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 >
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 >
Still, Wednesday's report contained some positive signs: Excluding autos and auto parts, retail sales rose 0.4% in July. read more >
The Fayetteville-based company helps major retail brands automate identifying the source of fines the companies impose on suppliers. read more >
The Bentonville retailer is devoted to paying more to get good employees these days, and it will most likely have to keep up the effort. read more >
Over the past two years, Walmart Inc. has been rebuilding their reputation by implementing better pay, benefits and career-building opportunities. read more >
Sales increased at the the fastest pace in 17 years. read more >
The deal between the company and other retail and shipping giants should help move stranded container ships on the West Coast. read more >
With apologies to author Piper Kerman, the Netflix comedy-drama’s title sums up this year’s holiday retail experience. 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 >
Target is jumping into voice-activated shopping as it deepens its relationship with Google, offering thousands of items found in the store except for perishables like fruit and milk. read more >
That Target has had five consecutive quarters of increases in a key sales measure suggest there are more shoppers who are returning to the discounter that pioneered the concept of putting affordable, chic fashions under the same roof as groceries and toiletries. read more >
