Survey: Retailers ramping up holiday promotionsRetailers are heading into the holiday season generally optimistic but facing new challenges that include inflation-weary consumer attitudes and marketing ROI difficulties. JCPenney holiday hiring plans slightly down from last year; to hold national event JCPenney is trimming its seasonal hires this year. Costco’s September sales increase 10.1% Double-digital comparable sales growth in its home market gave Costco Wholesale Corp. a solid sales bump in September. Study forecasts big turnout for Amazon’s Prime holiday sales event The Prime Early Access Sale is shaping up as a good idea for Amazon. Under Armour makes changes in leadership team Under Armour has promoted two executives. The 11 retail/restaurant brands on Newsweek’s 100 Most Loved Workplaces list are… Southeastern Grocer, Chico’s and Chipotle are among the top 100 U.S. companies with the most loved workplaces. Walmart to acquire robotic e-grocery fulfillment technologies provider Walmart is taking a big step forward in its efforts to automatically fill online orders from its stores. Mobile e-commerce platform Wish strengthens customer support One of the world’s largest mobile e-commerce platforms is providing its retailers with new customer service capabilities. Nordstrom’s chief technology officer leaving Nordstrom is facing a departure in its C-suite. Grocery giant Loblaw uses driverless trucks to deliver some orders Canada’s largest grocer is now moving select omnichannel grocery orders with a fleet of autonomous box trucks. First Previous 481 482 483 484 485 Next Last