Strategy

Ascena Retail Group has received bankruptcy court approval to sell its Ann Taylor, Loft, Lane Bryant and other brands to Sycamore Partners.

A new lawsuit brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against Facebook could potentially force the social media giant to divest its ownership of Instagram.

The high-profile president and COO of Focus Brands is stepping down.

Shopping malls have been an important part of people’s lives for decades. However, the current state of the retail industry demands they reinvent themselves in order to stay relevant and survive.

GameStop took a sales hit in the third quarter but expects positive comparable store sales and profitability in the fourth quarter amid demand for the highly anticipated release of new game consoles. 

Lowe’s Cos. unveiled a new “total home” strategy designed to gain share in the $900 billion home improvement market and drive bigger sales in the pro-business, e-commerce and installation services.

The COVID-19 pandemic will boost convenience retail, with a strong consumer appetite for health products and high in-store safety expectations.

Socially distant shopping presented American malls with traffic patterns they hadn’t seen before and most likely won’t see again, according to Placer.ai’s tracking of nine of the nation’s most visible centers.