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 >
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 >
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 >
Asking why Dillard’s stock rose 800% from November 2020 to last month is part numbers game and part psychological mystery-solving. read more >
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 >
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 >
The coronavirus pandemic is kicking Dillard’s Inc. while it’s down, says Texas A&M University Professor Venkatesh Shankar. read more >
Dillard's Inc. will reopen 55 of its stores Tuesday that had been temporarily closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
Dillard's Inc. of Little Rock has joined other major retailers in adjusting store hours in response to the coronavirus outbreak. read more >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
It's starting to look a lot like the Great Recession redux for retailers. read more >
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 >
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 >
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 >
Sharp declines in retailers are dragging stocks lower as the market heads for its first losing week after six straight weeks of gains. read more >
