New at SPECS: Breakfast roundtable discussionsChain Store Age’s annual SPECS Conference is debuting a new feature this year: breakfast roundtable discussions that will give attendees a chance to network with peers on store design, construction, and facilities management topics. Report: Retail defaults could surpass those in 2017Three months into 2018, there are already three defaults in the retail sector in the United States — and more are expected. Retail groups oppose steel and aluminum tariffs; ‘tax on American families’ Two of the nation’s largest retail associations have come out against President Trump’s plans to order new tariffs on steel and aluminum. Popular British apparel brand ramps up U.S. profile Boden, the 27-year British cataloger and online retailer, has entered into an exclusive partnership with Nordstrom. Department store retailer makes a change in reporting quarterly results Nordstrom will no longer separately report sales made online and in-store when releasing its quarterly results. Former Payless exec heads up marketing at Helzberg Diamonds Helzberg Diamonds has a new marketing chief. Report: Neiman Marcus launches unlikely partnership—and product prices A luxury department store retailer’s new exclusive partnership could attract some ‘Young Money.’ Foot Locker sales soar, but reports a loss for Q4 Despite hitting a milestone in revenue for the year, Foot Locker posted mixed results for the fourth quarter. Target is in search of new start-ups—in tech and beauty A discounter is on the hunt for innovative start-ups for two separate programs. Penney Q4 sales miss; cuts 360 jobs, shakes up digital management J.C. Penney on Friday reported sales that fell short of analysts’ expectations. Report: Penney to rely mostly on part-timers J.C. Penney is doing a staff makeover. Nordstrom misses on earnings, but sales top Street Nordstrom’s efforts to bridge the gap between brick-and-mortar retail and e-commerce contributed to a significant sales milestone for the fiscal year. First Previous 993 994 995 996 997 Next Last
