Surging online demand give big boost to Williams-Sonoma Q1 salesWilliams-Sonoma reported an unexpected increase in comparative sales as consumers stuck at home shopped online for furniture and other household goods. Report: Amazon opening new grocery store in Chicago suburbAmazon is reportedly making good on plans to expand its new brick-and-mortar grocery concept beyond Southern California. Five Below reopens stores; resumes expansion program Five Below is not backing down from its aggressive store expansion. City Furniture expanding, hiring Florida-based City Furniture is continuing with its growth plan. Report: Instacart enters online search ad market The competition for paid promotions in online search results just got a little more crowded. Analysis: Nordstrom needs to capitalize on, press home its advantages post-pandemic While Nordstrom performed modestly better than many other department stores over the course of the crisis, the overall gap between it and the rest was relatively slight. Survey: COVID-19 drives online grocery sales to new high Online grocery sales reached a new record in May, after hitting new heights in April. Nordstrom swings to big loss; has ‘sufficient liquidity’ to weather COVID-19 Nordstrom reported a $521 million loss and a 40% drop in sales as its stores closed during the pandemic. Big Lots quarterly profit triples; provides upbeat outlook Big Lots Inc. reported first-quarter profit that was well above analysts’ estimates as the COVD-19 pandemic drove a big increase in same-store sales. Pier 1 gets OK to liquidate The end is in sight for the 58-year-old Pier 1 Imports. First Previous 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Next Last