Sears narrows loss but sales tumble for 24th straight quarterSears Holdings Corp. reduced its third quarter loss by $190 million helped by lower operating costs from its reduced store portfolio, but it saw no improvement on the revenue side as same-store sales plunged 15.3%. Inland wins Illinois business ethics awardFor the third time in five years, The Inland Real Estate Group received a Torch Award from the Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois. Consumer confidence at 17-year high Consumers are entering the holiday season in very high spirits. Plus-size women's apparel retailer sets liquidation sales It's almost closing time for Fashion to Figure. Another first for Starbucks Starbucks has entered its 76th global market with the opening of its first store in Jamaica. Lowe's taps insider as new COO Lowe's Companies has appointed Richard D. Maltsbarger, Lowe's chief development officer and president, international, as COO, effective Feb. 3, 2018. Off-pricer Q3 profit tops Street Burlington Stores reported profit in its third quarter that topped analysts’ expectations, but the impact of hurricanes bite into its sales. Walmart unit says no to Black Friday ModCloth is breaking up with Black Friday. Korn Ferry survey: Retail CEOs worried about upcoming pay disclosure ruling The upcoming implementation of a new ruling by the Securities and Exchange Commission is causing concern among retail chief executives. Regulatory Wrap-Up: Paid leave tax credit added to the U.S. Senate tax reform proposal Labor Department conducting a review of new overtime regulation following a court decision halting the Obama-era rule, according to weekly recap of retail-related legislative developments. First Previous 369 370 371 372 373 Next Last