New strength at Calvin Klein is helping PVH overcome a host of outside challenges

The company is maintaining the strength it demonstrated in Q4 despite supply chain woes, fewer tourists in North America and the war in Ukraine.

By Daphne Howland • March 30, 2022

True Religion hires Columbia Sportswear vet for key e-commerce role

Scott McCabe will lead efforts to transform the company into a digital-first brand, with the goal of tripling online revenue by 2025.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • March 30, 2022

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How marketplaces are evolving

From introducing AI technology to the launch of new platforms, here’s how marketplaces are accelerating retailer’s growth potential. 

By Retail Dive staff

PREIT sales hit a record in February

The mall operator, which filed for bankruptcy in 2020, is replacing anchors and trying to climb out of the hole created by the pandemic.

By Ben Unglesbee • March 29, 2022

Neighbor raises Series A funding to add products, hire staffers

Following the funding round, the brand aims to unveil more furniture collections and enter new categories.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • March 29, 2022

DTC furniture brand Article grows revenue by 45% in 2021

The brand opened new fulfillment centers and expanded its in-house delivery network. But executives signaled challenges in the year ahead.

By Caroline Jansen • March 29, 2022

BJ's teams with DoorDash to offer grocery delivery

The service is available to customers who aren't BJ's members, but members of the club retailer are eligible for lower prices.

By Sam Silverstein • March 29, 2022

FedEx names Raj Subramaniam to succeed Fred Smith as CEO

Smith, the company's founder, will move to the role of executive chairman, ending a highly influential tenure as CEO.

By Max Garland • March 29, 2022

Grove Collaborative is on the cusp of going public. Here's what the company is up to in the meantime.

Just last week, the sustainable personal care company reported full-year financial results and laid off approximately 17% of its corporate employees.

By Cara Salpini • March 29, 2022

Ulta brings PayPal's Happy Returns to more than 1,300 stores

The payments giant also announced that PayPal merchants can now receive the Happy Returns return and exchange software for free.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • March 29, 2022

Retail safety tracking: Improving employee engagement and retention

Workplace safety is important in every industry. For this reason, retailers are increasingly incorporating the power of safety management systems (SMS).

March 29, 2022

Express appoints Big Lots vet as CFO

Jason Judd was also previously the chief financial officer of tween brand Justice at Ascena Retail Group. 

By Kaarin Moore • March 28, 2022

Walmart halts cigarette sales in some stores

As demand wanes and wellness becomes a focus, some of the largest chains have backed away from tobacco.  

By Ben Unglesbee • March 28, 2022

Etsy names new COO

Raina Moskowitz, who has been with the company since 2018, will expand her position to encompass chief operating officer tasks.

By Kaarin Moore • March 28, 2022

The Weekly Closeout: Petco to test a new store concept, and Balance Athletica rebrands

Petco will open stores with products for pets and livestock, while the athleisure brand changed its name to Vitality following a lawsuit with New Balance.

By Retail Dive Staff • March 25, 2022

Instacart slashes its valuation by nearly 40%

The move comes amid a significant slowdown in growth on its core marketplace and follows its expansion into new technology services for retailers.

By Jeff Wells • March 25, 2022

Glossier's first store opening of 2022 is in Miami

The Florida store becomes the beauty brand's fourth permanent brick-and-mortar location as the company expands its offline footprint.

By Cara Salpini • March 25, 2022

Victoria's Secret takes $18M stake in California swimwear brand Frankies Bikinis

The lingerie maker said the investment furthers an effort to support innovative, inclusive and women-led brands.

By Daphne Howland • March 25, 2022

Walmart sues BJ's for alleged infringement on its Scan & Go tech

The self-checkout option gained traction with Sam's Club customers. Its warehouse club rival rolled out a similar feature late last year. 

By Ben Unglesbee • March 24, 2022

Levi's brings its premium 'red tab' jeans to 300 more Target stores

This partnership is expanding at a time when the storied denim maker has grown downright choosy about its wholesale operations.

By Daphne Howland • March 24, 2022

Blockchain drives transparency in the supply chain

Adopters face marketing, data and governance challenges before they can reap the technology's full benefits.

By Jen A. Miller • March 24, 2022

Retail, financial trade groups beg for coins

A U.S. coin shortage subsided for a bit early last year, but the problem is back. That led a group of trade organizations to complain to the Treasury Department this week, and to ask for help in making consumers aware of the coin crisis.

By Lynne Marek • March 24, 2022

Inside Macy's plan to scale its budding retail media business

Improving formats like landing pages is taking priority as the department store chain aims to launch a self-service marketplace in the second half of 2022.

By Peter Adams • March 24, 2022

GameStop hit with $30M lawsuit from turnaround consultants

The retailer brought in Boston Consultancy Group in 2019, when sales were in a tailspin. The firm says it has been underpaid for much of the time since.

By Ben Unglesbee • March 23, 2022

Poshmark lowers outlook after mixed holiday quarter

The secondhand marketplace's loss widened last year, and 2022 got off to a slow start due to an algorithm snafu and macro headwinds.

By Daphne Howland • March 23, 2022

Coming off a strong year of deals, here are 10 the retail industry has already announced in 2022

Among others, Mattress Firm filed for an IPO back in January and Kimberly-Clark took a majority stake in DTC period brand Thinx in February.

By Retail Dive Staff • March 23, 2022