PetSmart sees profit jump

The pet supplies retailer sees revenues rise in a thriving retail category.

By Daphne Howland • March 7, 2014

Safeway, competitor reach $9 billion deal

Cerberus Capital Management has reached an initial agreement to buy competitor Safeway Inc. 

By Kelsey Lindsey • March 6, 2014

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How artificial intelligence is shaping retail

More retailers are leaning on AI as a tool, tapping into the tech to improve customer service and support supply chain functions.

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Sam’s Club pilots online product subscriptions

The retailer joins Target, Birchbox, and Amazon in offering free shipping on regular orders.

By Daphne Howland • March 6, 2014

Amazon Prime should expand: report

Investment research firm Baird Equity says there’s “plenty of room” to bring more products into the retailer's membership program.

By Daphne Howland • March 6, 2014

Retail in a slump? Not for these 6 billionaires

Six of the leading names in retail graced Forbes's list of the richest people on the planet. 

By Kelsey Lindsey • March 5, 2014

Latest Nordstrom pop-up is a shoe-in

The department store opens yet another pop-up to mix up its traditional approach.

By Daphne Howland • March 5, 2014

Buy one, give one: The ups and downs of 'compassionate consumerism'

In campaigns combining philanthropy with shopping, retailers are still working on what works best -- especially for the recipients. 

By Daphne Howland • March 4, 2014

Apple CEO, investor activist face off at shareholder meeting

Tim Cook loses his cool during the company’s annual shareholder meeting. 

By Daphne Howland • March 4, 2014

Study says e-coupons helped retailers boost Q4 revenues

E-mails with coupons led to 43% more revenue than those without, with 50% more coupons circling around this holiday season.

By Daphne Howland • March 4, 2014

Urban Outfitters tries on activewear

The hipster retailer launched a line of sports gear on Monday.

By Daphne Howland • March 4, 2014

Home Depot, Lowe’s boost sales as home sales rebound

Number two Lowe’s, less dependent on contractors who saw less work during extreme January weather, benefited even more than its rival.

By Daphne Howland • March 3, 2014

Comeback kids and changing trends: The top 5 stories of the week

Read on for this week's most popular content. 

By Kelsey Lindsey • Feb. 28, 2014

The end of brick-and-mortar? Think again

Sure, things are changing. But adjusting to changes in demographics and consumer habits is nothing new in the retail business.

By Daphne Howland • Feb. 28, 2014

Bonobos brand getting more physical

The men’s clothing retailer is expanding its brick-and-mortar reach by offering more products through department stores, with a new push through Belk in the south.

By Daphne Howland • Feb. 28, 2014

ThisThat mobile app a friend to shoppers in stores

Women’s apparel company Downeast found that shoppers appreciate feedback from friends who aren’t even with them in the store.

By Daphne Howland • Feb. 27, 2014

Sony to cut one-third of electronic unit work force

The company's electronic unit announced multiple store closures in the U.S.  

By Kelsey Lindsey • Feb. 26, 2014

Comeback kids: 5 companies that avoided bottoming out

Facing failure, these companies refocused their business strategies to become as popular as ever. 

By Mattie Quinn • Feb. 26, 2014

Netflix gives Amazon a good ribbing in video

Netflix ridicules its streaming rival’s drone-tastic fulfillment ambitions with a spoof video.

By Daphne Howland • Feb. 26, 2014

Zulily wows in first post IPO earnings report

The boutique children’s clothing marketplace appears to have excellent longer term prospects, too.

By Daphne Howland • Feb. 26, 2014

Uniqlo to adjust sizing, prices

The retailer will work to adjust the sizes of its clothing to US consumers.

By Daphne Howland • Feb. 26, 2014

Deals! Deals! Deals! And what they mean for retailers

Price-conscious customers aren’t likely to go away any time soon, and today they have the apps to help them discover the deals they love.

By Daphne Howland • Feb. 25, 2014

French men’s retailer brings innovative pricing to North America

The upscale Parisian apparel retailer Loding opened Friday in a tony Toronto neighborhood.

By Daphne Howland • Feb. 25, 2014

Consumers show high loyalty to fewer retailers when online

Thanks to loyalty programs, branding, and social media, online shoppers tend to stick to only a few retailers according to a global study by Pricewaterhouse Coopers.

By Daphne Howland • Feb. 25, 2014

CVS joins healthcare IT group

On the heels of its no-tobacco policy, the drugstore chain makes its first move in its development as a more sophisticated healthcare company.

By Daphne Howland • Feb. 25, 2014

Barnes & Noble receives offer from investing firm

If G Asset Management can’t take control of the company it might try for just the bookseller’s Nook business.

By Daphne Howland • Feb. 25, 2014