Competes against discount stores,
specialty apparel stores, department stores and factory outlet stores, with few sources of competitive advantage.
Analysts are bullish on Gap's appeal this Black Friday, but what other
specialty apparel stores will see high traffic counts and sales?
Not exact matches
Hagen most recently served as the Vice President of Human Resources at ANN INC., an American group of
specialty apparel retail chain
stores for women, where she led the human resources and talent practices for LOFT, and the e-commerce division.
This
specialty franchise
store is a one - stop team resource offering products and services from training to trophies to include Equipment (Sports & Fielding Equipment, Reconditioning), Apparel (Team Uniforms, Spirit Wear, Varsity Jackets), Fundraising (Your Team Store online, Snack Shack, Events...), and Performance (Items, Development,
store is a one - stop team resource offering products and services from training to trophies to include Equipment (Sports & Fielding Equipment, Reconditioning),
Apparel (Team Uniforms, Spirit Wear, Varsity Jackets), Fundraising (Your Team
Store online, Snack Shack, Events...), and Performance (Items, Development,
Store online, Snack Shack, Events...), and Performance (Items, Development, App).
Each
store carries more than 100,000 products ranging from groceries to
apparel, home decor and electronics as well as
specialty services such as pharmacies, garden centres and vision centres.
They run the retail gamut — women's
apparel, fine arts, gifts, home furnishings, jewelry and
specialty stores.
For the study, published in Management Science, the researchers examined data from a leading
specialty apparel retailer with more than 400 retail
stores and 100 exclusively sourced outlet
stores.
Aeropostale, Inc., a
specialty retailer of casual
apparel and accessories targeted at teen consumers, has announced that they file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will be closing 113
stores in the United States and another 41
stores in Canada.
Customers who visit Carrie Ann will quickly notice Sanders» love of dogs, as the
store also offers a selection of pet
apparel, leashes, decor and
specialty treats for her shoppers» best friends.
Dog
apparel offers pet
specialty retailers a nice opportunity to jazz up their
stores and whip up excitement, Cress says.
Minimum 1 - 2 years of
specialty /
apparel Store Manager experience from sales - driven environments.
Exceptional multi-channel background encompassing
apparel wholesale, department and
specialty store retail, direct - to - consumer / catalog and e-commerce (fine jewelry, home d cor / gifts).
DXL Group, the largest
specialty retailer of men's XL
apparel, is looking for a Retail Assistant
Store Manager who is committed to building and sustaining long term relationships with our customers by providing an environment that enhances the buying experience.
Newport Beach, Calif. - based
specialty apparel chain Pacific Sunwear announced plans to increase its
store base by 75 units in 2003, including at least 10 of the retailer's new d.e.m.o.
stores.
Though Chico's scored a slightly higher comp
store increase for 2Q 2001 (15.6 %), analysts were still pleased with the retailer's numbers compared to the anticipated performance of the
specialty apparel sector as a whole.
According to Thomson Financial,
specialty retailers saw same -
store sales drop 11.4 percent in July — far lower than analysts expected — and
apparel retailers didn't fare much better.
The Fort Myers, Fla. - based
specialty apparel chain reported a total sales gain of 42 % to $ 46.5 million and a 15 % gain in comp
store sales for the period ending July 6,2002.
This technology might allow shoppers to prescreen furniture purchases for now, Kniffen says, but he adds that it could soon apply to a range of items found in
specialty stores, including
apparel.
Loehmann's is an off - price, upscale
specialty retailer known for its «Back Room» where designer
apparel and accessories are priced 30 to 60 percent less than at department and
specialty stores.
If you are in an
apparel center, you might create a
specialty mix of
stores that offer accessories, maternity clothes, jewelry, tuxedo rental, etc..
Luxury
stores showed the steepest decrease, at 19.2 percent, followed by
specialty apparel sellers, at 11.0 percent, and department
stores, at 10.9 percent.
What's more, growth is coming from a variety of sectors, including dining,
specialty apparel and department
stores, which means that the recovery that up till now has been occurring on a selective basis is starting to become market - wide.
«Euro fast fashion,» featuring trendy clothing that can move from catwalks to
stores in mere weeks, has taken the U.S. by storm, and distressed
specialty apparel retailers are among the biggest casualties.