Pier 1 gets OK to liquidateThe end is in sight for the 58-year-old Pier 1 Imports. Costco Q1 sales rise; extra costs bite into earnings; sampling to make comebackCostco Wholesale Club’s first-quarter sales rose as customers stocked up on bulk grocery items and other essentials during the early states of the pandemic. Instagram offers new video promotional tools Instagram is releasing two new solutions that let retailers monetize videos shown on the social platform. Analysis: Here are the reasons why Williams-Sonoma’s sales held up so well amid lockdown Looking at Williams-Sonoma’s sales figures you’d hardly know that there had been a major health crisis over the past few months. buybuy BABY reaches out to digital-savvy younger parents Two subsidiaries of Bed Bath & Beyond are teaming up to provide an omnichannel nursery design and shopping experience. Chicago issues restaurant re-opening regulations Chicago has beaten New York City to the starting gate for restaurant re-opens, issuing official regulations this week. Ulta Beauty slashes store expansion amid dismal Q1 The COVID-19 pandemic took a big toll on Ulta Beauty, which reported a first-quarter loss amid plunging store sales. 5Qs for Sandy Sigal on shutdowns, re-opens, and Holiday 2020 NewMark Merrill (no relation to that other Newmark) owns and/or manages some 70 outdoor centers in California, Illinois, and Colorado. 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. Surging online demand give big boost to Williams-Sonoma Q1 sales Williams-Sonoma reported an unexpected increase in comparative sales as consumers stuck at home shopped online for furniture and other household goods. First Previous 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Next Last