to $15 an hour” Walmart said it will raise workers’ average pay to $15 an hour, even as the world’s largest retailer warned that its pandemic-fueled growth is poised to slow this year, sending its shares down by more than 5 percent. The Bentonville-based behemoth’s comparable sales surged by…

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#Century 21 to reopen in South Korea later this year

#Century 21 to reopen in South Korea later this year

“#Century 21 to reopen in South Korea later this year” This fall, price-conscious fashionistas once again will be able to get their Century 21 fix — in South Korea. The iconic Big Apple department store — a mecca for bargain hunters until it went bankrupt in September and liquidated its 13 stores in New York,…

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#Record retail spending expected in 2021

#Record retail spending expected in 2021

“#Record retail spending expected in 2021” Consumer spending is on its way to reaching record levels in 2021. Retail sales will grow by 8.1 percent this year — the fastest pace this century — to a record $4.3 trillion, according to retail consulting firm Customer Growth Partners, which tracks government data and its own proprietary…

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