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Irene Dong

Irene Dong is a journalist with a major in International Relations. She has several years of experience writing news, featured articles, and magazine features for Inside Retail. Her favourite retail sectors are Business, Food and Beverage, and Beauty.

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Brooks Running accelerates; sales jump in H1 

Warby Parker store

Warby Parker gains market share as store expansion drives strong Q2 growth

Dine Brands

Ihop growth helps Dine Brands lift sales despite Applebee’s slowdown

McDonald's

McDonald’s shakes up US leadership as Q2 sales growth continues 

Tyla x Kate Spade collab

Kate Spade taps Tyla as global brand ambassador

Starbucks

Starbucks adds 175 stores as Q3 sales rebound

Gong Cha plans 50 new Texas stores in largest US franchise deal 

Vuori ramps up retail expansion with 11-store US rollout

Mauricio Leyva

Seven & I taps Mauricio Leyva to lead 7-Eleven North America

Into the Valley of the Sun: Bojangles makes Arizona debut

Domino's Pizza

Domino’s Pizza reports higher Q2 profit despite soft same-store sales 

Uber agrees to acquire Delivery Hero in $14.8 billion deal

Lee

Lee recruits European distributor, eyes expansion

True Religion x FGX International

True Religion adds eyewear range with EssilorLuxottica

Gucci fragrance

Gucci transitions to L’Oreal after dropping Coty a year early

Nike

7-Eleven sues Nike over Air Max 95 design 

RH London

RH debuts first UK gallery in London’s Mayfair

Salomon store

Salomon expands US retail footprint with largest NYC store

Charlie Cole

Lands’ End names Charlie Cole as CEO to lead next growth phase

Care Bears

Authentic to acquire Care Bears in entertainment expansion