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Extended holiday sales, effectively Black November, is ‘confusing’ for customers and dilutes shopping ‘sparkle’ of Black Fridays and Cyber Mondays past
Michael Jones 2025-12-09 03:02:25
What’s open (and closed) on Labor Day 2025?
Michael Johnson 2025-11-15 23:22:55
Wendy’s plans hundreds of store closures to boost profits
Jennifer Smith 2025-11-16 22:06:08
Dunkin’ customers outraged after anonymous Facebook user leaks display showing tariff shrinkflation costing you less coffee in your cup
David Miller 2025-11-24 12:30:27
Toyota slashes outlook on tariff concerns as profit plunges 37%
Sarah Williams 2025-11-21 11:07:17
Home Depot blames its recent sales slump on a major funk in the housing market: ‘Our customers are homeowners’
Emily Williams 2025-12-09 18:28:01
From Martha Stewart to Dockers to Toys “R” Us, brand managers are raking in billions betting on classic American names
Emily Brown 2025-11-28 20:24:06
Target’s CEO is betting billions that Gen Zers will get off their phones and fuel a comeback
Emily Davis 2025-12-06 22:17:44
Hooters CEO says private equity turned it into a ‘boys club hangout’—Now he’s plotting a family-friendly makeover
Michael Williams 2025-12-03 23:34:48
There’s no real difference between lab-grown and natural diamonds, jewelry CEO argues, besides its raw material: ‘Millennials are smarter than that’
Jennifer Williams 2025-11-12 23:33:51
Cracker Barrel’s inconvenient fact: all the customers who loved its old logo had stopped going to the restaurant
Robert Jones 2025-12-05 21:49:11
Here’s what’s open and closed on Thanksgiving 2025
John Davis 2025-12-12 01:39:27
Adidas stole sandal design from traditional Mexican artisans, Sheinbaum says
John Jones 2025-12-08 15:04:55
‘Consumers are going to be shocked’: An expiring tariff exemption for goods under $800 is about to throttle the world of e-commerce
Michael Brown 2025-12-10 04:57:38
Costco joins companies suing for refunds if Trump’s tariffs fall
Jane Jones 2025-11-30 23:33:27
Walmart now plans to bring drone deliveries to ‘most areas that we operate in,’ exec says
Sarah Jones 2025-11-17 09:07:37
Fortune Archives: The Jewish mogul who shaped the Christmas shopping season
David Brown 2025-11-16 00:00:56
Black Friday faces its ultimate test as desperate retailers and low consumer confidence collide in a high-stakes holiday standoff
Jennifer Williams 2025-12-11 08:14:51
Walmart wins the economic anxiety trade as cash-strapped Americans’ hunt for deals delivers another blowout quarter
Sarah Brown 2025-12-09 10:31:30
For Gen Z, quiet luxury is dead—they’re packing lunch at home while shelling out on conspicuous consumption
Robert Williams 2025-12-08 12:26:15
Here’s when Black Friday starts at all the major U.S. retail stores
David Brown 2025-11-29 11:47:37
Cyber Monday to set record with up to $14.2 billion of online spending, the biggest shopping day of the year and ever
Sarah Williams 2025-11-22 15:11:51
Over 1,000 Starbucks workers plan strike at 65 stores on highly trafficked Red Cup Day
Emily Davis 2025-11-25 22:24:57
How Macy’s, Dillard’s, and Nordstrom are getting their groove back
Sarah Davis 2025-11-19 19:18:51
NRF sees first $1 trillion holiday shopping season in American history
John Smith 2025-11-28 14:27:01
The ousted founder of millennial athleisure darling Outdoor Voices has resurfaced: ‘We’re back, baby’
Robert Williams 2025-11-24 23:39:09
Despite some green shoots, the new CEO of Kohl’s faces a tough slog to win back its AWOL shoppers
Michael Smith 2025-12-03 14:00:35
McDonald’s and Cava earnings have one thing in common: The K-shaped economy has a vise grip on the lunchtime crowd
John Brown 2025-11-14 01:38:15
Teen brands win over wary Black Friday shoppers while other deals disappoint
David Davis 2025-11-25 13:46:54
Kohl’s ‘surprised’ Wall Street with a big earnings beat in the aftermath of its CEO drama—possibly thanks to tariffs
Robert Smith 2025-12-09 04:01:33
Half of millennial and Gen Z couples pick engagement rings with lab-grown diamonds— ‘well beyond what the mining industry had expected,’ McKinsey says
Emily Davis 2025-11-17 20:23:04
Inflation is so bad Americans are counting on Black Friday just to afford groceries and everyday essentials
Michael Johnson 2025-11-15 08:50:08
Cracker Barrel, under fire from Donald Trump Jr. and Steak n’ Shake, apologizes to fans but won’t drop new logo
Michael Williams 2025-11-29 01:54:55
Costco just gave bargain hunters a powerful reason to upgrade to its $130 Executive Membership
Jane Smith 2025-12-07 14:55:21
Target profits slide 19%, forecasts sales slumping through holiday shopping season
Jane Johnson 2025-11-25 16:03:35
American Eagle foot traffic plummeted in the aftermath of the Sydney Sweeney ad controversy
John Williams 2025-12-11 22:29:31
Here’s what’s open—and closed—on Thanksgiving 2025
Michael Johnson 2025-12-06 15:18:18
Trump wishes Cracker Barrel ‘Good luck into the future’ after it restores old logo. ‘Make lots of money and, most importantly, make your customers happy again’
Emily Brown 2025-12-06 15:44:42
Masked thieves stole all the Labubu dolls from a Los Angeles-area store. ‘We are still in shock’
Emily Williams 2025-11-28 15:50:05
Grocer who once sold Trump popcorn rips ‘inhumane’ shutdown: ‘You can’t take away from the most needy people in the country’
John Smith 2025-11-22 16:56:07
McDonald’s CEO says Trump’s no tax on tips amplifies an ‘uneven playing field’ for its restaurants, which don’t get ‘customers to pay’ for labor
Jane Williams 2025-12-03 09:36:25
McDonald’s CEO is grappling with a ‘two-tier economy’ as he slashes prices on value meals—and signals backing for a minimum wage increase
Robert Miller 2025-12-06 09:10:19
A tale of two CEO successions: Walmart’s clean break vs. Target’s much-criticized transition
Michael Smith 2025-11-25 11:35:23
Can Macy’s win back America? How CEO Tony Spring is moving past denial and embracing change
Jennifer Davis 2025-12-02 05:15:51
Dollar Tree says the majority of its new customers earn at least $100,000 a year
Michael Smith 2025-11-29 16:14:57
Starbucks union members authorize strike on ‘Red Cup Day’ unless contract deal gets sealed
David Jones 2025-11-24 15:44:57
Nestlé picks insider to replace CEO fired over affair
John Davis 2025-11-16 01:14:40
Adobe sees Americans spending $14.2 billion online during Cyber Monday, last call for holiday shopping binge
David Jones 2025-11-16 15:31:16
Build-A-Bear stock falls 15% as it reveals the real hit from tariffs, at last
David Smith 2025-12-08 10:01:01
As investors brace for weak jobs data and Fed cuts, Sydney Sweeney powers a retail stock rally
Sarah Brown 2025-11-13 15:47:57
‘There’s only so much you can absorb from the tariffs, because they’re just very high’: Levi’s CEO states the plain truth
Jennifer Smith 2025-12-05 04:00:56
Holiday survival guide: How small businesses can compete with Amazon and Walmart this shopping season
Sarah Williams 2025-11-29 23:57:30