by Mike Duff | Sep 9, 2026 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Target Corp. is getting ready for fall and the holiday shopping season with a range of initiatives, including a fresh home decor collection, a design-focused event in New York City and AI developments. The new Threshold – A Collection with @ThisOakHouse is an...
by Mike Duff | Sep 9, 2026 | Retail Articles
Economic activity in the services sector continued to expand in August with some help from retail, according to the Institute for Supply Management poll of purchasing and supply executives in the United States. The ISM Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) was up from July...
by Mike Duff | Sep 8, 2026 | Retail Articles
Target Corp. plans to open eight new locations this fall — including stores in Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia — the last of more than 30 openings planned for 2026 as the company continues to emphasize larger store formats. The next new...
by Mike Duff | Sep 8, 2026 | Retail Articles
Neighborhood Intelligence, formerly Bed Bath & Beyond, announced that it has terminated the company’s proposed acquisition of F9 Brands, parent of Lumber Liquidators and related retail banners. Neighborhood Intelligence said it determined F9 couldn’t satisfy all...
by Mike Duff | Sep 4, 2026 | Retail Articles
In a new initiative to thwart fraudsters, Amazon’s agentic Alexa for Shopping platform now can tell consumers whether a message, email, phone call or text they received really came from the company. Consumers now can ask Alexa for Shopping about a suspicious message...
