Sears online sales a fraction of department store peers

Sales volume through e-commerce channels is falling as customers generally show more reluctance to shop the Sears brand, new research shows. 

By Ben Unglesbee • June 8, 2018

Eddie Bauer, PacSun combined under new operating company

The private equity firm will gain efficiencies from the move, but that doesn't mean it will do much else for either brand.

By Daphne Howland • June 8, 2018

7 ways Walmart is innovating with technology

From new mobile apps for both customers and employees to robots on the store floor, Walmart is using tech to best the competition.

By Laura Heller • June 7, 2018

Roots debuts sensory-driven store in continued US expansion

The new store is the first of its kind for the company, and focuses on customer experience and customization.

By Daphne Howland • June 7, 2018

Target launches another home brand in private label push

The new Made By Design line is part of a strategy helping drive up comparable sales and traffic.

By Corinne Ruff • June 7, 2018

J.C. Penney downgraded amid uncertainty over turnaround

Moody's dropped the department store chain's credit rating, citing poor operating performance and renewed anxiety over the company's ability to reverse course after the departure of its CEO.

By Ben Unglesbee • June 7, 2018

Five Below adds 33 more stores as sales surge 27%

The company isn't too worried about the fizzling of the fidget spinner craze, although that will hurt store comps in the next two quarters.

By Daphne Howland • June 7, 2018

Neiman Marcus extends sales streak

The debt-laden luxury store chain increased comparable sales by 6% in the previous period and marked three straight quarters of sales gains. 

By Ben Unglesbee • June 6, 2018

Comcast debuts experiential Xfinity retail stores

The cable provider is making a bold brick-and-mortar play at a time when legacy retailers are shuttering their doors.

By Daphne Howland • June 6, 2018

Neiman Marcus launches 'Idea Factory' to drive store traffic

The concept is led by Ed Burstell, who returned to the department store in a newly created role to drive creativity and inspiration.

By Daphne Howland • June 6, 2018

Reformation turns to Nordstrom to widen reach

The brand this month also enlisted enterprise SaaS commerce platform Workarea for its e-commerce and tech-enabled retail stores.

By Daphne Howland • June 6, 2018

RILA competition aims to rethink retail for the circular economy

The tech competition, to take place in the fall, encourages university students to develop more sustainable concepts for the industry.

By Dan Alaimo, Corinne Ruff • June 6, 2018

Designer Kate Spade dead at 55

Spade and her husband Andy launched her eponymous brand in 1993, and the pop-colored, preppy sensibility of her handbags and shoes gained an enduring following.

By Daphne Howland • June 5, 2018

Longtime Starbucks exec Howard Schultz steps down from board

Schultz shepherded the coffeehouse from 11 Seattle stores in 1987 to a global juggernaut with more than 28,000 stores in 77 countries — now some say he's ready to run for president.

By Daphne Howland • June 5, 2018

Hudson's Bay to close Lord & Taylor flagship

The department store retailer is making dramatic moves to turn the luxury chain around, including closing up to 10 stores, as losses widen across the company. 

By Ben Unglesbee • June 5, 2018

Walmart divests Brazil operations

The sale to a global private equity firm enables Walmart to focus more attention on its new Flipkart acquisition in India.

By Daphne Howland • June 5, 2018

Justice gives Ascena a ray of hope

The tween brand was the apparel conglomerate's only banner to pull in positive comparable sales in the most recent quarter.

By Daphne Howland • June 5, 2018

GameStop sales plummet as interim CEO steps in

The retailer recently tapped ex-Microsoft executive Shane Kim as a temporary chief while searching for a permanent leader.

By Daphne Howland • June 4, 2018

Walmart, Target, Kohl's see the light at the end of Toys R Us' tunnel

As the big box toy seller recedes from the U.S. market, major retail players are signaling plans to expand in the toy category well ahead of the holidays. 

By Ben Unglesbee • June 4, 2018

DSW reportedly ends sales of Ivanka Trump shoes

The Ivanka Trump brand, which was dropped by several retailers last year, has refuted claims that DSW is no longer carrying the brand, according to Racked.

By Daphne Howland • June 4, 2018

Ikea nixes plans for 3 US stores

The Swedish furniture giant has put more resources behind e-commerce expansion and an experiment with smaller stores in urban areas.

By Daphne Howland • June 4, 2018

Amazon 'doesn't have private labels cracked,' report says

The e-commerce giant is on pace to own more than 75% of all product searches online, while its own labels compete with other brands on the site, according to a new study by Jumpshot.

By Daphne Howland • June 4, 2018

As shareholder meeting ends, Walmart ponders retail's future

"We're moving faster than ever before and moving fast has never been more important," Marc Lore, head of Walmart e-commerce, told a crowd of 14,000 associates on Friday.

By Corinne Ruff • June 1, 2018

Abercrombie continues to lean on Hollister for growth

The company's loss narrowed in the first quarter as it kept an eye on expenses and bolstered sales, especially at its less expensive teen brand.

By Daphne Howland • June 1, 2018

Dollar General's sales up 9%, but investors worry about price competition

The deep discounter said that unseasonable weather hurt sales growth in the first quarter, but some analysts are looking down the road at Family Dollar and wondering if the sector is getting tougher.

By Ben Unglesbee • June 1, 2018