Seasonal

Although this was a jolly holiday for most retailers, there was little cheer for J.C. Penney where comparable sales dropped by 5.4% on an unshifted basis.

J.C. Penney on Tuesday gave a preliminary update on its holiday results and suggested some store closings are ahead.

While overall holiday traffic to brick-and-mortar stores was down, last-minute and post-Christmas shoppers boosted seasonal totals.

Publix is putting a digital spin on its cooking classes.

Even as Christmas passed and New Year’s Day approached, online shoppers stayed busy.

Retailers were busy adding jobs in 2018, but they also were cutting positions at the same time.

One of Manhattan’s most iconic and oldest department stores has gone dark.

Despite record holiday sales, U.S. consumers are starting to feel less confident about the economy amid trade concerns, market volatility and worries about slowing global economic growth.