All the Retailers Closing for Thanksgiving This Year
As one of the busiest shopping days of the year, Thanksgiving has become synonymous with getting a head start on holiday gifting and scoring deals ahead of the Black Friday rush. But this year...
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Celebrate Your Right to Vote With Gear From Keds, Birdies, Target & More Brands
As Election Day draws closer, many brands are stepping up and using their platforms to encourage consumers to vote in the upcoming presidential election. From teaming with nonprofits to launching...
View ArticleRetail Earnings This Week: Big-Box Chains to Make Big Gains, Off-Price Could...
It’s a big earnings week for retail. Four of the country’s largest nationwide chains — big-boxes Walmart and Target, department store Kohl’s and off-pricer TJX — are set to report second-quarter...
View ArticleTarget Added 10 Million New Online Customers Amid the Pandemic
Shares for Target Corp. soared in the high single-digits in Wednesday premarket trading after the company posted blowout second-quarter earnings and sales. The big-box chain logged adjusted earnings...
View ArticleEveryone is Raving About Target’s Blockbuster Digital Sales, But CEO Says...
Target CEO Brian Cornell made a powerful case for brick-and-mortar retail today after the chain revealed a stellar second-quarter performance. While everyone is raving about Target’s blockbuster...
View ArticleIndustry Moves: Maison Margiela Names Marketing Chief + More
Sept. 3, 2020: Maison Margiela has tapped Tanja Ruhnke as its new chief marketing officer, according to FN’s sister publication WWD. The communications executive takes on the role this week and will...
View ArticleThis Back to School Trend Is Driving Big Gains at Walmart & Target, But...
Six months into the coronavirus pandemic taking hold in the United States, most retailers already know to expect some disruption in key shopping catalysts. Still, with electronics — laptops, in...
View ArticleAt Target, Black People Account for Just 15% of its Workforce — Here’s How...
Target is pledging to improve diversity in its workforce. The big-box chain has revealed plans to increase the representation of Black employees across its workforce by 20% over the next three years....
View ArticleTarget Is Staffing Up for the Holidays — Here’s What’s New About its Hiring...
Target is hiring for the holidays — but this year’s staffing plans will look different as the coronavirus pandemic continues to change the way consumers make their purchases. The big-box retailer...
View ArticleTarget Just Revealed its Answer to Amazon Prime Day — But Is it Enough to...
Target Corp. is stepping on the gas in a bid to lure in more shoppers amid a challenging macroeconomic climate. The Minneapolis-based big box retailer announced today its plans for the holiday season —...
View ArticleIs Retail’s Holiday Season Already Doomed? 4 Reasons It Is, And A Couple...
There’s good news and bad news. It’s been roughly seven months since the coronavirus pandemic started to clinch its fists around the United States and its economy. And while some experts would say...
View ArticleWhy Amazon Couldn’t Care Less About Walmart and Target’s Prime Day Alternatives
Amazon Prime Day has its work cut out for it this year — or does it? In the five years since Amazon launched its annual mega shopping event, Prime Day has taken on a life of its own, becoming (much...
View ArticleThere’s a Problem With All the Holiday Hiring Retailers Plan to Do This Year...
Scores of retailers are beefing up holiday hiring this year in anticipation of a season unlike any other — however, a new study suggests there may not be a large enough pool of interested candidates to...
View Article4 Retailers That Consistently Flourished in the Last 20 Years
The past two decades have been a turbulent time for retail, and yet a select group of innovative companies have found ways to adapt and thrive. While many of America’s most iconic retailers have been...
View ArticleThe Top Retailers With The Most Revenue Last Year
America is home to several of the largest and most successful retailers in the world. Together, the top ten brought in more than $1.6 trillion in global sales last year. Walmart and Amazon, the...
View ArticleTarget Is Handing Out $200 Bonuses to Hourly Workers Ahead of Holiday Rush
For the booming big-box retailers, the race to attract and retain front-line workers continues. Today, Target said it would hand out another $200 bonus to 350,000 hourly front-line workers to show...
View ArticleFrom Amazon to Etsy: Why No Retailer Is Winning the Customer Satisfaction...
There are no blue ribbons here — even for e-tail juggernauts. Unlike many of its retail peers, Amazon’s e-commerce dominance has only been heightened by the pandemic. But, there is one area where even...
View ArticleTarget Will Let You Reserve Your Spot in Line — Plus More Ways It’s Gearing...
Target is rolling out new features to its stores in an effort to help shoppers feel safer amid the coronavirus pandemic. The big-box chain announced today that it has introduced contactless...
View ArticleCreativity — Not Altruism — Will Save Small Businesses During This Pandemic
Inside her home, Farla Efros has every coffee percolator and expresso churner a caffeine lover could dream of, yet, in COVID-19 times, she makes the trek every morning to her neighborhood barista. And,...
View ArticleThe 2020 Retail Holiday Season Will Be ‘Shopping on Steroids’ — Here’s What...
The writing is on the wall and in the data: The 2020 holiday season is going to be very different — but, even in challenging times, it won’t be altogether bad for retail. According to a new report...
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