by Mike Duff | Apr 8, 2022 | Retail Articles
According to Mastercard SpendingPulse, total March retail sales — including in-store and online numbers across all forms of payment but excluding auto — increased 8.4% year-over-year and 18% compared to pre-pandemic spending in 2019, not adjusted for inflation. The...
by Peter Giannetti | Feb 22, 2022 | Cutlery, Home + Housewares, Kitchenware
Cangshan Cutlery Company, which in recent years has established itself as a resource for premium-quality, Chinese-produced cutlery, is preparing to expand its manufacturing base stateside with a forthcoming factory in Austin, Texas. Henry Liu, founder, president and...
by Mike Duff | Feb 16, 2022 | Retail Articles
Kohl’s revealed the next 400 of its stores that will add Sephora operations this year. The locations will span 36 states from Alaska to Maine. The concentration of Sephora adds is particularly high in California and the northeastern quarter of the country, with 18 in...
by Mike Duff | Jan 12, 2022 | Retail Articles
Construction has begun on a new At Home, headquarters in Dallas, a four-story campus that will include 182,000 square feet of office space and a 78,000 square-foot Design Center featuring a mock store along with photo and video studios. The new campus will provide the...
by Mike Duff | Jan 6, 2022 | Retail Articles
Costco Wholesale Corp. rolled on through its five-week fiscal December when it generated double-digit comparable store sales results. Company comparable sales, excluding fuel and foreign exchange rate volatility, gained 11.5% in the period year over year, with comps...
