November retail sales were up 5% year-over-year as consumers opened their wallets to purchase gifts for family and friends, according to the National Retail Federation.
Small household appliances remain hot as the holiday shopping season continues, according to figures from the NPD Group.
More than one in six consumers said they will use their mobile phones to buy gifts during the holiday shopping season, according to the “Holiday Purchase Intentions Survey” from The NPD Group.
As the 2018 holiday shopping season hits the home stretch, Amazon is extending its free shipping promotion while also expanding its Prime one-day shipping program.
Third quarter sales at Fred’s were down 5.5% but the company reported a smaller year-over-year net loss.
Lidl has opened its first store in New York City, which is also the company’s first leased location in an existing building chainwide. The store is located in the borough of Staten Island.
Evine Live faced a challenging third quarter, in which net sales decreased and its net loss widened.
Kroger and Walgreens recently expanded on the exploratory pilot concept the two retailers announced in October, in which the companies began testing a concept combining Kroger’s grocery expertise with Walgreens’ mix of pharmacy, health and beauty.
Profits improved for Conn’s in the third quarter ended October 31, as the company posted net income of $14.6 million, or 45 cents per diluted share, versus $1.6 million, or five cents per diluted share, in the year-earlier period.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store and Country Living magazine have teamed up to launch a licensed home goods and apparel collection, available exclusively at Cracker Barrel locations nationwide and online.
Rakuten, an Internet shopping mall operator, and Walmart have officially opened the American retailer’s first e-commerce store in Japan.
Dollar Tree has appointed Thomas Dickson as a new independent director to the company’s board, effective January 1, 2019. Dickson’s appointment is to fill the vacancy created by the previously announced retirement of Mary Anne Citrino as a director.
Hammacher Schlemmer, store runner, catalog publisher and digital operator, is celebrating 170 years in business.
As it continued to rapidly expand its store count, Five Below rang up strong sales growth during the third quarter.
Lowe’s has opened a new direct fulfillment center in Coopertown, just outside of Nashville, TN.
HOMEWORLD BUSINESS and the Las Vegas Market have announced that digital food and travel network Tastemade will be honored with the third annual Design Influencer of the Year award at the 2019 Housewares Design Awards, on Tuesday, January 29, 2019, at Las Vegas Market.
The number of containers coming into the U.S. reached 2 million in October, the first time that level has been breached, according to the monthly Global Tracker Report from the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.
In the third quarter, with sales driven by store and e-commerce gains, Ulta Beauty comparable sales advanced 7.8%.
Small home appliances ranging from food prep electrics to robotic vacuums and home environment appliances were among the top-selling products during the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend, according to The NPD Group.
Ikea’s strategy for its new, urban Planning Studio is based less on its past practices and more on an omnichannel approach the retailer is embracing.