St. Paul-based King Brothers Clothiers has introduced the ShelbyKnot Collection, a line of neckwear that shares the name of a knot made popular by Don Shelby.
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In addition to the Sports Illustrated partnership, Target rolled out a commercial boasting an exclusive version of Justin Timberlake’s first album in six years, and it promoted its exclusive new Prabal Gurung design collection with a lavish launch party during New York Fashion Week.
Indeed Brewing Company plans to double its production capacity through a $250,000 upgrade; 612Brew, meanwhile, will open its taproom on Wednesday.
However, same-store sales were strongest in the food and health and beauty categories, and company CEO Gregg Steinhafel said consumers are shopping “with discipline in the face of a slow economic recovery” and new pressures like payroll tax increases.
Best Buy’s expensive Super Bowl ad appears to have been popular among viewers; meanwhile, the company continues to close big-box stores and cuts jobs, although its period of turmoil has proven lucrative for many executives.
The 34-minute blackout during Sunday’s game extended the time viewers spent at Buffalo Wild Wings restaurants.
Struggling Supervalu, which recently struck a deal to sell several of its brands, said that its new CEO will start immediately rather than assuming his post after the close of the sale, as was previously planned.
Others that made the list include The Saint Paul Hotel, Hotel Ivy, and The Westin Edina Galleria.
Shea has figured out what it takes to succeed in perhaps the toughest business out there—restaurants.
Groundswell Coffee is looking to expand and offering a glass of free beer or wine each day for life to those who help pay for it.
The coupon allowed consumers to use it on gift cards for iTunes, Amazon, or Best Buy, and it didn’t limit the number of gift cards that could be purchased; the company cancelled it and issued a new coupon after discovering the error.
Jason Goldberger, the company’s new senior vice president of target.com and mobile, has a history of working in online retail.
Best Buy is once again among the group of advertisers that have bought a coveted Super Bowl spot; Target, meanwhile, has launched a mobile game meant to help promote products for game-day parties.
The partnership will give the restaurant chain marketing and promotional rights to all 89 of the NCAA championships.
Shares of Christopher & Banks’ stock climbed on news that the retailer—which is in the midst of a major turnaround effort—has raised its fourth-quarter outlook.
Winmark Corporation, which has been growing recently thanks to its fast-growing Plato’s Closet women’s clothing resale franchise, will soon launch another similar concept.
Shortly after adopting a year-round online price-match policy and reporting flat December sales at stores open for at least a year, Target is introducing six online-only brands; the retailer separately announced plans to cut ties with RadioShack and begin working with two new mobile phone partners.
Following the sale of 877 stores to an investor group led by Cerberus Capital Management, Supervalu will replace CEO Wayne Sales with Sam Duncan, a retail veteran who most recently led OfficeMax.