Wayfair has appointed Andrea Jung, the former chairman and chief executive officer of Avon Products, to the company’s board of directors.
Arthur Stark, Bed Bath & Beyond’s president and chief merchandising officer, has left the retailer as of May 17, the home specialty chain reported in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Supermarket chain Lidl has named Johannes Fieber its president and CEO. He will assume oversight of U.S. operations in the coming months, according to the company, and replace Brendan Proctor who has led U.S. operations since June 2015.
First quarter sales at Nordstrom were up more than 5% as comparable store sales grew slightly.
Dallas Market Center is preparing for the upcoming Dallas Total Home & Gift Market, slated to take place from June 20 to 26, including new exhibitors, events, business and trend seminars, celebrity guests and digital experiences.
Kyocera is launching a four-piece advanced ceramic steak knife set, which will be timed with summer gift giving opportunities.
It was a tougher than expected first quarter for J.C. Penney as the department store chain reported sales that were below expectations, which were impacted by what company officials said was a late start to spring weather.
Kroger and online supermarket operator Ocado have formed an exclusive partnership agreement in the U.S. that will accelerate Kroger’s e-commerce shopping platform.
Following the launch of its home craft beer brewing appliance, PicoBrew is expanding into a different type of home brewer with the launch of its Pico U.
The latest partnership between two retailers has started as the Lord & Taylor flagship store is now rolling out on Walmart.com.
Trade show operators International Market Centers and AmericasMart have entered into a merger agreement.
Ikea U.S. has introduced a new credit card program with a loyalty component and is expanding other e-commerce services for consumers.
Target has named William Foudy, Jr. as president, Target Sourcing Services. He will oversee Target’s global sourcing organization, including strategy, operations, quality assurance, product safety and responsible sourcing initiatives.
Year-over-year retail sales in April increased 2.8% as online/non-store retailers and furniture and home furnishings stores reported the largest increases in the month.
Aldi has issued a recall for deep fryers after receiving three reports of units catching on fire and causing minor property damage, according to information from the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission.
AmericasMart will launch “Shop the Show,” an influencer-driven curated shopping experience at the upcoming summer edition of the Atlanta International Gift + Home Furnishings market. The market is scheduled to be held July 10 to 16.
Let me start by admitting I’m party to the proliferation of certain buzzwords dominating retailing talk these days.
If there are two topics of discussion many in the housewares segment are tired of talking about, Amazon and Millennials may top the list for most.
Best Buy is launching a new branding campaign. The campaign kicks off following several years of a turnaround plan and as the electronics retailer looks ahead to its Best Buy 2020 growth strategy.
Despite facing the possibility of additional tariffs on goods from China, imports at the nation’s major retail container ports are expected to grow throughout the summer, according to a recent Global Port Tracker report from the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.