Category: Stores

July 10, 2020

Building on the store strategy embodied by its other concepts, Nike Rise relies heavily on digital and experience to drive consumer interest. The Nike Experiences feature being introduced to Nike’s app connects Nike loyalty members in Guangzhou to “weekly sport-minded […]

July 9, 2020

Walgreens Boots Alliance said its earnings suffered a negative impact of $700 million to $750 million as the company sustained a major loss of global business from the surge of cases of the coronavirus strain Covid-19 that caused its customers […]

July 7, 2020

Today, Sephora will close its stores for two hours, dedicating the time to training on racial profiling and education on Sephora’s national study on racial bias in retail. Corporate employees will also participate in Conscious Leadership training. The retailer, which […]

July 1, 2020

Macy’s reported in the Q1 earnings call today that sales were down 45% for the 13-week period ending May 2. COVID-19 had a significant impact on the business with most stores closed from March 18th through May 4th. Most stores […]

June 26, 2020

Microsoft on Friday announced it will permanently close its 83 Microsoft Store retail locations. It will instead focus on its online store at Microsoft.com, where customers can go for support, sales, training and more. Microsoft said its retail team members […]

June 25, 2020

Macy’s will reduce its corporate and management headcount by approximately 3,900 people as part of a cost restructuring expected to save approximately $365 million in fiscal 2020 and $630 million on an annualized basis. Pre-tax costs of the restructuring, estimated […]

June 24, 2020

East Hampton on New York’s Long Island is a place where the rich, famous and others go to get away from the grind of the city during the summer months. It is also home to a new start of sorts […]

June 22, 2020

Apple has announced that it will re-close more than 10 stores across the US as cases of coronavirus continue to skyrocket in many states. Just weeks after reopening large chunks of its store estate where it felt “confident the environment […]

June 19, 2020

With millions of Americans having filed for unemployment since March, it’s hard to say that the tight job market that favored workers just a few months ago will come back any time soon. Even with the odds seemingly favoring employers […]

June 17, 2020

Target said Wednesday it is raising its minimum wage to $15 per hour and will give all hourly employees a one-time bonus of $200. The $2 per hour raise will apply to employees at stores and distribution centers, beginning July […]