Nordstrom is opening several new Nordstrom Rack stores in Southern California over the next two years. The first is a 35,351-square-foot store at the Burbank Empire Center in Burbank, followed by one in the Lakewood Center in Lakewood. The Seattle-based retailer previously announced plans to open more»

Columbia Sportswear Co., the outdoor-apparel and footwear brand based in Portland, Ore., inked a deal with Woburn, Mass.–based Demandware to launch a mobile commerce application. The new storefront, located at www.columbia.com/mobile, will connect shoppers to Columbia’s e-commerce site more»

Beaverton, Ore.–based Nike Inc. named Hilary Krane its new vice president and general counsel, succeeding Jim Carter, who is retiring from Nike after 12 years with the company, including eight as general counsel. Krane was previously executive vice president, general counsel and corporate more»

American Eagle Outfitters Inc. announced plans to close its Martin + Osa chain, which has 28 stores. The company said the chain was not performing up to expectations and that the company will focus on its other brands.
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At this year’s Academy Awards ceremony, actor Danny Glover brought something new to the red carpet: a labor dispute involving a U.S. Hugo Boss plant. Glover urged his fellow actors to boycott the upscale menswear label in protest of the closure of a manufacturing plant in Cleveland that more»