Suzanne Kapner

Reporter for The Wall Street Journal covering the retail and fashion industries.

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Lululemon Athletica’s board was narrowing in on a resolution of its long-running spat with company founder Chip Wilson last week—and then things went sideways.  https://t.co/hd4vtPKRr5 via @WSJ

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Doris Fisher, co-founder of the Gap and a paragon of art and style, has died at the age of 94 https://t.co/JLBAqxKWeb via @WSJ

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When Lululemon landed on former Nike executive Heidi O’Neill for the CEO job earlier last week, its board thought they had it in the bag. But the pick backfired spectacularly. https://t.co/IbU0uNgz9l via @WSJ

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Fans loved him as JFK Jr. in ”Love Story.” Now they’re discovering his past as an L.L. Bean catalog model. https://t.co/f2TKOxTMb9 via @WSJ

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Allbirds was once valued at $4 billion. It just struck a deal to sell most of itself for $39 million. https://t.co/WfEXdtL7YC via @WSJ

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During his more than three decades as CEO of Simon Property Group, David Simon gobbled up competitors and defied critics, who said malls were dinosaurs. https://t.co/lnPuiKBwel via @WSJ

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Lululemon is adding former Levi Strauss CEO Chip Bergh to its board as it faces off against its estranged founder, who has pushed for a board shake-up https://t.co/adLLeHALic via @WSJ

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Saks Fifth Avenue is shrinking to half its pre-bankruptcy store count https://t.co/cfwKw1cuIH via @WSJ

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Bloomingdale’s Is Defying the Demise of Department Stores https://t.co/fyXWOs2UUt via @WSJ

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Tai Lopez told followers they could get rich investing in RadioShack and other dying retailers. Investors say they were swindled. https://t.co/7fCvw9vwDf via @WSJ

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The acrimony between Saks and Amazon in the wake of the department store’s bankruptcy is a U-turn in a relationship forged over nearly a decade.  https://t.co/O0mFj0EVC5 via @WSJ

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Putting Saks and Neiman Marcus together was supposed to create a luxury powerhouse. Just over a year later, unpaid debts triggered its bankruptcy. https://t.co/csTCaq6tjq via @WSJ

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The former chief of Neiman Marcus is being picked to steer Saks Global through its expected bankruptcy proceedings as its new chief executive, according to people familiar with the situation https://t.co/OFmIkKhJUs via @WSJ

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The parent of Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus is closing in on a bankruptcy financing package of roughly $1.25 billion, as it prepares to file for bankruptcy in the coming days https://t.co/ky8JkuI4Lc via @WSJ

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A star Saks stylist built deep relationships with Boston’s wealthy elite. Then clients began noticing charges they say they never approved—and complaints went unanswered. https://t.co/Bgfb5TqMY7 via @WSJ

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After years of resisting the preppy brand worn by their parents (and their grandparents before that), Gen Z has decided that Ralph Lauren is actually pretty cool https://t.co/rhzW35SwXx via @WSJ

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For these shoppers, nothing gets the adrenaline pumping like paying for something with Kohl’s Cash. https://t.co/qoTOeJpQEb via @WSJ

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The self-proclaimed Fashion Whisperer of Boston was a star stylist for the city’s elite. Saks says he scammed it out of $400,000. https://t.co/teVYyo4siC via @WSJ

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Lululemon Chief Executive Calvin McDonald will give up the reins in January, after the company’s sales faltered and its founder pushed for board changes https://t.co/SO51gopdE9 via @WSJ

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Lululemon founder Chip Wilson has been trolling the board and CEO, blaming the retailer’s “loss of cool” on their mistakes. https://t.co/1pRGHwygca via @WSJ