retail industry

How much shopping did Americans do over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend? Here’s how busy it was, according to the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics.

Many stores will shut their doors on Thanksgiving this year, following a trend that began during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kohl’s announced that it will close its doors on Thanksgiving Day, joining other major retailers including Target and Best Buy.

Americans are splurging on beauty as they tighten their budgets elsewhere. According to market research company IRI, sales of eye, face and lip makeup has gone up across stores.

Americans at the low end of the income rung are once again struggling to make ends meet. A confluence of factors — the expiration of federal stimulus checks and surging inflation on staples like gas and food — are driving an even bigger wedge between the haves and have-nots. While wealthier shoppers continue to splurge, low-income shoppers have pulled back...

The big carriers such as FedEx, UPS and Amazon make lots of deliveries, and none of those packages are being shipped for “free.”

Kohl’s called activist investor Macellum’s board nominees an “unqualified slate.”

Credit card deals with popular brands including Amazon, Costco and American Airlines are some of the most hotly contested contracts in the financial world.

Walgreens, which saw strong sales during the winter quarter, maintained its outlook for the year.

Lizzo tells CNBC she wanted to disrupt the category following her experiences as a young girl wearing body girdles and other skin-tight suits to contort her shape.

The new project, from Tim Leiweke’s Oak View Group, aims to be ready for an NBA team if one ever comes to Las Vegas.

Bank of America says demand for the iPhone is still strong despite reports of Apple cut back production of some models.

The drugstore chain is opening 22 micro-fulfillment centers across the country and tapping pharmacists to provide more health care at stores.

Carl Icahn is expanding his animal-welfare campaign to the nation’s largest supermarket chain, Kroger Co.

Meme stocks swung violently on Tuesday with huge trading activity in the shares.

Warehouse and store employees seeking union membership feel they have no seat at the table, and they’ve put companies on notice.

The new Stackburger line is Dairy Queen’s biggest menu expansion in two decades, with five burger varieties for U.S. customers.

New Balance has opened a manufacturing facility in Methuen, Massachusetts, the sneaker retailer’s fifth in North America.

The company reportedly aims to lower production of its iPhone SE, its first 5G capable phone costing $429, by about 2 million units to 3 million.

The growing union push will be one of the challenges that incoming interim CEO Howard Schultz will have to tackle when he assumes the role on April 4.