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Spencer Spirit Holdings, the parent company of Spirit Halloween and Spencer’s, has agreed to acquire Hot Topic and its portfolio of brands from private equity firm Sycamore Partners, Yahoo Finance reports. Financial terms weren’t disclosed, although Bloomberg reported that the deal is valued at approximately $350 million. The acquisition brings Hot Topic, BoxLunch and Her…

Amazon.com announced last week that that it has received $600 million in tariff refunds after the Supreme Court ruled that many of President Donald Trump’s levies were illegal. The online retail giant said it expects to return some of that cash to customers. “We’ve identified a limited set of circumstances where we can trace that we’ve…

Shein’s U.S. business is under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission, the fast-fashion giant revealed in documents connected to its upcoming Hong Kong initial public offering. In the filing, the Chinese-founded company didn’t say what the FTC is investigating, but the disclosure appears to be the first time the probe was made public. Shein previously tried…

Nike is planning to cut off thousands of online distributors in China beginning in January as the sneaker giant looks to clean up what’s become a messy digital marketplace and get the region back to growth, the company said Tuesday. Starting next year, Nike’s online footprint will shift primarily to the retailer’s official website and…

Destination XL Group's (DXL) board of directors no longer believes its planned merger with FullBeauty Brands is in the best interests of DXL and its stockholders, reports Yahoo Finance. The company on Monday issued a preliminary proxy statement recommending that stockholders vote against an issuance proposal, which is needed to consummate the merger. DXL cited…

GameStop has nearly doubled its stake in eBay to 9.8 percent, escalating pressure on the online marketplace after its unsolicited takeover proposal was rebuffed earlier this year. According to a regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, GameStop now owns 43.4 million eBay shares after significantly increasing its position over recent weeks. The…

Menswear company Tailored Brands Inc. filed publicly for an initial public offering, the latest step in its return to the public market. The holding company for brands including Men’s Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank had net income of $44.9 million in the three months ended May 2 on revenue of $681.8 million, compared with net…

Independent retailers increasingly sell through a mix of storefronts, websites, marketplaces and social commerce platforms. While this accelerates revenue, it also spreads operational risks. Many owners struggle to distinguish where physical property risk ends and digital exposure begins, often mistakenly assuming standard policies cover e-commerce or that online marketplaces handle all third-party liability. As inventory…

The launch of Amazon Supply Chain Services reflects a broader shift in retail logistics. More retailers are moving away from fragmented arrangements and toward shared platforms that coordinate freight, warehousing, fulfilment and delivery at scale. For retailers, the platform approach is attractive because it can simplify fragmented fulfilment networks, meet rising delivery expectations, and support…

7-Eleven has sued Nike, accusing the company of copying the convenience store's signature colors for its newest sneaker launch planned on July 11, known as "7-Eleven Day." The convenience store chain filed a lawsuit last week in a federal court in Texas, alleging that the new Air Max 95 sneaker launch features a "confusingly similar imitation of 7-Eleven’s…