Macy's hires top exec to explore real estate strategies

Macy's continues to face pressure from activist investors to spin off its property holdings. 

By Kelsey Lindsey • April 4, 2016

Staples bringing Workbar co-working spaces to stores

The move takes advantage of the gig economy and makes good use of Staples’ excess store space.

By Daphne Howland • April 4, 2016

Bloomingdale's joins festival pop-up craze

But the upscale retailer is keeping its pop-ups in store, unlike rivals that are setting up at the festivals themselves.

By Daphne Howland • April 4, 2016

Wal-Mart struggles to grow as e-commerce threat looms

The retail behemoth saw its revenue dip 0.7% year over year, its first net revenue drop in decades. 

By Daphne Howland • April 4, 2016

Retail Therapy: The 'Beyhive' cometh for Lululemon

When Lululemon threw shade at Beyoncé's new athleisure line, Beyoncé fans were not amused.

By Kelsey Lindsey • April 1, 2016

Retail job cuts spike 41% in Q1

Challenger Gray and Christmas reports the retail sector suffered dramatic layoffs during the month of March in particular.

By Daphne Howland • April 1, 2016

Target shares fall on Barclays downgrade

Target must increase its web sales to improve its performance but is missing its own goals, according to Barclays’ analysts.

By Daphne Howland • April 1, 2016

Why retail is short on women leaders—and what retailers can do about it

Retailers have long been dependent on women consumers—so why is this key demographic underrepresented in retail leadership?

By Kelsey Lindsey • March 31, 2016

Lululemon strikes a confident pose in Q4, beating expectations

The retailer projected muted expectations for this year, though.

By Daphne Howland • March 31, 2016

Macy's slashes executive incentives to zero after disastrous 2015

CEO Terry Lundgren took a $1.1 million pay cut, down 8.6% from 2014.

By Daphne Howland • March 31, 2016

Analyst: Costco's new store credit card could bring new members

Details about the retailer’s switch from American Express to Visa have emerged, and some new benefits could make Costco members even stickier.

By Daphne Howland • March 31, 2016

NLRB files complaint against warehousing firm used by Amazon, Lowe's

California Cartage violated workers' right to organize, the complaint says.  

By Ian P. Murphy • March 31, 2016

L.L. Bean, Amazon, Nordstrom top list for stellar customer service

Free shipping, liberal return policies, and excellent customer service in-store are the hallmarks of retailers scoring well in Prosper Analytics' annual customer service survey.

By Daphne Howland • March 30, 2016

Restoration Hardware stumbles on inventory snafus, tighter pursestrings

The strong dollar and other financial headwinds pose a bigger concern than shipping delays, the retailer said.

By Daphne Howland • March 30, 2016

Lululemon testing fashion for outside the yoga studio

Some of its new apparel seems a lot like Kit and Ace, the performance fashion retailer launched by Lululemon founder and former-CEO Chip Wilson’s family.

By Daphne Howland • March 30, 2016

Neiman's marketing chief calls it quits

Wanda Gierhart spearheaded the company's omnichannel efforts and its Snap.Find.Shop. visual search app.

By Ian P. Murphy • March 29, 2016

TreasureHunt malware strain stealing swipe payment data

Cybersecurity experts said the malware intercepts consumer credit card information from POS systems.

By Ian P. Murphy • March 29, 2016

Report: Facebook Messenger set to support in-store payments

The popular chat app would process payments for items to be picked up in stores. 

By Ian P. Murphy • March 29, 2016

UPDATE: California Assembly approves $15-per-hour minimum wage; NY gets closer too

The National Retail Federation opposes legislating a national rate for hourly workers, preferring the option to stay with retailers.

By Daphne Howland • March 29, 2016

Restoration Hardware launches paid membership program, ends sales

Many experts say it’s the wave of the future, but how many memberships will even wealthy households pay for?

By Daphne Howland • March 29, 2016

Wal-Mart beats back Puerto Rico tax

A federal judge agreed that the tax seemed aimed at Wal-Mart in particular, and invalidated it.

By Daphne Howland • March 29, 2016

Spending muted in February as cautious Americans save more

Wage stagnation and timid spending has been the story for a while now, and American consumers are, apparently, sticking to it.

By Daphne Howland • March 28, 2016

Judge takes major issue with FTC in Staples/Office Depot proceedings

According to the judge, the FTC asked Amazon to lie and say it wasn’t ready to service businesses’ office supplies needs. The truth is, Amazon does seem ready.

By Daphne Howland • March 28, 2016

Finish Line commits $15m to boost digital efforts

Beyond fierce competition in the sportswear space, the retailer also faces self-inflicted logistics challenges.

By Daphne Howland • March 28, 2016

Fab co-founder Shellhammer scooped up by eBay

Shellhammer's hire is a good fit considering eBay's push to get more creative in its curation and collections efforts.

By Daphne Howland • March 28, 2016