The Weekly Closeout: Bed Bath & Beyond parent plots a credit union and Express goes back to the ‘90s
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Neighborhood Intelligence hopes to simplify home ownership with the move. Meanwhile, the apparel retailer is tapping into nostalgia. It's been another week with far more retail news than there is time in the day. Below, we break down some things you may have missed during the week, and what we're still thinking about. From executive shuffling in the athletics market to a truly sparkling KitchenAid stand mixer, here's our closeout for the week. Express rides the nostalgia wave with 'Archives' menswear reissues Express, which launched in the 1980s, peaked earlier this century and remains a mall fixture, is the latest apparel retailer to tap into consumers' affinity for nostalgia and vintage finds. The company has reissued designs first introduced in the 1990s and early 2000s, including some from its now-defunct Structure menswear brand, featuring "relaxed proportions, bold graphics, utility details and bootcut denim." The "Express Archives" collection includes sweatshirts, cargo pants, polos, jackets, jeans and pullovers, priced from $64 to $188. "Structure has an enduring place in the memories of longtime customers, and we were struck by how relevant the original Express and Structure pieces still feel," Chris Scalzo, group vice president of men's merchandising and design, said in a statement. "We stayed true to the fits, colors and details that made them distinctive, so the...
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