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- 2/25/2021
Payless’ retail comeback gains steam with store opening
Payless is back in the brick-and-mortar business in North America. - 2/24/2021
Sephora to open 60-plus freestanding U.S. stores in 2021
Sephora is embarking on the largest store expansion plan in its 21-year history in the United States. - 2/24/2021
Victoria’s Secret to close more locations, Bath & Body Works to open 49 stores
Victoria’s Secret isn’t done closing stores. - 2/24/2021
Best Buy earnings top Street but sales growth slows; cites ‘uncertainty’ as spending shifts
Best Buy Co.’s fourth-quarter earnings topped expectations but its revenue fell short as sales growth started to slow from earlier in the pandemic. - 2/24/2021
Target to open in-store Apple shops
Target Corp.’s newest shop-in-shop initiative is with a tech giant. - 2/24/2021
Abercrombie & Fitch inks renewable energy deal
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is shifting to renewable energy in its headquarters and distribution centers. - 2/23/2021
Belk files for bankruptcy with eye on speedy exit as plan approved in one day
Belk filed for bankruptcy protection with a lender-supported reorganization plan that cut its debt load by about $450 million. - 2/23/2021
Gap Inc. investing $140 million to build Texas DC amid rising online sales
Gap Inc. is investing in a new fulfillment center as it looks to double its digital sales during the next couple of years. - 2/23/2021
Fry’s Electronics goes out of business — abruptly
Fry’s Electronics has called it quits after being in business for nearly 36 years. - 2/23/2021
U.S. retail sales in 2021 to rise 6.5% to 8.2% amid vaccine rollout, says NRF
Retail sales in the U.S. this year are expected to total more than $4.33 trillion as more individuals receive the COVID vaccine and the economy reopens. - 2/23/2021
Store closures take $1 billion bite out of TJX sales in Q4
TJX Cos. reported fourth-quarter earnings and sales that missed expectations as its sales took a big hit from store closures around the world.