Welcome Retail Leader readers!In an effort to better serve the retail industry, the parent company of Retail Leader, EnsembleIQ, has decided to merge Retail Leader into Chain Store Age. Third-party Walmart sellers break sales records during holiday promotionsWalmart’s recent Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales events produced the best-selling days ever on Walmart Marketplace. ICSC: How shoppers spent Thanksgiving holiday weekend Three-quarters of American adults shopped over the five-day Thanksgiving holiday shopping stretch. Burlington exec joins Big Lots C-suite; adds new sourcing role Big Lots is making two additions to its senior leadership team, including a new “extreme value” sourcing position. Dollar Tree income falls; reviewing Family Dollar portfolio Dollar Tree reported mixed third-quarter results as shoppers continued to cut back on discretionary purchases. Academy Sports + Outdoors ends 2023 expansion with seven new stores in November Academy Sports + Outdoors is continuing its expansion efforts as it eyes opening 120 to 140 new stores by the end of 2027. Walmart deploys generative AI tool for corporate employees in Canada All Walmart Canada home office associates are getting a generative artificial intelligence (AI)- based personal assistant. Black Friday weekend sets e-commerce records The official online holiday shopping season is off to a very strong start. Nordstrom sales fall amid ‘softening’ consumer demand; 17 new Rack stores in works Nordstrom reported third-quarter profit that topped Street estimates but sales that missed, with declines across both its banners. Walmart speeds up deliveries from stores Walmart is implementing “parcel stations” to help move packages through stores to their final destinations. First Previous 37 38 39 40 41 Next Last
