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Empowering Communities: NWA Women Support Black Enterprises
Founded in 2019, Black Owned Northwest Arkansas is an organization that strives to create community and support Black-owned enterprises. read more >
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Retailers, Beware: Resumption of Student Loan Payments Could Lead Some Buyers to Pull Back
Though many hoped their loans might at least be lightened, the Supreme Court last week struck down a Biden administration plan that would have given millions of people some relief from the return of the loan payments. read more >
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Pride Becomes a Minefield for Big Companies, but Many Continue Their Support
PepsiCo, Starbucks, General Motors and Jeep parent Stellantis said they have been supporting Pride events for decades and aren't hesitating to back them again this year. read more >
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Americans Splurge on Beauty, Despite Pullbacks Elsewhere
Target, Kohl's, Macy's and Nordstrom all highlighted strong sales of beauty items in their fiscal second-quarter earnings reports issued over the past few weeks. read more >
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Numbers, Psychology and Dillard’s Bull Run
Asking why Dillard’s stock rose 800% from November 2020 to last month is part numbers game and part psychological mystery-solving. read more >
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Target Powers Through Pandemic; Sales Growth Explodes in 2020
Target Corp. extended its strong streak through the holiday quarter and sales grew by more than $15 billion in a pandemic year, exceeding the company's annual sales growth over the past 11 years combined. read more >
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Pandemic Pushes Start of Holiday Shopping Earlier Than Ever
Retailers are kicking off the holiday season earlier than ever this year in hopes of avoiding big in-store crowds and shipping bottlenecks in November and December. read more >
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Mall Giant Hit by Virus
The coronavirus pandemic is kicking Dillard’s Inc. while it’s down, says Texas A&M University Professor Venkatesh Shankar. read more >
Dillard’s to Reopen Stores on Tuesday
Dillard's Inc. will reopen 55 of its stores Tuesday that had been temporarily closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
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Dillard’s Adjusts Store Hours In Response to COVID-19
Dillard's Inc. of Little Rock has joined other major retailers in adjusting store hours in response to the coronavirus outbreak. read more >
Retailers, Shoppers Could Feel More Pain If Tariffs Spread
An escalating trade war between the U.S. and China could mean higher prices on a broad array of products from toys to clothing. But some retailers will be less equipped to handle the pain than others, leaving consumers to carry the load. read more >
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For Retailers, the Smartphone is Future of Store Experience
Retailers now consider the smartphone their friend. They're giving shoppers more control over the experience with app features that let customers do scan and pay, as well as download digital maps — and replicate the online experience. read more >
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Parking Lot Lease Deals at McCain: A Whole New Mall Game
Companies like Dillard’s Inc., J.C. Penney and Macy’s are surveying their vast parking areas and seeing new opportunities for dining and entertainment venues. read more >
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U.S. Supreme Court: States Can Force Online Shoppers To Pay Sales Tax
The 5-4 ruling Thursday is a win for states, who said they were losing out on billions of dollars annually under two decades-old Supreme Court decisions that impacted online sales tax collection. read more >
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Macy’s Sales Fall, Kohl’s Profit Drops
Macy's sales fell as it had a hard time pulling shoppers through its doors and Kohl's reported a drop in quarterly profit. read more >
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Dillard’s Dividend Increase Raises Questions
Dillard’s Inc. announced Aug. 17 that its board of directors had approved raising its quarterly cash dividend from 7 cents per share to 10 cents, the highest in company history. read more >
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Retail Funk: Stores Face Biggest Challenges Since Recession
It's starting to look a lot like the Great Recession redux for retailers. read more >
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Macy’s to Close 100 Stores, Boost Online Investment
Macy's plans to close about 100 stores next year and boost its online investments as it tries to become more nimble in an increasingly fierce market. read more >
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Challenges for Dillard’s, and Others at the Mall
Dillard’s Inc. has had some tough times lately. The Little Rock retail chain’s stock price, which peaked above $140 last April, was trading in the high $80s last week — having rebounded from $61 in early January. read more >
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JC Penney Reports Loss, Sales Growth, But Shares Skid
J.C. Penney reported stronger-than-expected sales for the third-quarter, but the department store operator's failure to raise its forecast for the year appeared to add to worries that the holiday shopping season could turn out to be a dud. read more >
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