Former CEO wants to buy back Beauty Brands in Ch. 11

Absolute Beauty's bid, for $4.65 million, would keep 23 stores open and is one of the preferred choices by the retailer's unsecured creditors.

By Cara Salpini • Updated Jan. 18, 2019

Chanel advances luxury watch operations with Kenissi investment

The fashion house is solidifying its timepiece operations at a time when some analysts say luxury sales could weather retail turbulence.

By Daphne Howland • Jan. 8, 2019

Nest Bedding to launch Amazon-exclusive mattress

The direct-to-consumer bedding and mattress brand ended 2018 at $28 million and hopes to expand on that growth in the year ahead.

By Caroline Jansen • Jan. 8, 2019

Chico's Soma brand debuts tech-enabled fit bra

Fit is a big conundrum when buying bras, and several brands have turned to tech to help the process.

By Daphne Howland • Jan. 8, 2019

WSJ: Charlotte Russe mulls sale, bankruptcy

The mall retailer, which has struggled to regain its financial footing, has reportedly hired Guggenheim Securities to explore strategic alternatives.

By Corinne Ruff • Jan. 7, 2019

Starboard urges Dollar Tree to unload Family Dollar

Family Dollar has been a drag on its parent since its 2015 acquisition, but a sale may mostly benefit investors, analysts say.

By Daphne Howland • Jan. 7, 2019

Sears Holdings reportedly preps for liquidation

The retailer has rejected Eddie Lampert's bid and is expected to ask a bankruptcy judge Tuesday if it can proceed with liquidation plans, sources told Reuters and CNBC.

By Corinne Ruff • Updated Jan. 8, 2019

Mall vacancies and rents stabilize in Q4

Slowing new development, non-retail tenants and major changes retailers are making are all helping landlords, according to real estate research firm Reis.

By Daphne Howland • Jan. 7, 2019

Rite Aid faces NYSE delisting

The drugstore retailer is in a tough spot after two merger plans failed, and the prospect of delisting its common stock is the least of its problems.

By Daphne Howland • Jan. 7, 2019

Former Toys R Us employees receive hardship fund checks

Nearly 20,000 former employees received letters that allow them to apply for severance pay from a $20 million fund created by former private equity owners.

By Corinne Ruff • Jan. 4, 2019

Toys R Us Asia to open 60 stores in 2019

Most stores are slated for China, the biggest growth market for the retailer, which has quickly faded from the U.S. market since its liquidation.

By Corinne Ruff • Jan. 4, 2019

FullBeauty expects to file Chapter 11

The plus-size apparel retailer plans to go through a restructuring process in the coming weeks to slash debt by $900 million. 

By Kaarin Moore • Jan. 4, 2019

Apple's revenue miss threatens Best Buy

The electronics retailer is also at risk of losing market share as Apple expands its relationships with other retailers, UBS analyst Michael Lasser says.

By Daphne Howland • Jan. 4, 2019

Foot Locker passes $3M investment to kids' shoe startup

Super Heroic, a children's footwear retailer, has now raised $10 million since its founding in 2016, and plans to start selling in Kids Foot Locker stores.

By Cara Salpini • Jan. 4, 2019

Marble Ridge files anti-SLAPP motion against Neiman Marcus

Things are heating up between the luxury retailer and its lenders, which aren't happy with the transfer of its MyTheresa e-commerce business last year.

By Corinne Ruff • Jan. 3, 2019

Lampert's plan A and B for Sears

An affiliate of the Sears Chairman's hedge fund on Wednesday filed an alternative bid that would keep open just 250 stores.

By Corinne Ruff • Jan. 3, 2019

Blake Nordstrom dies unexpectedly at 58

The co-president of Nordstrom, the department store founded by his great-grandfather, had worked at the family business since he was a teenager.

By Daphne Howland • Jan. 3, 2019

Camping World drives beyond the RV park with acquisition spree

The RV seller recently bought several outdoors retailers, in part to support its Good Sam Club, but also as a way to move further into the space.

By Cara Salpini • Jan. 3, 2019

Michael Kors is officially Capri

The company also declared itself a global luxury fashion house thanks to its acquisition of Versace, but there's work ahead for its newly acquired brands.

By Daphne Howland • Jan. 2, 2019

WSJ: Amazon will build more Whole Foods stores

Suburban areas will be the target for store growth as the grocer aims to make its Prime Now pickup and delivery services available to more shoppers.

By Kristine Sherred • Jan. 2, 2019

What do positive comp sales say for department stores? Not much

Despite a likely positive holiday season when all the tallies are in, the retailers are still miles behind others in the industry in terms of growth, analysts say.

By Caroline Jansen • Jan. 2, 2019

Sears to shutter 80 stores as Lampert throws in last-minute bid

Transform Holdco, an affiliate of Lampert's hedge fund, submitted a $4.4 billion bid for nearly all of Sears' remaining assets, including 425 stores.

By Daphne Howland • Updated Dec. 31, 2018

Gap shuttering flagship 5th Avenue store in New York

The move to close down a store on one of Manhattan's premier retail blocks demonstrates that there will be no sacred cows as the struggling brand shutters "hundreds" of its global locations.

By Daphne Howland • Dec. 28, 2018

Marble Ridge urges Neiman Marcus to drop countersuit by Friday

The debtholder set off a contentious power struggle between Neiman Marcus and its lenders earlier this month when it filed a lawsuit regarding the transfer of MyTheresa. 

By Corinne Ruff • Dec. 27, 2018

Lululemon and Penguin Random House launch pop-up

The collaboration marks another interesting move from the athletic apparel retailer in its effort to become a lifestyle brand.

By Caroline Jansen • Dec. 26, 2018