by Mike Duff | Oct 11, 2022 | Retail Articles
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector kept growing in September but slipped from August, according to the Institute for Supply Management. Timothy Fiore, chair of the ISM Manufacturing Business Survey Committee maintained in the ISM Report on Business, that...
by Mike Duff | Sep 22, 2022 | Retail Articles
As summer winds down, Walmart is already gearing up for the holidays, expanding its gift assortment, among other things, and bringing in lots of seasonal workers. In addition to a broader assortment of gifts, the company announced that it would make price investments...
by Mike Duff | Aug 30, 2022 | Featured News, Retail Articles
As it worked to bring inventories down and serve shoppers with a broader range of bargains, Big Lots posted comparable sales and earnings declines but still did better than Wall Street expected. For the second quarter, Big Lots posted a net loss of $84.2 million, or...
by Mike Duff | Aug 18, 2022 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Core retail sales, as calculated by the National Retail Federation, rose in July as consumers kept shopping, NRF reported. NRF’s calculation of retail sales is based on U.S. Census Bureau figures, but it excludes automobile dealers, gasoline stations and...
by Mike Duff | Aug 16, 2022 | Retail Articles
The initial store-within-a-store Conn’s pilot operations have opened in five Belk locations under the name Conn’s x Belk. Conn’s continues to seek growth opportunities, as in its new location in Texarkana, AR, serving a market that includes Shreveport, LA., as...
