Centric Brands and Claire’s, in partnership with private holding company Ames Watson, have announced an exclusive licensing agreement aimed at significantly expanding the Claire’s brand across North America. The partnership will bring Claire’s products to more than 7,000 additional retail locations, including major chains such as Walmart, Kohl’s, and CVS. Centric Brands will develop trend-focused collections spanning cosmetics, jewelry, hair accessories, stationery, bags, and novelty products, while also expanding into apparel, home goods, and sleepwear. The agreement supports Ames Watson’s strategy to transform Claire’s into a broader multi-channel brand platform, while leveraging Centric’s entertainment and licensing partnerships to introduce co-branded merchandise and reach consumers beyond Claire’s existing 900-plus store network. (Centric Brands – www.centricbrands.com), (Claire’s – www.claires.com) & (Ames Watson – www.ameswatson.com )……..
Effective June 1st, Samuel Ham joins Urban Reform Realty Inc. as a real estate associate, based in the Alberta offices. Sam brings almost two decades of retail leasing experience, most recently as director of leasing at Cadillac Fairview Corp. (Samuel Ham – 403/471-9330 sam@urbanreform.com)…………..
In case you missed it, an emerging coffee brand has filed suit in Florida accusing a major developer of systemic fraudulent business practices in which the company enters into multi-year leases with tenants while simultaneously planning to evict those same tenants at a later date to make room for larger retailers. Oh no, say it isn’t so………….