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Home Depot Will Beat Out Lowe’s In The End
12 Sep 2018
When Marvin Ellison, 53, recently joined Lowe’s as CEO and president, it was a surprise. He had been the CEO of J.C.Penney for only 3 year...
FreshDirect CEO Jason Ackerman steps down
12 Sep 2018
Co-founder David McInerney named as successor FreshDirect co-founder Jason Ackerman has resigned as chairman and chief executive officer aft...
Amazon Go store slated for New York City
12 Sep 2018
Third store opened last week in Seattle is banner’s largest yet Amazon.com Inc. has set its sights on the Big Apple for one of its cashier...
These retailers are beefing up their stores to survive a new era of shopping – and it’s paying off
12 Sep 2018
There is a growing divide between retail’s winners and losers – and the answer may be in the store experience. Target, Walmart, ...
Walmart takes a cue from Netflix in buying clothing brands like ours, Bonobos CEO says
12 Sep 2018
Just as Netflix has amped up investment in content creation, Walmart will continue investing in brands, said Andy Dunn, CEO and co-founder o...
J.Crew quietly launched a new platform that takes a page out of Amazon’s playbook
12 Sep 2018
J.Crew has quietly launched its own version of Amazon Marketplace. The new service, which is appropriately called J.Crew Marketplace, soft-l...
After closing its stores, Bon-Ton is ready for its comeback as new company buys its brand
12 Sep 2018
Bon-Ton, the bankrupt retailer that shut its stores last week after being in business for over 100 years, is poised to reopen now that a new...
Stater Bros. moves ahead with store upgrades
06 Sep 2018
Continuing a flurry of store remodels, Stater Bros. tomorrow plans to hold grand reopenings at four locations. The Southern California super...
3 Things That Could Burst Amazon’s Trillion Dollar Bubble
06 Sep 2018
Walmart, Washington and the Fed could break Amazon’s trillion-dollar bubble. Amazon is a great company. It has made some investors very ri...
Best Buy shares fall despite earnings beat
06 Sep 2018
Best Buy shares tumbled is Tuesday’s premarket even though the electronics retailer reported second-quarter earnings and sales that to...
Sell Macy’s shares, Goldman says, as turnaround plan is ‘insufficient’
06 Sep 2018
Goldman Sachs began covering Macy’s with a sell rating on Monday, saying the retailer’s core business will continue to falter wh...
Amazon, Whole Foods extend Prime Now delivery
06 Sep 2018
Amazon has brought its Prime Now online grocery delivery service to Whole Foods Market stores in more key markets. The companies said Wednes...
Walmart is making big changes to how it sells toys this holiday season, and some will be permanent
06 Sep 2018
Walmart is making moves in the toy department. The retailer has announced it will be expanding its assortment of toys before the holiday sea...
Three Ways For J.C. Penney To Play What Could Be Its Last Hands
06 Sep 2018
When James Cash Penney opened a little retail dry goods store in Kemmerer, Wyoming, in 1902, he named it The Golden Rule. And while doing un...
Target Joins a Crowded Field Pursuing Toys R Us’ Market Share
06 Sep 2018
Walmart, Amazon, and J.C. Penney are among the retailers making intense pushes to attract toy-buying customers, but this battle is about mor...
Amazon and Sears expand their tires partnership, but is it enough to turn Sears around?
06 Sep 2018
With Sears closing stores amid a mountain of debt, the end may be drawing near for the iconic American retailer, and many of us aren’t...
Meijer unveils latest retail concepts
29 Aug 2018
Bridge Street Market, new convenience store open this week Supercenter operator Meijer Inc. is inaugurating a pair of new retail concepts. T...
Target’s CEO just signaled the end of the retail apocalypse
29 Aug 2018
Target just reported its strongest same-store sales numbers in 13 years, and CEO Brian Cornell says strong consumer spending is at least par...