Operations
-
Wayfair net sales fall 1.6% in Q1
Despite challenges across the home goods category, executives remained optimistic that demand will return.
By Caroline Jansen • May 3, 2024 -
In its third bankruptcy, Rue21 plans to shutter all locations
The apparel retailer massively downsized as it emerged from Chapter 11 in 2017. This time more than 540 stores will close for good.
By Daphne Howland • May 3, 2024 -
Trendline
The latest in experiential retail
With customers returning to in-store shopping, retailers are testing out new store concepts, exiting others and otherwise refining their brick-and-mortar touchpoints.
By Retail Dive staff -
Column
The Weekly Closeout: Boscia plans to shutter website and L’Occitane takes steps to go private
The clean skin care brand said it will close its website on May 31, while the beauty brand’s chairperson, Reinold Geiger, launched a buyout bid.
By Retail Dive Staff • May 3, 2024 -
J.C. Penney, country singer Walker Hayes to release limited-time collection
Following its bankruptcy, the retailer has been improving its merchandise and technology infrastructure to resurrect its business.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • May 3, 2024 -
Banana Republic’s CEO is out
Sandra Stangl arrived in 2020 and oversaw the addition of home goods, her forte, at a tough time for the category.
By Daphne Howland • May 2, 2024 -
Beyond Inc. adds 8 people to its leadership team
The new executives will fill key roles at the company's three main banners — Bed Bath & Beyond, Overstock and Zulily.
By Nate Delesline III • May 2, 2024 -
Hudson’s Bay, again a unified retailer, announces layoffs in organizational ‘re-alignment’
The Canadian department store, which once split up its e-commerce and store operations, said the downsizing impacts less than 1% of its workforce.
By Daphne Howland • May 2, 2024 -
Sam’s Club’s receipt-verification tech speeds ahead
The AI-based equipment is now in place at a fifth of the chain’s locations and is helping shoppers exit more than 20% faster than before.
By Sam Silverstein • May 2, 2024 -
Walmart GoLocal expands delivery capabilities, client base
The retailer's local delivery platform has evolved to handle big and bulky items, orders out of fulfillment centers and more, VP Rina Hurst said.
By Max Garland • May 2, 2024 -
Reformation reports spike in direct emissions, misses 2023 carbon intensity target
The apparel company known for pioneering sustainable practices aims to slash its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 42% by 2030, compared to a 2021 baseline.
By Zoya Mirza • May 1, 2024 -
Williams-Sonoma to pay $3.2M for violating FTC’s Made in USA order
The retailer listed products as being made in the United States when they were manufactured abroad, and will pay a "record" civil penalty.
By Nate Delesline III • May 1, 2024 -
NRF objects to Visa-Mastercard settlement
The National Retail Federation lashed out at a landmark legal settlement on Friday, calling the pact a “meager and temporary” relief.
By Lynne Marek • May 1, 2024 -
Walmart to close health centers due to ‘lack of profitability’
The retailer also plans to end telehealth services, citing operational costs and reimbursement complexities that made its healthcare business unsustainable.
By Nate Delesline III • April 30, 2024 -
Gymshark taps Adidas vet as first general manager of wholesale and retail
In addition to appointing Hannah Mercer, the activewear brand also named Kim Dolder as its first general manager of North America.
By Howard Ruben • April 30, 2024 -
Walmart adds new grocery line to private brands portfolio
The retailer said its new Bettergoods line includes 300 items and marks its largest private brand food launch in 20 years.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • April 30, 2024 -
Royalty fees squeeze Vince margins
The company is targeting more than $30 million in savings in part to offset the new cost of licensing its own brand from Authentic Brands Group.
By Daphne Howland • April 30, 2024 -
Nordstrom debuts online marketplace
The retailer has enlisted multiple brands — such as Adore Me, DXL and Cynthia Rowley — to expand its product assortment for online shoppers.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • April 30, 2024 -
Mattel toys with AI as cost-saving plan unfolds
The company is on the heels of surpassing a previous cost-savings target and is looking to AI to keep the momentum going.
By Lindsey Wilkinson • April 30, 2024 -
Toys R Us sets sights on UK expansion
Parent company WHP Global signed a long-term licensing deal with WHSmith as its exclusive shop-in-shop partner for the toy retailer in the United Kingdom.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • April 29, 2024 -
Sponsored by OneView Commerce
Create omnichannel excellence in stores
Associate-optimized digital tools empower store-driven omnichannel excellence.
April 29, 2024 -
Joann to exit bankruptcy ‘in the coming days’ as reorganization plan gets court OK
The craft retailer expects to cut $505 million in debt and emerge from bankruptcy as a privately held company.
By Nate Delesline III • April 26, 2024 -
Column
The Weekly Closeout: Layoffs at Lululemon and Mango opens more stores
The athletics retailer had a round of layoffs as it shuttered a distribution center and Mango opened locations in Washington, D.C., and Boston.
By Retail Dive Staff • April 26, 2024 -
Rob Walton ends long-standing tenure on Walmart board
The eldest son of founder Sam Walton has been with the company since 1969 — even longer if you count his job at his father’s original five-and-dime.
By Daphne Howland • April 26, 2024 -
Walgreens, DoorDash partner to offer SNAP card payments
Thanks to the partnership, Walgreens will offer over 4,000 SNAP-eligible products for delivery within an hour.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • April 26, 2024 -
Walmart removes self-checkout from select stores
The retailer joins Target, Dollar General and other chains in recalibrating its reliance on self-service and rethinking the checkout experience.
By Kristen Doerer • April 26, 2024