Strategy

After a long period of decline, JC Penney has finally bowed to the inevitable and filed for bankruptcy protection.

Amazon is said to be a contender for either all or parts of J.C. Penney, according to an exclusive report by WWD.  

In April, total retail sales plummeted by 20.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Starbucks is asking its landlords for a break on rent as COVID-19 takes a toll on sales. 

Consumers in the South are twice as likely as those in the Northeast to already have or plan to visit a reopened business very soon.

The Kroger Co. has hired 100,000 employees during the past eight weeks, adding to the 460,000 workers the grocer had before the COVID-19 pandemic.

A mid-Atlantic grocery retailer is ensuring the success of its pricing strategies with advanced analytics.

Landlords of outdoor shopping centers—especially those with loads of closed stand-alone restaurants—may want to develop some contacts in the cannabis dispensary business.

Gartner has identified three scenarios chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) should prepare for until a COVID-19 vaccine is developed. 

Tapestry Inc. has started to reopen stores in North America, Europe and in additional markets in Asia as government regulations on movement ease.