Mass Merchant

Consumers appear to be in a celebratory mood this year.

The Jeff Gennette-era at Macy’s, Inc. has ended.

Amazon ended the year with better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings and revenue, helped by a record-breaking holiday season and ongoing efforts to cut costs.

Consumers appear to be trading-down when it comes to buying clothes.

Walmart is moving back into brick-and-mortar expansion.

Once again, Walmart is providing a discount plan and pricing tool for new sellers on Walmart Marketplace.

Academy Sports + Outdoors and Raising Cane’s headline the list of new uses at the 2.5 million-sq.-ft. Central Park Plaza in Fredericksburg, Va.

A select number of brands meet or exceed consumers’ expectations to such an extent that they are able to convert market-share and loyalty into category and market dominance.