Category: Stores

October 21, 2020

More than a month has passed since Penney first announced a deal in principle to sell its operations to Brookfield and Simon. In other kinds of court cases, that may be a miniscule increment of time. In a retail bankruptcy, […]

October 19, 2020

Drugstore giant CVS Health will hire 15,000 full and part-time workers as the company braces for an influx of customer needs during seasonal influenza season and the ongoing pandemic of Covid-19. CVS, which has 300,000 U.S. employees across its operations […]

October 15, 2020

Walgreens Boots Alliance reported a $520 million “adverse Covid-19 impact” in its fourth quarter as the global drugstore chain begins a slow rebound during the pandemic. Walgreens, which owns more than 21,000 stores around the world in more than 25 […]

October 13, 2020

Walmart is taking part in a pilot program to test the viability of offering consumer electronics and technology services to its customers at a fraction of what similar services such as Best Buy’s Geek Squad cost. The retailer is setting […]

October 5, 2020

Online cross-border luxury sales have shot up by nearly 200 per cent as the “much-predicted shift to digital luxury” gets underway. Throughout August and September, international sales of luxury goods spiked 170 per cent compared to a year earlier as […]

October 2, 2020

Black Friday has been losing its clout for years. The coronavirus pandemic could be what finishes it. The one-day event of doorbuster deals, packed mall parking lots and crowded shops has long been considered the unofficial kickoff to the holiday […]

October 1, 2020

Walmart has introduced a new store design to help millions of customers who shop at its supercenters every year reap the full advantages of the “omni-shopping experience.” In a blog post, Janey Whiteside, the retailer’s chief customer officer, says the […]

October 1, 2020

It was March 16 — just three days ahead of the grand opening of dozens of retail stores at the American Dream megamall in New Jersey — when the 3-million-square-foot complex shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. Ongoing construction […]

September 25, 2020

In a holiday season defined by the continued spread of COVID-19, Target clearly anticipates customers will keep leaning on same-day options as they try to minimize time spent in indoor public spaces. During the second quarter, Target’s same-day services (Pick […]

September 25, 2020

The Christmas selling season is kicking off earlier than ever and Walmart announced on Wednesday its plans to meet the needs of its customers at this time. The retailer said it plans to hire an additional 20,000 workers to help […]