Publix Super Markets has never had to be particularly fancy or sophisticated to win over customers. The Lakeland-based grocery chain has spent the span of several decades luring and retaining …
Just as struggling chains like The Limited, Sears and Macy’s are closing stores, one retailer is gearing up for the largest U.S. expansion program in recent memory. Dollar General confirmed …
Toys “R” Us is the latest to join a growing list of retailers bemoaning the promotional environment over the holidays. Chairman/CEO Dave Brandon said the company was forced into markdowns …
Activewear is a hot category in the otherwise-troubled apparel retail segment, with its popularity extending even outside the gym — a trend John Tighe, Penney’s chief merchant, acknowledged in his …
Costco counts lots of fees — about 34 million individual members pay $55 a year, and 10.6 million business members pay $110. If it raises its fee by a mere …
The deal between Walgreens and FedEx is like the one that office supplies retailer Staples has with United Parcel Service. Staples recently agreed to shut down similar United States Postal …
Discount department store chain J.C. Penney is prepared to shutter locations that don’t meet its “brand standard,” CEO Marvin Ellison said on Wednesday at the Weitzman Annual Forecast …
Supermarkets aren’t generally the sorts of things that generate massive, dedicated fan bases. Certainly most shopper have a preferred grocery store (or at least one they tend to frequent more …
While Sephora’s fragrance department has lagged behind the growth of its beauty and skincare departments, the global fragrance industry is set to grow 3.6 percent between now and 2020. To bulk up …
Lidl is to create 5,000 jobs in London and invest £70m in a new UK headquarters in the capital as the German supermarket reaffirms its commitment to Britain following Brexit. …