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☆ REGISTER NOW: How enterprise merchants can leverage seamless omnichannel payments to drive growth
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Sponsor Post | Created Insider Studios With Paypal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Today's consumers expect a seamless experience whether they're shopping online, in person, or a combination of both. To attract and retain customers, merchants need to prioritize affordability and convenience by providing a seamless payment experience across channels. This is an example of the type of seamless, omnichannel checkout experience today's consumers look for in the brands they shop with. These modern shoppers expect convenience, great prices, and the same level of service and security whether they're shopping online or in a store. On October 24, PayPal is sponsoring a virtual event, "How Seamless Omnichannel Payments Drive Sales."

Persons: Adam Kronengold, Lucky Brand, Cindy Turner, Julie Fergerson Organizations: PayPal, Authentic Brands, Merchant Risk, Merchant, Insider Studios

☆ Shein partners with Forever 21 in fast-fashion deal to expand reach of both companies
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York CNN —Fast fashion e-tailer Shein may be coming to a mall near you. Forever 21’s parent company Sparc Group announced on Thursday that it will partner with the online shopping giant in a deal that would see Sparc become a minority shareholder in Shein. Sparc is a partnership between retail real estate company Simon Group and Authentic Brands Group, whose portfolio includes brands like Brooks Brothers and Nine West. The deal will “provide Sparc Group a platform to further grow its brands,” Sparc said in a news release. Both are fast fashion brands, meaning they mass-produce cheap items that are often used and discarded at a rapid pace as consumers strive to keep up with the latest trends.

Persons: Shein, Brooks, Shein’s, ”, Marc Miller, ” Donald Tang Organizations: New, New York CNN, Sparc Group, Sparc, Simon Group, Authentic Brands, Brooks Brothers, Nine Locations: New York, Shein

☆ Get ready to buy Shein clothes in Forever 21 stores
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Grace Mayer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Fast-fashion retailers Shein and Forever 21 are partnering up. The partnership allows Forever 21 to sell merchandise on Shein's site, and Shein products could be sold in Forever 21 stores. The partnership will allow Shein to sell Forever 21 products on its website, and Forever 21 to add Shein sections in-stores, where customers could also return Shein items. The partnership could give Forever 21 exposure to a significant number of new consumers across the US and the globe, Saunders wrote. Sparc Group, a joint venture of Authentic Brands Group and Simon Property Group, operates Forever 21.

Persons: Neil Saunders, GlobalData, Shein, Saunders, Simon, Lucky Brand, Eddie Bauer, Brooks Organizations: Service, Street Journal, U.S, Forever, Sparc, Authentic Brands, Simon Property Group, Brookfield Property Partners, Reebok, Brooks Brothers, Sparc Group Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Shein strikes deal with fast-fashion retailer Forever 21 that will expand reach of both brands
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Melissa Repko | In Melissa-Repko | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A Shein App is shown in the iOS App Store in Bargteheide, Germany, May 3, 2021. Fast-fashion competitors Shein and Forever 21 have joined forces. Shein's deal with Forever 21 comes as it tries to distance itself from sharp criticism and gear up for a widely rumored U.S. initial public offering. While Shein and Forever 21 have similar shoppers, they have catered to those customers in different ways. By teaming up, Shein and Forever 21 will have new ways to reach customers.

Persons: Shein, Brooks, Lucky Brand, — CNBC's Gabrielle Fonrouge Organizations: Sparc Group, Sparc, Authentic Brands, Simon Property Group, Wall Street Locations: Bargteheide, Germany, Shein, China, Singapore, Dallas, Los Angeles

The International Labour Organization (ILO), of which Cambodia is a member, permits prison labour provided it is not forced. The companies, which Sopheak confirmed were W Dexing Garment (Cambodia), IGTM (Cambodia) and Chia Ho (Cambodia) Garment Industrial, did not respond to requests for comment. It said it learned in February that Cambodia was investigating and that the prison workshops had been suspended. Centric told Reuters in an email in June that it had "placed on hold" imports from a factory in Cambodia and would "immediately terminate" any supplier found to be using prison labour. CAMBODIA INVESTIGATESPrison labour at CC2 potentially puts Cambodia at odds with the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences, which grants duty-free benefits to eligible developing nations.

