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Bebe Stores acquires 47 franchise locations from Franchise Group

Bebe Stores Inc, a global specialty licensor of women’s apparel and accessories, has announced it has acquired 47 Buddy’s Home Furnishings rent-to-own franchises from Franchise Group for 35 million dollars. Bebe said the deal also grants it the rights “to build additional franchises in protected geographies throughout the Southeastern United...

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Is going fully digital the ultimate solution for struggling apparel retailers?

“We’re still vastly over-stored,” said Rod Sides, vice chairman of Deloitte LLP. “It’s not that the industry is dying, we’re in a correction.” That’s the view of attendees this week at the National Retail Federation’s trade show. Experts agree: continued fallout is expected for the next two to five years as expiring leases at troubled locations...