First Data: Retail spending rises 1.6% in first quarterIt’s one quarter into 2018 and spending is showing healthy signs of growth. Abercrombie & Fitch has big plansApparel retailer Abercrombie & Fitch is on the comeback trail. Sears real estate head to leave Sears Holdings Corp. is about to lose a valuable executive. Supervalu to sell its Shop ’n Save retail operations Amid pressure from activist investors and its continuing focus on its wholesale ops, Supervalu is putting another of its grocery brands on the selling block. Macerich CEO Coppola announces his retirement Art Coppola, one of the founding partners of the Macerich Company, has announced he will retire as its chairman and CEO. Kmart invites loyalty members to cash in Toys ‘R’ Us gift cards Kmart is rewarding Shop Your Way members for cashing in their unused Toys “R” Us gift cards. Retailers welcome Supreme Court ruling on patent trolls The National Retail Federation welcomed a U.S. Supreme Court ruling issued Tuesday that it says will help stop patent trolls. Toys ‘R’ Us will live on in Canada Toys “R” Us stores will remain up and running in Canada, while its stores in Germany, Austria and Switzerland will be rebranded. Confidence rebounds in April American consumers were feeling more confident in April, sending a key index to nearly an 18-year high. Toys ‘R’ Us seeks approval to sell Canadian division It appears likely Toys “R” Us’ operations in Canada will live to see another day. First Previous 707 708 709 710 711 Next Last