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Best Buy to Expand Store Count for the First Time in a Decade
Best Buy is gearing up to add six net new U.S. stores this year…
Amazon Prime Day moves to June
Amazon’s first quarter online store net sales grew 12% year over year to about $64.3 billion…
Walmart is bringing beauty-focused store associates to hundreds of stores
Following a 22-store test, Walmart plans to expand a new beauty expert store associate role to 425 stores…
Kohl’s Celebrates 25-Year Partnership with Children’s Wisconsin, Donates $1 Million
This investment reflects Kohl’s continued focus on supporting the well-being of children and families…
Supporting Smarter Shopping and Faster Decisions with AI at Kohl’s
At Kohl’s, our teams are dedicated to making shopping easier for customers…
Amazon brings back summer beauty event
Amazon is bringing back its annual summer beauty event, starting Monday and running through May 10…
Best Buy Names Company Veteran to Succeed Retiring Barry as CEO
Best Buy will be led by 26-year company veteran Jason Bonfig when CEO Corrie Barry steps down on Oct. 31, 2026…
Best Buy Announces Chief Executive Officer Succession Plans
Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) today announced that its Board of Directors has selected Jason Bonfig…
Amazon allegedly pushed vendors to set higher prices at Target, Walmart
The unredacted evidence, largely based on email communications, includes instances of raising prices with vendor brands…
Walmart to Remodel 650 Stores this Year, Add 20 All-New Ones
Walmart will remodel 650 of its Supercenters and Neighborhood Markets this year…
Walmart, Amazon Again Lead NRF Top 50 Retailers List
For the second year in a row, Walmart and Amazon claimed the top two spots…
Amazon, USPS Reach Delivery Deal with Fewer Cutbacks than Expected
After more than a year of contentious negotiations, Amazon and the U.S. Postal Service have reached a new agreement…
Amazon to apply 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge on fulfillment
Amazon will soon levy a 3.5% fuel and logistics-related surcharge on fulfillment services for third-party sellers…
Ulta doubled store fulfillment capabilities in 2025
Ulta Beauty doubled the number of U.S. stores that fulfill e-commerce orders in fiscal year 2025…
Kohl’s Names Anne Horter Director of Stores
Horter will oversee Kohl’s 1,100+ stores and the store operations & experience team…
Sephora at Kohl’s Welcomes M•A•C and YSL Beauty
Kohl’s is expanding its Sephora at Kohl’s assortment with the introduction of…
Amazon overtakes USPS as top delivery provider by volume: report
Amazon delivered more packages than the U.S. Postal Service in 2025…
Kohl’s rules out major store closures despite disappointing Q4
The struggling department store is simplifying promotions and adding value-priced merchandise…
Kohl’s Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Fiscal 2025 Financial Results
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—March 10, 2026—Kohl’s Corporation [NYSE:KSS] (“Kohl’s” or the “Company”) today reported results for the quarter…
Walmart expands digital shelf labels to all US stores
After introducing digital shelf labels to about 2,300 U.S. locations, Walmart is expanding the technology…
For ninth year, Best Buy makes CDP’s Climate A List
Best Buy is proud to be recognized on CDP’s prestigious Climate A List for the ninth consecutive year…
Best Buy Reports Q4 FY26 Results
MINNEAPOLIS, March 3, 2026 — Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) today announced results for the 13-week fourth quarter…
By Kohl’s: The Next Era for Our Proprietary Brands
A Conversation with Kohl’s chief marketing and chief merchandising officers…
New for Spring: What’s Arriving at Kohl’s
Spring is a season for fresh starts, and Kohl’s is bringing that feeling to life with new brands and expanded offerings designed for everyday living…
Amazon surpasses Walmart in annual revenue for the first time
Amazon has eclipsed Walmart in annual revenue for the first time ever…
Kohl’s Update on the Next Phase of its Long-Term Business Strategy
Today, at its first Town Hall of the new year, Kohl’s shared an update with associates on the next phase of its long-term business strategy…
Introducing The Deal Bar: A New $10-and-Under Destination at Kohl’s
Now available in all stores, the Deal Bar is a fresh, curated, one-stop destination for on-trend gifts…
Amazon’s Q4 retail sales grow amid broadening assortment
