Strategy

Analysis: Build-A-Bear Workshop on right track as it expands beyond malls

After last quarter's uplift in total sales, it is disappointing to see Build-A-Bear Workshop slump back into the red with a 1.6% decline in total revenue.
Report: CVS in talks to buy Aetna

Rumors of a blockbuster deal in which CVS Health would acquire insurance giant Aetna circulated late Thursday afternoon following a report by The Wall Street Journal.
Meijer's deliveries hit half million

Meijer’s grocery delivery service has hit a major milestone.
Build-a-Bear Workshop Q3 earnings slide; to open in Bass Pro Shops

Build-A-Bear Workshop is planning to add more non-mall locations as it continues to expand beyond its traditional base.
FAO Schwarz is back

The nation's most iconic toy brand is making a comeback — just in time for the holidays.
UPS shipping rates to jump

UPS is preparing to impose another shipping rate increase.
Indochino in unconventional deal with media company to accelerate growth

Made-measure menswear retailer Indochino has entered into a strategic partnership with a leading Canadian media company.
Study: Lidl is serious threat to U.S. incumbent food retailers

A new survey is at odds with several industry reports that put a negative spin on discount grocer Lidl's early performance in the United States.

Marcus Lemonis of ‘The Profit’ is keynote speaker for SPECS 2018