Sephora to open hundreds of in-store shops at Kohl’sKohl’s Corp. is betting big on beauty — and Sephora. J.C. Penney debuts livestream holiday shopping showJ.C. Penney is offering live digital shopping for holiday merchandise on Facebook, YouTube, and its e-commerce site. In-store shopping on Black Friday down 52.1% year-over-year Traffic plunged in stores on the official start of the holiday shopping season even as it set new records online. Parent company of U.K.’s Topshop goes into bankruptcy The formerly high-flying Arcadia Group has come back down to earth with a thud. Bed Bath & Beyond taps retail vet to lead merchandise planning Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. has named John Welling as senior VP, merchandise planning, allocation & operations, effective immediately. Ascena Retail selling Ann Taylor, Loft and other brands for $540 million Ascena Retail Group has entered into a deal that will greatly boost Sycamore Partners’ retail portfolio. CPG: ‘Big six’ retailers up 18.5% combined, pointing to record holiday sales Customer Growth Partners has updated its holiday forecast to a 5.8% year-over-year growth, to a record $749 billion. Nordstrom Q3 earnings top expectations; digital surges to 54% of total sales Nordstrom reported third-quarter earnings that bested analysts forecasts, helped by strong growth online. Best Buy exec joins Gap Inc. in newly created leadership position Gap Inc. has made two additions to its senior team, naming its first-ever chief growth officer and a new CEO for Banana Republic. In Mass., mall to be replaced by distribution center Greendale Mall in Worcester could serve as the poster child for COVID-19’s acceleration of online shopping and demand for merchandise fulfillment services. First Previous 192 193 194 195 196 Next Last