Amazon’s fourth quarter online store net sales increased 10% year over year to nearly $83 billion…
Amazon same-day deliveries leap 70% YoY, faster speeds eyed
Amazon delivered nearly 70% more items the same day they were ordered in 2025…
Amazon set to pass Walmart in annual revenue for the first time after hitting $700 billion in sales
When Walmart crossed $1 trillion in market value on Tuesday, it marked a significant step…
Amazon Same- and Next-Day Deliveries Increased 30% in 2025
Amazon’s delivery network reached its fastest speeds ever in 2025, marking the third consecutive year of improvements…
Target, Walmart usher in new CEOs
Walmart and Target — two of the most prominent retailers in the U.S. — have new CEOs as of Sunday…
Amazon to Eliminate 16,000 More Jobs as AI Drives Shift in Corporate Structures
Amazon will be cutting an additional 16,000 jobs in its ongoing effort to “strengthen our organization by reducing layers…
Amazon’s Many Store Closures Aren’t The End—They’re The Strategy
Once upon a time, Amazon tried to build a physical-store kingdom: cashierless convenience in Amazon Go…
Target’s incoming CEO co-signs letter calling for ‘deescalation of tensions’ in Minnesota
Target’s incoming chief executive officer Michael Fiddelke joined more than 60 CEOs in co-signing an open letter…
Ulta Beauty Launches Wellness Boutiques in 4 Stores as it Kicks Off Rebrand
Ulta Beauty has evolved its Wellness Shop at Ulta Beauty, which launched in 2021, into a more immersive, education-led platform…
Walmart Announces Leadership Changes as John Furner Takes Over as Global CEO
The moves aim to maintain the Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer’s growth momentum and bellwether position in the industry…
Amazon Debuts Portable Just Walk Out Units for Pop-ups and Events
Amazon has debuted a portable version of its RFID-equipped Just Walk Out (JWO) solutions that can be installed in hours…
Walmart adds tech veteran to board as it preps for AI era
Walmart appointed the CEO of Grammarly (now Superhuman) Shishir Mehrotra to its board of directors…
Amazon rolls out dedicated website that brings Alexa+ online
Amazon has launched Alexa.com, a dedicated website for its generative AI-powered Alexa+ assistant, for all early access customers, the company announced Monday. The site can help customers research topics, create content and plan meals, according to Amazon. Link to...
Amazon reaches milestone in same-day perishables delivery rollout
Four months after announcing same-day perishables delivery, Amazon shared Wednesday that it’s grown the service to its intended goal of 2,300 markets…
Kohl’s Renews Hunger Task Force Partnership with $750,000 Donation to Help Fight Food Insecurity in Milwaukee
Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS) today announced the renewal of its partnership with Hunger Task Force…
Is Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ Cashierless Retail Solution Set For Wider Third-Party Success?
Amazon’s “Just Walk Out” (JWO) cashierless retail solutions have had a checkered history…
Amazon targets carbon emission cuts at grocery fulfillment centers
Amazon reduced energy use in its grocery fulfillment centers by nearly 15% as part of a pilot program…
Walmart Solidifies New Identity as a Tech Company with Move from NYSE to Nasdaq
Walmart began its first day of trading on the Nasdaq today after being listed on the New York Stock Exchange for 53 years…
Ulta Beauty lifts outlook after double-digit Q3 growth
“Our third quarter results exceeded our expectations, reflecting the steady progress and momentum our team is building…”
Amazon tests delivery in half hour or less
Amazon is testing half-hour or quicker deliveries of groceries and household essentials in parts of Seattle and Philadelphia…
Best Buy appoints Dylan Jadeja to Board of Directors
Best Buy Co., Inc. has appointed Dylan Jadeja, the chief executive officer of Riot Games, to its Board of Directors…
Winners and losers of Black Friday 2025
Online discounts were flat year over year. However, some retailers won with…
Best Buy raises full-year guidance as consumers remain ‘resilient’
Best Buy’s third quarter revenue increased 2.4% year over year to nearly $9.7 billion…
Kohl’s makes progress in Q3 despite sales, profit declines
Kohl’s Q3 net sales fell nearly 3% year over year to $3.4 billion…
Kohl’s Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2025 Financial Results
Kohl’s Corporation [NYSE:KSS] (“Kohl’s” or the “Company”) today reported results for the third quarter ended November 1, 2025….
