From car sales to cancelled airline flights to empty stores, it has been a retail winter of discontent. With the calendar pushing toward spring, and temperatures finally lifting in the south, some of the…
Among the many extraordinary ways Amazon.com has to draw consumers to its sites, and to get those consumers to spend money, is its trade-in program. Amazon has turned used items that might be discarded…
After months of turmoil, it seems that Lululemon Athletica shares may finally be offering enough upside and downside protection to entice new investors. The company's woes very likely are not entirely over, though.
Jos. A. Bank Clothier announced Friday morning that it was acquiring privately held Eddie Bauer for $825 million in cash and newly issued stock. This virtually guarantees that Men's Wearhouse will put no more…
After years of poor financial results and scandals under former CEO Andrea Jung, new Avon Products chief executive Sheri McCoy promised a turnaround. It is now clear that she has failed.
J.C. Penney announced Thursday morning that CFO Ken Hannah is leaving the company and will be replaced by Ed Record, who has 25 years of retail management experience, most recently as COO at Stage…
Whole FoodsWhole Foods Market Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM) is seeing its stock drift lower after earnings and guidance. Despite the trends toward healthier foods, the company could not escape the wrath of other food retailers…
Home Depot said Wednesday it expects to hire about 80,000 part-time workers for the spring season, the biggest selling season of the year. Rival Lowe's Companies has not announced its plans yet.
CVS Caremark reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 earnings before markets opened on Tuesday. First-quarter EPS guidance was better than expected. Shares were up 2.5% in premarket trading.
McDonald's released same-store sales results for January on Monday morning and, following a pattern we have seen at many retailers, blamed the weather for a sharp decline in U.S. sales. Gains in Europe and…
Thinkstock Update: According to several media reports, most of the tainted meat went through distribution centers in California, Texas, Illinois and Florida Meat recalls are not terribly unusual, but the most recent posted by…
ThinkstockIf one retail and apparel player needs a comeback, it is none other than Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU). One analyst on Wall Street drew the line in the sand this last week and…
ThinkstockRetail industry group the National Retail Federation (NRF) said on Thursday that retail sales in 2014 would rise 4.1% on top of the federation’s preliminary growth estimate of 3.7% in 2013. The NRF expects…
Retailers announced January same-store sales figures Thursday. Costco sales rose more than expected, but sales declined more than expected at The Buckle, Zumiez and others.
Struggling with growth globally, McDonald's will open a restaurant in Vietnam, one of the developing world's fastest growing economies. It needs success outside its traditional strongholds if it hopes to improve its global performance.