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- 2/23/2021
Home Depot sales momentum continues in Q4; holds back outlook due to pandemic
The Home Depot Inc. reported fourth-quarter profit and sales that easily topped Street expectations — including its third straight quarter of 25% comps — as consumers continued to invest heavily in their homes amid the pandemic. - 2/23/2021
Estée Lauder to acquire beauty retailer Deciem in $1 billion deal
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. has agreed to buy a majority stake in indie beauty brand Deciem Beauty Brand Group Inc. - 2/23/2021
Skincare company Heyday wants to open ‘hundreds of stores’ in next five years
Heyday plans to ramp up its brick-and-mortar expansion via franchising. - 2/23/2021
Consumer confidence at three-month high in February
Consumer confidence rose in February amid the vaccine push and as Americans grew more optimistic about the economy — and travel. - 2/22/2021
Survey: Most retailers won’t require vaccines for workers, but will incentivize
As the COVID-19 vaccine becomes more readily available, a majority of retailers will not mandate employees be inoculated. - 2/22/2021
Kohl's rejects activist investor group's move for board control
Kohl’s Corp. is pushing back against a group of activist investors who think the retailer is not moving quick enough to address “stagnant sales” and “declining gross margins” — issues that it said predate the pandemic. - 2/22/2021
Placer.ai: TJX off to strong start across all brands
The TJX Cos. portfolio had an exceptional end to 2020 and a very strong start in 2021. - 2/22/2021
U.S. online grocery sales hit $9.3 billion in January; customer satisfaction drops
Increased demand and expanded capacity fueled growth for grocery delivery and pickup in January. - 2/19/2021
Walgreens to receive 480,000 COVID vaccines a week
Walgreens Boots Alliance has administered more than 3 million COVID-19 vaccinations across long-term care facilities and other identified vulnerable populations. And now its in-store efforts are ramping up. - 2/19/2021
From the ground up: Energy-efficient Starbucks constructed in record time
Six days. That’s how long it took to build the new Starbucks in Abbotsford, British Columbia (Canada).