Best Buy Reports Q3 FY26 Results
Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) today announced results for the 13-week third quarter ended November 1, 2025…
Kohl’s Appoints Michael J. Bender as Chief Executive Officer
Kohl’s Corporation (“Kohl’s” or the “Company”) (NYSE: KSS) today announced its Board of Directors (“Board”) has unanimously appointed Michael J. Bender as Chief Executive Officer…
Walmart’s Next CEO Era: From McMillon to Furner
Walmart Inc. announced that Doug McMillon, its CEO and president since 2014, will retire early next year…
Growth of Amazon Haul Highlights Continued Consumer Demand for Low-Cost Goods (even if They Come from China)
Amazon Haul, first introduced in November 2024, had a strong first year…
Marketplace Briefing: Amazon sellers brace for higher fulfillment fees in 2026 as tariff costs bite
Amazon third-party sellers are bracing for more penny-pinching in 2026…
Amazon Store-in-a-Store Debuts at Pennsylvania Whole Foods
The new concept, first announced in October 2024, is designed to make grocery shopping easier…
IKEA at Best Buy experiences now open at select Best Buy stores
The new in-store planning and shopping experience features curated vignettes…
Amazon Reports Strong Q3 Results
Overall, and working off a very large number, net sales increased 13% versus 2024…
Best Buy’s holiday marketing campaign brings excitement and nostalgia this season
The holiday season has officially arrived — festive lights are going up, wish lists are coming together…
Amazon And Target Job Cuts Reveal How AI Is Reshaping The Retail Workforce
Retail job losses are running three times ahead of last year’s pace through September…
Amazon to cut 14K roles in effort to stay ‘nimble’
Amazon is reducing its corporate workforce by about 14,000 roles, the company announced Tuesday in an internal note to employees…
Ulta appoints new CFO
Ulta Beauty named Christopher DelOrefice as its next chief financial officer, effective Dec. 5…
Ulta Beauty Launches Online Marketplace
On Tuesday, Ulta Beauty launched its new Amazon.com-style marketplace feature, UB Marketplace…
Takeaways from Amazon’s pitch at its annual conference for third-party sellers
At Accelerate, Amazon’s annual conference for third-party sellers in Seattle, the e-commerce giant’s top brass pitched independent merchants on how artificial intelligence will transform selling on its marketplace…
Walmart faced a roughly $400 million surprise expense last quarter
During its fiscal second-quarter earnings, Walmart reported an unexpected claims expense…
Best Buy unveils new way for ad partners to leverage store footprint
Today, at “We Got Next,” our 2025 Best Buy Ads Showcase, Best Buy announced a new way for advertisers to take advantage of its U.S. store footprint…
Best Buy appoints Meghan Frank to Board of Directors
Frank is the chief financial officer of lululemon, a global athletic apparel, footwear, and accessories company, and has held that role since Nov. 2020…
Ulta expands globally with Mexico store openings
Marking its debut in the country, Ulta Beauty opened its first two stores in Mexico…
Kohl’s and Sephora Bring Sephora@Kohl’s to Campus
Last month, as Sorority Recruitment Week took over college campuses nationwide, Kohl’s partnered with Sephora…
On Amazon, the ‘Made in USA’ boom fizzles as price wins out
Back in the spring, “Made in USA” became one of Amazon’s hottest search terms…
Ulta Beauty raises full-year forecast as sales grew faster than expected in Q2
The U.S. beauty retailer raised its annual sales and profit forecast…
Best Buy Reports Q2 FY26 Results
est Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) today announced results for the 13-week second quarter…
Walmart posts 50% leap in US store-fulfilled delivery sales
Walmart’s U.S. store-fulfilled delivery sales jumped nearly 50% last quarter…
Kohl’s Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2025 Financial Results
Net sales decreased 5.1% and comparable sales decreased 4.2%…
Walmart, Target tout AI plans
Walmart and Target expanded AI initiatives and touted potential benefits…
Walmart revenue grows as it works to absorb tariff hikes
