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Walmart’s Q3 Disappointing; Will Promotion Frenzy Ruin Holiday Shopping Season?
Walmart’s third quarter performance brought some good news during an otherwise challenging economic stretch…
Macy’s Comeback: Profits Leap 22%
JC Penney is not the only major retailer that had an unexpectedly strong showing recently. Macy’s is now…
Western Retailers Look to China’s Online Shoppers
While many retailers are in search of alternatives to China as a manufacturing destination, they’re looking…
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JCP Unwinds Deal with Martha Stewart; Macy’s Declares Victory
Retail behemoth J.C. Penney (JCP) is still struggling to craft a winning turnaround strategy, which…
New Survey: Teen Retail Spending Slows Down
Youth is king, at least when it comes to fashion retail. Competition for so-called “millennialsâ€, or…
Cash-Strapped Teens Bad News for Retail
Teen shoppers have become key target demographic for retailers, bad news since they have been…
Online Apparel Sales Booming
While some major brick-and-mortar retailers post weak sales of apparel, online sales of clothing and footwear…
Macy’s Aims to Dominate Athletic Apparel
In an effort to attract the Millenial customer, Macy’s will expand its assortment of athletic apparel to…
Holiday Sales Forecasts Less Than Cheerful
Consumer behavior is notoriously difficult to predict, swayed by a wide range of variables and often simply…
For Urban Outfitters, Design Trumps Discounts
The lesson of Urban Outfitters' recent success is that sometimes trendy design trumps steep discounts....
US Buying Philippines-Made Garments Again
Buy orders from the US have doubled over the last two to three months, according to Robert Young, president…
Retail Earnings Sag, and Worst is Yet to Come
The second quarter earnings season has begun gloomily...
Macy’s 2nd Quarter Performance “Softer than Anticipated”
Now in the thick of the all important back-to-school shopping season, Macy’s is falling short of…
For Big Retailers, Back-to-School Success or Back-to-the Drawing Board
The back-to school shopping season is now at full-throttle and as crucial as ever to retail revenues…
Ackman’s Activism Backfires, Forced Out by JC Penney
Concluding a very public and contentious dispute, hedge-fund manager William Ackman has officially....