Chain Store Age to close for Labor DayThe offices of Chain Store Age will be closed on Monday, Sept. 4, for Labor Day. We will resume publishing on Sept. 5. Costco same-store sales rise again in August but e-commerce declines A strong performance outside of the U.S. gave a boost to Costco Wholesale Corp.’s same-store sales in August. Academy Sports + Outdoors partners with Fanatics, L.L. Bean Academy Sports + Outdoors is extending its in-store and online assortment in collaboration with two well-known athletic and outdoor brands. Sycamore Partners unites Ann Taylor, Loft and Talbots in new holding company Sycamore Partners is bringing its three big apparel brands together under one roof. Walmart offers new fulfillment, e-commerce features to sellers Walmart is accelerating its efforts to grow its third-party marketplace by giving sellers more resources to market and deliver products to customers. Four Virginia shopping centers sell for $52.8 million Multi-million-dollar renovations are planned for the properties located within three-miles of each other. Shoe Carnival seeks to expand online product assortment Shoe Carnival is easing the introduction of third-party-owned items on its e-commerce site. Study reveals why retail employees don’t stay on the job very long Sixty-two percent of hourly employees plan to leave in the next 12 months, with 64% planning to leave their current industry altogether. Adore Me AI-enables internal collaboration with new Google solution A direct-to-consumer intimate apparel retailer is expanding its usage of Google artificial intelligence (AI) technology as an employee tool. TGI Fridays names new CEO TGI Fridays has ended its search for a new chief executive in-house. First Previous 965 966 967 968 969 Next Last