As it advances its merger with Rite Aid, Albertsons posted a first quarter net loss of $17.7 million versus a net loss of $204.9 million in the year-prior period.
Do it Best Corp. has promoted co-op veteran Steve Rose to national logistics manager.
The International Housewares Association is urging its members to contact their congressional representatives and ask them to support H.R. 5524, the Packages Overseas Subsidy Termination or POST Act, which is under consideration in the United States House of Representatives.
Walmart has established a strategic partnership with Microsoft Corp. as the retailer continues to accelerate its digital transformation in retail, empower its associates worldwide and make shopping faster and easier for customers.
Amazon’s annual Prime Day went live at 3 p.m. EDT, and soon after the website crashed.
As retailers launch promotions to counter Amazon.com’s Prime Day marketing extravaganza, eBay has released a list of products it is discounting as part of what it calls its summer sale.
Target is expanding its Drive Up service to more stores across the country. The service allows consumers to place orders in the retailer’s app, and then have their items brought out to their car by a store team member.
According to an eMarketer forecast, Amazon.com will represent just about half of e-commerce sales in the U.S. this year, but that figure comes with an important qualification.
Dollar Tree recently celebrated its 15,000th store opening with additional discounts and promotions at its Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores, along with grand opening celebrations at select new stores across the country.
Lamps Plus, a long-time Marketplace participant, will launch its first Amazon mobile video ad campaign next Tuesday, July 17, which happens to be this year’s version of the e-tailer’s annual Prime Day.
At Home Group is expanding its presence in the Dallas-Fort Worth area with the opening of three new stores in Plano, Garland and Mansfield.
eBay is the latest reseller of products to offer shoppers special deals on a host of items during the same time frame of Amazon’s Prime Day.
Target is going head-to-head with Amazon’s annual Prime Day sale with its own one-day sale on Target.com set for Tuesday, July 17.
At Home Group is appointing two new independent directors to its board: Paula Bennett, former president and CEO of J.Jill, and Steve Barbarick, president and chief merchandising officer of Tractor Supply Co.
Zulily plans to launch its first-ever Thrill Week July 23 to 27, focusing on discounts, exclusive deals and popular brands.
Consumer spending for the back-to-school/college shopping season is expected to be slightly less than 2017, according to an annual survey from the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics.
Janey Whiteside will join Walmart on August 1 in the newly created role of evp/chief customer officer for Walmart U.S. and Walmart e-commerce U.S., the company informed employees via an internal memo.
Dollar Tree has celebrated the grand opening of its 23rd distribution center in Warrensburg, Missouri, with a ribbon cutting ceremony followed by a celebration with the company’s newest distribution center associates and their families, management and representatives from the local community.
Ace Hardware Corporation has appointed Kim Lefko to the position of svp/chief marketing officer. Lefko will report directly to John Venhuizen, president and CEO.
Sears Holdings has laid off about 200 employees, CNBC reported citing a recent WARN notice filed by the retailer in Illinois, with about 150 of those positions located at the company’s Hoffman Estates, IL, headquarters.