Walmart reports a great holiday quarterBy Erika BerasFebruary 20, 2019Booming e-commerce, robust toy sales, and grocery pick-up and delivery powered the retailer to one of its strongest quarters in years.POSTED IN: business Walmart Amazon big box stores Retail e-commerce ListenreadDownloadDownload
The business of fashion is changing. Some designers have growing pains.By Rose Conlon and Bennett PurserFebruary 15, 2019Andrew H. Walker/Getty ImagesSocial media influencers and fast fashion are eroding the relevance of Fashion Week.POSTED IN: New York Fashion Week NYFW Marc Jacobs fashion industry Retail Christy Turlington ListenreadDownloadDownload
Were December retail sales as bad as they looked?By Tracey SamuelsonFebruary 14, 2019The decline of 1.2 percent was the biggest in nine years, but noisy data may be the culpritPOSTED IN: Retail retail sales business ListenreadDownloadDownload
Levi's are about to return to the stock marketBy Renata SagoFebruary 14, 2019The iconic jeans and fashion brand is planning its second IPO after going private in 1985.POSTED IN: levi's denim IPO clothing Retail business ListenreadDownloadDownload
Slow sales shed light on how jewelers make money via financingBy Justin HoJanuary 18, 2019POSTED IN: luxury goods diamonds shopping Retail jewelry consumer spending holiday spending ListenreadDownloadDownload
Ex-CEO bids more than $5 billion to keep Sears openBy Marielle SegarraJanuary 17, 2019Most of the bankrupt retailer's creditors want it liquidated, but not former CEO Eddie Lampert.POSTED IN: business Sears bankruptcy Retail ListenreadDownloadDownload
A Montana mall gets another chanceBy Kai Ryssdal and Bennett PurserJanuary 16, 2019Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesAfter years of watching department stores fall, a mall turns to the mixed-use concept.POSTED IN: business J.C. Penney montana Malls Retail shopping malls ListenreadDownloadDownload
For big retailers, a mixed bag of holiday resultsBy Renata SagoJanuary 11, 2019POSTED IN: Retail holiday shopping Target Costco Macy's Walmart JC Penney Malls ListenreadDownloadDownload
Returns are a holiday headache for retailers By Marielle SegarraDecember 28, 2018POSTED IN: Christmas shopping e-retail online shopping ListenreadDownloadDownload