While Walmart contends with rising costs related to tariffs, its second quarter revenue grew 4.8% year over year…
Amazon’s 2025 peak season fulfillment fees match last year’s rates
Amazon will levy higher fulfillment fees during the peak holiday shipping season…
Best Buy launches digital marketplace, more than doubling number of products available online
Starting today, Best Buy customers can find a whole lot more when shopping on BestBuy.com…
Kohl’s Names Steven Dee Chief Technology Officer
Kohl’s announced that Steven Dee has been named the company’s chief technology officer…
Why Did Amazon Pull Out of Google Shopping Ads?
Amazon abruptly stopped bidding on Google Shopping ad auctions, opening up a rare paid-search opportunity for retail brands…
Amazon Online Retail Sales Surged 11% In Second Quarter, Ahead Of Amazon Prime Day
Online shoppers came out in full force to power 11% growth in Amazon online store sales…
Amazon and Instacart’s former advertising leader is transforming the way Walmart grows
Now, as Walmart’s chief growth officer, Dallaire is translating his experience in growing advertising businesses…
Walmart bets big on AI with ‘super agent’ strategy
Unifying its approach to the technology, Walmart launched a new companywide artificial intelligence framework…
Prime Day Again Breaks Sales Records — and Offers Insight into Current Consumer Mindset
Despite getting off to a slow start (by some accounts), Amazon’s 11th annual Prime Day event…
Ulta expands Korean beauty assortment in new partnership
Ulta Beauty is going deeper into the Korean beauty market through a partnership with K-Beauty World…
Kohl’s Names Arianne Parisi Chief Digital Officer
Parisi will be responsible for driving Kohl’s digital business through Kohls.com and the Kohl’s App…
Usual Suspects Walmart and Amazon Lead NRF Top 100 Retailers List
The National Retail Federation’s annual ranking of the Top 100 Retailers, based on 2024 U.S. sales, has remained remarkably consistent since last year…
Ulta Beauty breaks into the UK with Space NK acquisition
Ulta Beauty on Thursday announced it is acquiring British beauty retailer Space NK from private equity firm Manzanita Capital…
Target, Sam’s Club’s summer promotions are all about holding prices as tariff threat looms
As retailers and brands seek to fight the uncertainty that comes alongside the always-shifting threat of tariffs…
Amazon Prime Days Expected To Drive $23.8 Billion In U.S. Online Sales
Amazon’s four-day Prime Day sales event is expected to drive a record $23.8 billion in U.S. e-commerce sales this week, according to…
Ulta Beauty CFO Paula Oyibo exits
Ulta Beauty CFO Paula Oyibo, who only took on the role about a year ago, has left the company…
Walmart Unveils Bold Ad Campaign To Update Its Image Starring Walton Goggins
Walmart is intent on changing its image from the familiar discount retailer you thought you knew…
The World’s Largest Retailers 2025: Amazon Tops List Of Global Retailers Ahead Of Tariff Impact
A shifting U.S. tariff policy has retail companies downgrading revenue projections for the upcoming fiscal year…
Walmart debuts Sparky, its generative AI assistant for customers
Walmart introduced a customer-facing generative AI assistant named Sparky…
Walmart, Amazon, Costco And Home Depot Tackle Tariff Whiplash
The big five retailers all agree that it is difficult to predict the future impact of tariffs, however, each retailer has been working on mitigating the impact of tariffs…
Ulta sees signs of improvement in Q1, but stays cautious
While beauty is generally recession-proof, executives said the category is not “immune to consumer pressure”…
Best Buy lowers guidance due to tariffs as Q1 revenue drops
The retailer enacted tariff-related price adjustments this month and made progress in minimizing the percentage of its product costs from China…
Best Buy Reports Q1 FY26 Results
Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) today announced results for the 13-week first quarter ended May 3, 2025…
Kohl’s Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2025 Financial Results
Kohl’s Corporation (NYSE:KSS) today reported results for the first quarter ended May 3, 2025.
