Analysis: Here are the reasons why Williams-Sonoma’s sales held up so well amid lockdownLooking at Williams-Sonoma’s sales figures you’d hardly know that there had been a major health crisis over the past few months. Five Below reopens stores; resumes expansion programFive Below is not backing down from its aggressive store expansion. City Furniture expanding, hiring Florida-based City Furniture is continuing with its growth plan. Report: Instacart enters online search ad market The competition for paid promotions in online search results just got a little more crowded. Survey: COVID-19 drives online grocery sales to new high Online grocery sales reached a new record in May, after hitting new heights in April. Nordstrom swings to big loss; has ‘sufficient liquidity’ to weather COVID-19 Nordstrom reported a $521 million loss and a 40% drop in sales as its stores closed during the pandemic. Worth the Wait: How to Extend the Customer Experience to Outside Queues Brick-and-mortar stores across the country, from Nordstrom to REI, are reopening with limits on customer capacity. Big Lots quarterly profit triples; provides upbeat outlook Big Lots Inc. reported first-quarter profit that was well above analysts’ estimates as the COVD-19 pandemic drove a big increase in same-store sales. Walmart digitally engages a new type of customer A discount giant is acting like a start-up in its pursuit of younger, urban, affluent shoppers. Pier 1 gets OK to liquidate The end is in sight for the 58-year-old Pier 1 Imports. First Previous 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 Next Last
