A relaunch effort has not started the way the company hoped, Pier 1 Imports stated in preliminary financial results for a second quarter that included a comparable sales decrease of 11.4% in the period year over year.
One Kings Lane is launching an exclusive home décor partnership with the Pencil & Paper Co.
At Home has opened its newest store in Elmhurst, IL, its 168th in the U.S., its fifth in Illinois and fourth in the Chicago area.
Amazon has expanded the features of its Alexa smart home device to include enhanced features that relate to the kitchen and cooking.
In its effort to fight the recent $200 billion in tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, Walmart raised concerns with the U.S. Trade Representative about the potential economic impact tariffs could have on retailers, suppliers and consumers.
Macy’s is employing technology to make the customer experience more convenient, efficient and fun by employing virtual and augmented reality.
Amazon.com is giving customers a new visual way to shop with a function dubbed Scout, one that has launched with a heavy emphasis on home furnishings and housewares.
Supervalu has entered into a definitive agreement to sell 19 of its 36 Shop ‘n Save grocery stores, primarily located in the St. Louis area, to Schnuck Markets.
Amazon.com plans to open its second large-scale fulfillment facility in Stockton, CA. The new fulfillment center will create more than 1,000 full-time jobs, the company said.
Dollar Tree, as part of its continuing integration of Family Dollar’s organization and support functions, plans to consolidate its store support centers in Matthews, North Carolina and Chesapeake, Virginia, to the company’s newly-completed office tower in the Summit Pointe development in Chesapeake.
Overstock.com has launched an integrated lease-to-own purchase option through Progressive Leasing.
Stein Mart has extended and amended its existing revolving credit agreement with Wells Fargo Bank and its term loan agreement with Gordon Brothers Finance Company.
According to the annual Deloitte holiday forecast, retail sales in the U.S. should gain 5% to 5.6% versus the 2017 holiday season.
Dollar General is kicking off a series of recruiting events as it seeks candidates to join the company.
Amazon.com is investigating if employees released internal information in response to bribes, The Wall Street Journal has reported.
Aldi has entered a national partnership with Instacart to add an online-based grocery delivery service.
The TJX Companies has elected Rosemary Berkery to its board of directors.
Profitect, a prescriptive analytics provider for the retail and consumer packaged goods industry, reported that, in a survey of Generation Z shoppers ages 18 to 22, 42% of respondents prefer to shop in-store versus online.
The Trump administration has imposed tariffs on $200 billion worth of product imported from China, which includes a host of consumer products such as housewares, consumer electronics, tools and food.
Ember’s temperature control ceramic and travel mugs are debuting at Bloomingdale’s as part of the retailer’s “Urban Explorer” installation of its pop-up event, The Carousel at Bloomingdale’s.