#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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#Paul McCartney weighs in on JCPenney CEO search

#Paul McCartney weighs in on JCPenney CEO search

“#Paul McCartney weighs in on JCPenney CEO search” Paul McCartney wants JCPenney to get by with a little help from his friend. The former Beatle recently introduced his longtime buddy and retail honcho, Herbert L. Becker, to the new owners of the bankrupt department store, suggesting him as a candidate for the CEO job, The…

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