Macy’s said that Marla and Barry Beck, founders of the Bluemercury beauty chain which Macy’s acquired in 2015, will transition from the company.
At Home is opening four new home décor stores this month, growing its national footprint to 209 locations across 39 states by the end of September.
RH is raising its fiscal year adjusted diluted earnings per share guidance after the closing of a convertible notes offering.
At a time when the company is aggressively expanding in Europe, Wayfair has appointed Anke Schäferkordt, former chief executive at Germany’s RTL Television and Media Group, to its board of directors.
Walmart is introducing a Capital One Walmart Rewards Credit Card program, which launches with two new cards and makes tapping the retailer’s online operations, including grocery pickup and delivery, more attractive.
Amazon said it is making it easier for customers to pay with cash. The Amazon PayCode service, already available in 19 countries around the world, is now launching in the U.S.
Meijer has completed a 15-month initiative to offer Shop & Scan technology at all of its stores across the Midwest, rolling out the advanced checkout option to 44 stores throughout southeastern Michigan.
Off-price retailer Burlington Stores recently reported a solid second quarter performance, with results driven by a 3.8% comparable store sales increase.
Kohl’s is boosting its seasonal hiring efforts for the back half of the year, and said it plans to hire 90,000 seasonal associates.
Deloitte, in its annual end-of-year retail forecast, said it expects holiday retail sales to increase between 4.5% and 5% in 2019 and exceed $1.1 trillion for the November to January timeframe.
Retail sales were up 0.4% in August seasonally adjusted from July and up 4.6% unadjusted year-over-year, reported the National Retail Federation. The numbers exclude automobile dealers, gasoline stations and restaurants.
Stage Stores is moving forward with plans to convert its stores to an off-price format.
Cost Plus World Market has teamed with NBCUniversal in the development of a limited edition line of licensed products for the Downton Abbey collection.
Stein Mart has expanded its buy online, pick up in store (BOPIS) service to all of its 283 locations across the United States.
BJ’s Wholesale Club has named Lee Delaney president, effective immediately.
Ross Dress for Less is opening a new namesake store and a DD’s Discounts store, one in Nebraska, the other in Texas.
Amazon is expanding its Chicago Tech Hub and plans to create 400 new tech jobs in fields including cloud computing, advertising and business development.
Burlington Stores’ Marc Katz has resigned as the company’s chief financial officer/principal, effective immediately, to pursue other professional opportunities. John Crimmins, evp/finance and chief accounting officer, has been appointed interim chief financial officer.
Nearly 300 retrospective pieces, including in home and housewares, are returning from Target’s archives for the 20th Anniversary Collection, which launches this Saturday, September 14.
This fall, the Story store at Macy’s, the retailer’s in-store boutique that focuses on narrative retailing and curated selections to create an engaging store experience, has revealed its latest theme: School of Style.