Bonobos

Just this week, two prominent companies changed their identities. The former Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE: WTW) switched its name to WW. Then Dunkin Brands Corp. (NASDAQ: DNKN) dropped the donuts from its name and will now go by "Dunkin'" alone.  Both of these...

Detroit is putting on its yoga pants. Lululemon Athletica inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) is opening its first store in the city this fall. The athletic wear maker joins a line of national retailers who have opened locations on Woodward Avenue in downtown Detroit. They include Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE), Under...

Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT) announced Friday its acquisition of apparel brand Bonobos for $310 million in cash, but the transaction was largely overshadowed by rival Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)’s simultaneous purchase of Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM). Always one step ahead...

Retail sales are expected to grow around 4 percent this holiday season, but investors are cautioned against assuming this is a bullish sign for large retailers. This figure would mark an acceleration from last year's holiday sales, which rose 3.6 percent from the year before. Bloomberg, citing a...

In 2013, hundreds (if not thousands) of firms bragged about how much money they raised. Benzinga interviewed several of them, including AppLift, which raised $13 million in June and another $7 million in October. Visier, a workforce analytics and planning solutions company, secured a $15...