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New Macy's CEO Tony Spring looks to revive a 166-year-old retailer fighting for relevance
Tony Spring speaks at an event unveiling the Macy’s new women’s apparel brand, On 34th, in July. Spring is former CEO of Bloomingdale’s and begins as Macy’s CEO in February 2024, succeeding longtime Macy’s CEO Jeff Gennette, right. Melissa Repko | CNBC Inside its headquarters in New York City’s Herald Square, Macy’s got ready to […]
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CVS to close ‘select’ pharmacies in Target stores in the coming months
CVS Health plans to close select pharmacies inside Target stores early this year, a company spokesperson said Thursday, as retail pharmacy chains in the U.S. struggle to boost profits. The closures will begin in February and finish by the end of April, the spokesperson said in a statement. She added that employees affected by the […]
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Abercrombie, American Eagle and Lululemon raise holiday sales outlooks
Combination showing store signage from Abercrombie & Fitch and Lululemon stores. Getty Images Abercrombie & Fitch, Lululemon and American Eagle Outfitters all raised their fiscal fourth-quarter outlooks Monday, saying they drew customers looking for holiday gifts and items for themselves in November and December. Yet, Wall Street greeted the news with varying levels of enthusiasm […]
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Online holiday spending jumps nearly 5% to new record, Adobe Analytics says
A UPS worker sorts packages in New York on Dec. 18, 2017. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Online spending rose 4.9% year over year, setting a record for e-commerce during the holiday season, as shoppers pounced on discounts and leaned on buy now, pay later to cover more of their purchases, according to Adobe Analytics. Sales […]
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From FedEx to airlines, companies are starting to lose their pricing power
Pedestrians carrying Nike and Allbirds shopping bags in the SoHo neighborhood of New York on Oct. 24, 2021. Nina Westervelt | Bloomberg | Getty Images After years of unbridled consumer spending on everything from home improvement to dream vacations, some companies are now finding the limits of their pricing power. Shipping giant FedEx last week […]
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Santa gets a behind-the-scenes boost from AI this holiday season
Manonallard | E+ | Getty Images For many Americans, it’s the first holiday season when most of the family may know the term “artificial intelligence” if it comes up during Christmas dinner. Just don’t expect AI to do the heavy lifting for Santa quite yet. The rise of generative AI — and the use of […]
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Target blamed theft and violence for 9 store closures. Crime is higher at locations it kept open nearby
Target’s shuttered small-format store on Folsom Street in San Francisco’s SoMa neighborhood, November 2023. Gabrielle Fonrouge On Sept. 26, Target set off a national firestorm when it said it would close nine stores in four states because theft and organized retail crime had made them too dangerous to run. On its face, Target’s announcement was […]
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Retail lobby group's retraction of key crime claim shows how hard it is to track theft
Visitors enter the venue at The NRF 2020 Vision: Retail’s Big Show, held in New York, the United States, Jan. 12, 2020. Wang Ying | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images The leading retail lobbying group has walked back a key claim about shrink, or inventory losses from various sources, after a news investigation revealed […]
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Walmart's hiring and wage pressures have eased, CEO says
A worker stocks the shelves at a Walmart store on January 24, 2023 in Miami, Florida. Walmart announced that it is raising its minimum wage for store employees in early March, store employees will make between $14 and $19 an hour. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images After pandemic-fueled higher turnover and […]
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Walmart CEO says consumers may not be as resilient next year, even as deflation starts to show
Doug McMillon, chief executive officer of Walmart Inc., during a panel session on day two of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | Getty Images Holiday shoppers are turning to Walmart for groceries and gifts, but CEO Doug McMillon said it’s hard to predict […]
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