Target’sTGT fourth quarter was not as strong as Brian Cornell and company would have liked, but the retailer did post its twenty-third straight quarterly same-store sales gains. The retailer needed di...
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Nikkei 225 forecast as Fast Retailing and Recruit stocks plunge
Japan stocks have moved sideways in the past few weeks as concerns about the global economy remain. The closely-watched Nikkei 225 (NI225) index was trading at ¥27,412, which was a few points below th...
Retailing Faces Hazardous Times – Outlook For 2023
Businessman Wondering How Low It Can Go getty We are sailing into unchartered waters. The Federal Reserve will continue to raise interest rates in order to stem inflationary pressures. The outlook is ...
Yes, Gap’s Amazon Deal Can Be Desperate And Smart At The Same Time
GapGPS is for sale on Amazon.com. Gap made “thousands” of its items available last week at Amazon.com/Gap with the promise of “fast, free Prime delivery.” AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar Copyright 2017 The As...
Lululemon Doesn’t Need A Teen Strategy, Says Lululemon
Lululemon continues to gain popularity with teens, although the retail brand is not directly targeting the demographic. According to Piper Sandler’s “Fall 2022 Generation Z Survey,” the yoga-themed ch...
Target Moves Black Friday Up To Early October
Promoting holiday sales well before Thanksgiving is now just business as usual. Such is the case for TargetTGT , which announced it is kicking off its holiday season push with its biggest ever “Deal D...
Questioning The Wisdom Of Best Buy’s Latest Round Of Lay-Offs
Best BuyBBY is laying off an unspecified number of associates in stores across the country in what is widely seen as a cost-cutting move after the chain last month lowered its annual sales and profit ...
Video Streaming Could Be Key To Walmart+/Amazon Prime Rivalry
WalmartWMT is looking to add video streaming as a perk for joining its Walmart+ subscription plan, according to numerous reports. “Yes, yes, yes!” wrote RetailWire BrainTrust member Kai Clarke, CEO of...
Refurbished Products At Walmart? Why Not? They’re Everywhere Else.
WalmartWMT has launched a program selling refurbished appliances and consumer electronics that it says will offer high-quality products at a fraction of the cost of buying them new. “Good as new” is t...
New Whole Foods CEO Wants To ‘Reconnect’ To Company’s Heritage
Speaking at The Wall Street Journal’s Global Food Forum, Jason Buechel said one of his goals as the next CEO of Whole Foods MarketWFM is “to reconnect to many parts of our heritage as a company.” Some...
Auto Retailing Company ‘MotoRenn’ Now Accepts Shiba Inu Payments For Luxurious Cars
– Advertisement – You Can Now Buy Superfluity Cars At MotoRenn With Shiba Inu Via BitPay. Once again, cryptocurrencies are winning, and Shiba Inu (SHIB) is one of the most impacted. Of l...
Best Buy Believes Time Is Ripe To Double Up On Outlets
Best Buy BBY is moving forward with its plan to double the number of outlet stores it operates over the next year. The consumer electronics retailer said it is opening four new outlets this summer and...
IKEA Sees Sustainable Plan In Secondhand Furniture
IKEA is making its Buy Back & Resell program permanent across its 37 U.S. stores following a pilot last summer. The service applies only to used IKEA furniture that is fully assembled and function...
When To Sell Stocks: Why A 20% Profit Target Made Sense For This Retailing Play
When should you sell growth stocks so you don’t give most or all of your profits back? Consider the 2019 tale of Sleep Number (SNBR). X It took 38 trading days for Sleep Number to stage a darn g...
Walmart’s Limited-Edition Ice Cream Drop Feels Like A Trend
Walmart has scored an exclusive deal on seven new flavors of ice cream from Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, including Kraft Macaroni & Cheese. The flavors will rotate at 3,500 U.S. locations over a 10-week...
Retailing Experts Split On Amazon Split
In February, billionaire activist investor Daniel Loeb, CEO of Third Point, shared with investors his belief that the market is failing to recognize the respective full value of Amazon AMZN .com’s e-c...