Amazon sees steady growth in beauty, personal care and OTC sales in Europe
Amazon continues to expand its presence in Europe’s online non-prescription health market…
Walmart CEO: ‘Higher tariffs will result in higher prices’
The big-box retailer vows to keep those prices as low as possible…
Marketplace Briefing: Amazon sellers recommit to Prime Day after tariff relief — but scramble to restock in time
Many Amazon sellers who were planning to sit out Prime Day are now back in the game…
Walmart debuts ‘Grow with US’ program for small businesses
Walmart debuted its Grow with US initiative, which provides U.S. small businesses with training…
Amazon to invest $4B toward rural delivery expansion by 2026
The investment will lead to less populated areas being covered by more than 200 delivery stations…
How grocery continues to drive Walmart’s top line
The key business segment brought in $276 billion in net sales for Walmart U.S. for its fiscal year 2025…
How Amazon Is Turning Streaming Into Shopping With ‘Shop The Show’
Amazon just announced the expansion of its “Shop The Show” offering…
Kohl’s Announces CEO Transition Process
Kohl’s Corporation today announced that the Kohl’s Board of Directors has appointed Michael Bender as Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO)…
Amazon and Saks Fifth Avenue launch luxury e-commerce storefront
The partnership will feature an assortment of high-end men’s and women’s brands…
With Tariffs Changing Quickly, Can Retail Pricing Keep Up?
With tariff policies changing week by week, many retailers and brands are struggling to update pricing quickly…
Amazon and Walmart keep chasing faster deliveries to woo shoppers
The rivals are growing their same-day reach in rural areas…
Walmart, Target And Home Depot CEOs Meet With President Trump To Talk Tariffs
Three of the nation’s top retail leaders – Walmart’s Doug McMillon, Target’s Brian Cornell and Home Depot’s Ted Decker – met with President Trump at the White House…
Modern Retail Index: What’s driving the financial performance of retailers like Amazon, Walmart and Sephora
In the face of a shifting retail landscape fraught with new business demands and economic dynamics…
Walmart Leverages Geospatial Tech to Expand Delivery to 12 Million New Households
Walmart has deployed geospatial technology to create a data science model…
Ulta brings on Revolution Beauty CEO as chief merchandising and digital officer
Ulta Beauty’s C-suite transformation continued Thursday with the appointment of Lauren Brindley…
Ulta Beauty aims for long-term growth after data, ERP upgrades
Ulta Beauty is working to take advantage of improvements to core technology systems…
At brick-and-mortar powerhouse Walmart, e-commerce turns profitable
Walmart seems poised to win in any environment, regardless of where the spinning Trump administration tariff wheel lands…
The new playbook for marketing a Target or Walmart launch
Landing on the shelves of Target or Walmart is often a huge victory for brands…
How Amazon sellers are rewriting their marketing plans amid tariffs, rising platform fees
After a year marked by rising seller fees and, now, new tariffs…
Retailers like Target and Nordstrom are rethinking their approach to small-format stores
Throughout the past decade, big-box retailers and department store chains have experimented with…
Amazon ‘Buy For Me’ Is The Latest Entrant In The AI Shopping Agent Race
Amazon’s new “Buy For Me” feature represents a stunning departure from the company’s decades-long strategy…
Best Buy debuts creator program featuring shoppable storefronts
Today, we’re excited to announce the Best Buy Creator program…