Ikea moves forward with U.S. furniture buyback and resaleIkea is turning its pilot of a U.S. resale program into a national rollout. Beauty retailer Birchbox acquired by women’s health care/beauty startup The company that pioneered beauty subscription box retailing has been acquired. Starbucks posts record quarterly sales as U.S. comps rise 22% Starbucks Corp. reported a mixed quarter, with strong sales at home but weakness in its second-largest market. Amazon misses on earnings, revenue; warns of extra Q4 costs Amazon reported disappointing third-quarter results as its profit fell by the biggest percentage in more than four years, and warned of a less-than-jolly holiday quarter. NRF predicts highest holiday sales on record The upcoming holiday shopping season promises to be one for the record books despite supply chain problems, according to a new forecast. Ikea buys iconic Topshop flagship store in London Ikea is going to set up shop in the heart of one of London’s most popular shopping areas. Walmart expands financial services options in deal with Vanilla Direct Walmart will let customers pay their bills or fund prepaid accounts with cash in its stores nationwide. Sweetgreen files IPO; plans to double store footprint Sweetgreen officially filed for its initial public offering, joined the growing list of restaurant chains entering the public arena. Consumer confidence rises in October Consumer confidence increased in October after three consecutive monthly declines. Allbirds targets $2 billion-plus valuation in IPO Allbirds has high hopes for its initial public offering. Kite and RPAI merge to become a power in open-air centers Big grocery-anchored center owner Kite Realty Group has closed its $7.5 billion merger with mixed-use project standout Retail Properties of America. Lovesac scales to $1 billion with optimized core business processes A modular furniture retailer is basing rapid growth on an integrated business platform. First Previous 211 212 213 214 215 Next Last
