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- 8/11/2024
EXCLUSIVE: Q&A with co-CEO of Gen Z fave Princess Polly
Co-founder and co-CEO of Princess Polly talks about brand’s decision to enter brick-and-mortar and what lies ahead. - 8/11/2024
Numerator: Best Buy, Amazon capture over 50% of consumer electronics spend
Two retailers dominate the consumer electronics market. - 8/11/2024
LL Flooring files for bankruptcy, to close 94 stores
LL Flooring is reorganizing with plans to sell itself. - 8/8/2024
Parent of DressBarn.com, other online brands taps retail veteran as chief merchant
Omni Retail Enterprises continues to build its C-suite. - 8/8/2024
Gap Inc. changing its ticker symbol on NYSE
Gap Inc. is making a change on the day that marks its 55th anniversary. - 8/7/2024
NRF: Retail sales inch up in July, boosted by back-to-school and college spending
Retail spending rose modestly in July as consumers shopped for school and college supplies and took advantage of the special in-store and online promotions offered by many retailers, including Amazon (Prime Day), Walmart and Target. - 8/7/2024
Australia’s Princess Polly plots U.S. store growth — here are the locations
Gen Z fave brand Princess Polly is expanding her kingdom. - 8/7/2024
Survey: Consumers prefer in-store shopping when prepping for extreme weather
In-store shopping trumps online when consumers prepare for hurricanes, heatwaves, severe storms and the other extreme weather events that are becoming more frequent across the country. - 8/7/2024
Boot Barn Q1 sales rise 10.3%, raises guidance; on track to open 60 stores
Boot Barn Holdings reported an upbeat first quarter during which it exceeded the high end of its guidance across every metric. - 8/7/2024
Costco to scan members’ cards at entry; July sales strong
Costco Wholesale Corp. is making it hard for non-members to shop its stores. - 8/6/2024
CVS posts mixed Q2, to cut $2B in costs — Aetna exec out
CVS Health Corp.’s second-quarter profit fell as rising medical costs continue to challenge its health care benefits business, which includes health insurer Aetna. - 8/6/2024
Time growing short to avoid labor disruptions at East Coast, Gulf ports
Retailers are urging parties to return to the negotiation table to avoid a potential strike that could disrupt operations at 36 ports on the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts just as the peak retail season approaches.