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  • Academy expands Eastern front with four store assault

    Academy Sports + Outdoors plans to make a splash in Orlando this spring with the simultaneous opening of four stores.

    The $4 billion sporting goods retailer has entered into a multi-year partnership with the Orlando City Soccer Club beginning with the team's inaugural 2015 season. Academy Sports + Outdoors will be the official sporting goods retailer of the Orlando City Soccer Club. 

  • Costco comps flat in January

    Costco’s same store sales flat-lined in January, disappointing many analysts who had expected a 1.2% increase.  

  • Brown Shoe names J.C. Penney exec as CFO

    St. Louis -- Brown Shoe Company announced that Kenneth Hannah has been named senior VP and CFO of the company, replacing Russ Hammer as of Feb. 16.

    Hannah most recently served as executive VP and CFO of J.C. Penney Co. Prior to that time, he served in multiple executive roles at SunEdison (formerly MEMC Electronic Materials), including president of Solar Energy and of Solar Materials and as VP and CFO.

  • Target’s upcoming investor conference first of Cornell era

    New York -- Target chairman and CEO Brian Cornell has made some bold moves since arriving at Target last fall, but the most significant revelations concerning long term prospects will come in early March when the company hosts its first investor conference of the Cornell era on March 3.

  • Cornell to clarify Target’s long-term strategy

    Target chairman and CEO Brian Cornell has made some bold moves since arriving at Target last fall, but the most significant revelations concerning long term prospects will come in early March when the company hosts its first investor conference of the Cornell era.

  • Staples to acquire Office Depot in cash and stock deal

    Staples has entered an agreement to acquire Office Depot in a cash and stock deal valued at $6.3 billon that is sure to face a high degree of regulatory scrutiny.

  • Cache files for Chapter 11 protection

    New York -- Cache on Wednesday said it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after running out of capital and time to complete its turnaround. The women’s apparel retailer will continue to operate its business, but intends to continue to reduce its store count and sell and renegotiate some of its leases.

    Cache chairman and CEO Jay Margolis said the company filed Chapter 11 with the goal of “securing Cache’s future.”

  • Analysis: Staples-Office Depot Merger Could Lead to Major Industry Consolidation

    By Will McKitterick, analyst, IBIS World

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