Circana: Retail spending, unit demand fall in April Challenging year-over-year comparisons and sustained economic pressures weighed heavily on consumer demand in April. Dick’s Sporting Goods sales top estimates; Foot Locker returns to growthDick’s Sporting Goods reported strong first-quarter revenue that topped estimates as its namesake business continued to gain momentum and its Foot Locker business showed signs of turnaround. Playa Bowls names new growth, development, marketing chiefs Playa Bowls is shaking up its C-suite as it continues to grow its footprint. Ulta Beauty teams with D.C. Studios in omnichannel ‘Supergirl’ promo The nation’s largest beauty retailer will run a promotional campaign tied into the upcoming ‘Supergirl’ film across digital and physical channels. Lululemon ends proxy battle with founder; agrees to two of his board nominees Lululemon has ended its feud with founder Chip Wilson. JCPenney parent Catalyst Brands enters humanoid robot partnership The parent company of JCPenney and licensee of Aéropostale, Brooks Brothers and other brands is teaming with a humanoid robot developer to automate supply chain tasks. Kroger's chief associate experience officer to retire A member of The Kroger Co.’s C-suite will retire at the end of the summer. Hawaii’s biggest center names new senior GM GGP and Brookfield veteran Craig Gorris will now direct operations at Ala Moana Center. Walmart launches new supply chain strategy: prepaid consolidation Walmart is launching a new initiative designed to help get products to shelves and customers faster by simplifying inbound supplier logistics. Newmark names chief strategy officer One of the largest commercial real estate services firms has added a new face to its C-suite. Survey: Payment friction leads to issues for C-store operators Convenience and fuel retailers with unified payment stacks are seeing greater returns compared to those that don’t. Shoe Carnival does turnaround on single rebranding strategy Shoe Carnival Inc. is reversing course. First Previous 95 96 97 98 99 Next Last