A late spring holds back Home Depot

The home improvement retailer will likely make up seasonal sales now that the weather is sunnier, but rising home prices and mortgage rates could hurt later.

By Daphne Howland • May 15, 2018

Sears explores sale of Kenmore, other units to CEO's hedge fund

The department store retailer's board has formed a special committee to negotiate asset sales with ESL Investments and potential third-parties. 

By Ben Unglesbee • May 15, 2018

Marine Layer partners with photo project Lost & Found

Doug Walker spent 10 years tracking down the photographers responsible for images discovered at a California flea market, which inspired the new "Summer Rewind" collection.

By Daphne Howland • May 15, 2018

Lowe's now selling Craftsman

The partnership was first announced in October, and comes into effect just as Sears is considering a sale of the Kenmore brand.

By Daphne Howland • May 15, 2018

Shoe seller Rockport files for bankruptcy

After a messy separation from Adidas, the brand filed for Chapter 11 with a plan for a private equity firm to take over and possibly keep some stores open.

By Ben Unglesbee • May 14, 2018

Target tests more frequent, tailored deliveries to stores

The mass merchant's pilot aims to cut its replenishment cycle from days to hours while reducing overall inventory at stores, especially small-format ones.

By Corinne Ruff • May 14, 2018

Toys R Us CEO and other execs leave the company

Management and a majority of the bankrupt toy retailer's employees are set to leave on Monday as business operations wind down.

By Ben Unglesbee • May 14, 2018

US specialty apparel retailers can't quit discounts

Pressured by low-price competitors, specialty chains haven't yet been able to break the discount cycle.

By Daphne Howland • May 14, 2018

Sephora expands clean beauty label

The specialty beauty retailer broadened the list of "formulated without" ingredients and increased the number of brands sold under the label.

By Cara Salpini • Updated July 15, 2019

Gamestop CEO abruptly leaves after just 3 months

Michael Mauler had been a longtime executive at the video game retailer and was a natural choice to lead its ongoing growth strategy. He is now leaving for "personal reasons."

By Daphne Howland • May 14, 2018

The clock is ticking for Ascena

Debt, stores, brands — does the apparel conglomerate have too much of too many things?

By Daphne Howland • May 11, 2018

Amazon reportedly forms Alexa health team

The e-commerce giant continues to expand on the applications for AI and smart devices within the home. 

By David Lim • May 11, 2018

Costco posts robust 43% e-commerce jump in April

Although grocery makes up a small percentage of the company’s online business, the wholesaler continues to see strong results from its Instacart partnership as well as its own two-day service.

By Jeff Wells • May 11, 2018

Macy's may not be closing stores 'fast enough'

In a new report, Morgan Stanley analysts downgraded the department store retailer, praised off-pricers and said that retailers spending on e-commerce will see fewer gains. 

By Ben Unglesbee • May 11, 2018

Boon Supply debuts 'buy to do good' e-commerce site

Serena & Lily founder Lily Kanter is combining her passion for home goods retail and doing good into one e-commerce site.

By Daphne Howland • May 11, 2018

Overstock still looking to spin off e-commerce business

CEO Patrick Byrne says an established retailer with strong brick-and-mortar and weak e-commerce would be the ideal suitor.

By Daphne Howland • May 11, 2018

Famous Footwear taps Disney executive

Molly Adams arrives at footwear and apparel company Caleres' biggest banner at a time when it's poised for growth.

By Daphne Howland • May 11, 2018

The Children's Place poised to win after Toys R Us liquidation

An analyst with B. Riley FBR thinks the children's apparel retailer and rival Carter's are poised to grab market share as the bankrupt retailer winds down.

By Ben Unglesbee • May 10, 2018

Sears extends partnership with Amazon as 'transformation continues'

"The reality is, transformation is an ongoing process and we are not done," said CEO Eddie Lampert.

By Laura Heller • May 9, 2018

Nordstrom exec flies to St. Louis to apologize for racial profiling incident

Similar events have thrown retailers like Starbucks into the spotlight in recent weeks while some question whether employee training programs are doing enough to counter racial bias.

By Corinne Ruff • May 9, 2018

Lord & Taylor parent reportedly hires advisers to revive ailing chain

Reuters reports that Hudson's Bay has brought in a consulting firm and investment bank to cut costs, make improvements — or perhaps even sell the business.

By Ben Unglesbee • May 9, 2018

Walmart's Uber and Lyft partnerships end

Uber is pulling back on its delivery service, while a test with Lyft in the Denver market failed to take off.

By Jeff Wells • May 9, 2018

Kohl's benefits from Amazon's in-store presence

The tie-up announced last year alarmed some analysts, but early results suggest it's giving the discount department store exactly what it wanted.

By Daphne Howland • May 9, 2018

Office Depot quarterly profit drops 65%

The office supplies retailer is shifting its core strategy from store sales to business services, the latter of which now accounts for 60% of total sales.

By Daphne Howland • May 9, 2018

Duluth Trading aiming for 100 stores in 5 years

The company has gone from being mostly a catalog retailer to 34 stores in two years — and expansion plans don't stop there.

By Daphne Howland • May 9, 2018