Persons: Keo Chhea, Sopheak, Chia Ho, AAFA's, Ken Loo, Aun, Loo, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, amfori, Klot Dara, Stephen Lamar, Nate Herman, Clare Baldwin, Katherine Masters, Siddharth Cavale, John Shiffman, Kristina Cooke, David Crawshaw, Kay Johnson Organizations: Correctional, Google, REUTERS Acquire, Walmart, Centric Brands, Reuters, American Apparel and Footwear Association, International Labour Organization, ILO, Cambodian Ministry of Commerce, State, European Union, Japan, Garment, Human Rights, Textile, Apparel, Footwear, Travel Goods Association, IZOD, U.S . Federal Trade Commission, U.S, Travelway, Centric, Better Factories, BFC, amfori's Business, Authentic Brands, U.S . Trade, CC2, Cambodia's Ministry of Interior, General Department of Prisons, Facebook, Thomson Locations: Phnom Penh, Cambodia, PHNOM PENH, U.S, Washington, AAFA, IGTM, Canada, Better Factories Cambodia, CC2, CAMBODIA, Cambodia's U.S, New York, Los Angeles

Shopping mall developer Simon Property Group is a "cash engine," according to Wolfe research. The company is currently trading at a discount to Wolfe's strip center and overall coverage, said Rosivach. "In fact, SPG is currently trading well below its historic discount to our overall coverage. Shares of Simon Property Group are trading near the flatline in 2023, but have jumped more than 22% over the past 12 months. SPG 1Y mountain SPG in past year —CNBC's Michael Bloom contributed to this report.

Persons: Wolfe, Andrew Rosivach, Rosivach, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Simon Property, SPG, Brands, General Atlantic, Simon Property Group

☆ Shaquille O’Neal, Kenya Barris and 50 Cent Team Up to Explore Bid for BET Media
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Jessica Toonkel | Alexandra Bruell | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Shaquille O’Neal, a retired basketball star, is part of a consortium that could bid for BET Media Group. Photo: Katherine Tyler/NBAE via Getty ImagesA group including basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal , TV producer Kenya Barris and rapper 50 Cent is among the potential bidders for a majority stake in Paramount Global ’s BET Media Group , according to people familiar with the situation. The three celebrities have teamed up with Group Black—a company that aims to invest in and grow Black-owned media firms—private-equity firm CVC Capital Partners and Authentic Brands Group, which develops and licenses its brands to retail operators, the people said.

☆ Twitter's posthumous blue checks look a lot like necro-advertising, the legally questionable marketing strategy that uses dead celebrities to boost sales
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Twitter added paid checks to accounts of dead celebrities like Kobe Bryant and Anthony Bourdain. The rights to Monroe's likeness and intellectual property sold to Authentic Brands Group for an estimated $20-30 million in 2011, the outlet reported. In 2013, shortly after Authentic Brands Group acquired the rights to Monroe's image, she became a spokesperson for Chanel No. Authentic Brands Group, which also owns the rights to Elvis Presley and Muhammad Ali's brands, did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment. The marketing group is run by Jamie Salter, the billionaire entrepreneur who co-founded Hilco Consumer Capital.

☆ Adidas scoops up CEO who turned around rival Puma
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

London CNN Business —Adidas has appointed the head of Puma to succeed outgoing CEO Kasper Rorsted, betting on his ability to replicate its crosstown rival’s comeback. Norwegian Bjørn Gulden, 57, will become CEO of Adidas (ADDDF) on January 1, 2023, the German sportswear brand said in a statement on Tuesday. “As CEO of Puma, he re-invigorated the brand and led the company to record results,” Rabe added. Gulden takes over amid a deepening slump in Adidas’ home market of Germany and as inflation begins to weigh heavily on consumer spending globally. Chief financial officer Harm Ohlmeyer will lead Adidas until Gulden takes over.

☆ Berkshire's Brooks running unit settles trademark case against Brooks Brothers
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Carlo AllegriOct 26 (Reuters) - Brooks, the running shoe unit of billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N), has settled a lawsuit accusing the retailer Brooks Brothers of diluting its reputation and confusing customers by marketing athletic wear with the "Brooks" name, but without "Brothers." It objected last year to Brooks Brothers' launch of "faux" athletic wear, saying it threatened to "demoralize" consumers who associate the Brooks name with high-quality athletic wear, and to Brooks Brothers' "Back to Brooks" marketing campaign. Brooks Brothers countered that the lawsuit was an "ill-conceived ploy" to evade the coexistence agreement, and demanded Brooks' compliance. Founded in 1818, Brooks Brothers is the oldest continually-operating U.S. clothing retailer. The case is Brooks Sports Inc v SPARC Group LLC, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, No.

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